Category: Action

King Hu’s Early Wuxia Masterwork Lee Khan, a powerful general under the Mongolian Emperor in the Yuan dynasty era, acquires the battle map of the Chinese rebel Chu Yuan-chang’s …

Doling Out Punishment to the Man White Line Fever holds the unique distinction of being the only pro-trucker soap opera in all of cinema. Take pro wrestling out of …

Mature Storytelling Comes To DC Streaming Television These are not your father’s Teen Titans and this show is definitely not fit for the CW. Having seen Marvel obtain success …

Magic Man Shazam doesn’t have a secret lair; he doesn’t have a permanent home, either. So, Shazam visits a real estate agent to see if they have anything, say, …

Upsized TV Gold Before Anakin Skywalker shouted “Yipee!” from the driver seat of his pod racer, there was Justin’s “Ya-hoo!” in Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie. The difference is …

John Woo Lashes Out Heroes Shed No Tears features more close-ups of guns than people. This is John Woo fantasizing about his action-laced future, stuffed into a puerile post-Vietnam …

Twin Impact Van Damme plays two divergent personalities, twin brothers, one a mild Los Angeles karate instructor, the other a hardened Hong Kong-based gunman involved in Triad trade. Years …

A Carrot with Earrings You had to be there to understand Double Team. Jean-Claude Van Damme’s action stardom withered by the late ‘90s. Blame his starring role in Street …

Ninjetti Powers… Fizzle As giant ooze-powered robots smash the city of Angel Grove, a panicked TV reporter tells viewers, “Angel Grove has never seen such a crisis!” Haven’t they? …

More like Sextuplet Threat Undoubtedly the draw to Triple Threat is the cast, full of contemporary martial artists, chasing one another down, ending in expected stand-offs. It’s spectacular in …

Blue Collar Brawl In the ‘80s, Hong Kong underwent an economic boom. That’s visible in Police Story. In the opening scene, a hill of tin squatter homes is backed …

Shootin’ Fireworks “Better to die than live poor,” snarls one of Police Story 2’s villains, setting off a fireworks factory brawl in this sequel content with Hong Kong’s advances. …