Tag: Jackie Chan

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. …

Bled Out Jackie Chan fights atop the Sydney Opera House in Bleeding Steel, the high point of a cringe-inducing, tech noir, cyberpunk lark. It’s putrid, but does leave one …

Little Man Chan Full disclosure: This Blu-ray was provided to us for review. This has not affected the editorial process. For information on how we handle review material, please …

Fighting Mad Chan The Foreigner calls upon the quiet, vengeful Jackie Chan. While Chan performed these roles previously, The Foreigner brings a true authenticity to a father mourning the …

Play Fighting No moment in Kung Fu Yoga is less than total fantasy. Every actor is a male model, every actress a female super model, the action is utterly …

Chan and Son Despite a busy and choppy pace, Railroad Tigers pops with comedic enthusiasm. It’s a nationalist story, set during the Japanese occupation of China. The bumbling, often …

Drink Up Note: Drunken Master is available on Blu-ray exclusively from Twilight Time. It’s 90 minutes until Drunken Master shows signs of a plot. A local wants to dig …

Overshadowed Note: This Blu-ray is available directly from Twilight Time. Masterfully twisting Sleeping Beauty into an Eastern martial arts comedy farce, Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow designates Jackie Chan …

Skip… Just Skip The undercurrent of Skiptrace holds a farewell tone. A police chief looks at Jackie Chan and states, “Time to think about retirement.” Later, to co-star Johnny …

Po-faced Kung Fu Panda 3’s important lesson buries itself under 80 or so minutes of frantic action. Po (Jack Black) learns the value of failure and how it makes …

Jackie Chan can’t fight against pitiful performances Jackie Chan highlights this Chinese historical drama which is rapidly sabotaged by American co-stars Adrien Brody and John Cusack. They’re insufferable. Not …