By Matt L. Reifschneider of Blood Brothers Film Reviews
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My night at the local Alamo Drafthouse started with something quite surprising. As our generous host kicked off the evening by setting the stage for the classic Liu Chia Liang (also known as Lau Kar Leung) film, 8 Diagram...
07 May, 2018
Today is Alexander Fu Sheng’s birthday. Star of films like the Brave Archer Series and My Rebellious Son, he tragically died in a car accident in 1983 while filming Eight Diagram Pole Fighter. Today I wanted to pick a film to help celebrate his career....
21 October, 2017
生日快樂 Sir!
With so many grim elements in Sun Chung’s Shaw Brothers wu xia & period filmography, this Shaw Brothers director took every opportunity to slip in some comedy. Here are a few characters and funny moment(s) that make for a delightful tonal contrast.
Judgement of An...
12 October, 2017
My last article for this site was dedicated to Executioners from Shaolin, so I felt it was fitting that I follow it up with a brief look and discussion about the themes of Chang Cheh’s 1976 overlooked classic, Shaolin Temple. While the former film looked...
26 September, 2017
In The Deadly Breaking Sword, director Sun Chung places reputation above all else. This desire for rank and status ripples off the quartet of men who dominate this tale.
For Tuan Chang-Qing the Deadly Breaking Sword, his many duels are a minor war against any who...
05 August, 2017