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Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010) Movie Review No. 2
One of the great things about being a Donnie Yen fan is the fact that he makes so many films, punching and kicking his way through several productions a year. “Legend of The Fist...
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Love in Disguise (2010) Movie Review
Taiwanese pop superstar and actor Leehom Wang expands his horizons further by co-writing and taking up the directorial reigns with “Love in Disguise”. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the film is a romantic comedy which sees him...
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The Child’s Eye 3D (2010) Movie Review
“The Child’s Eye” is the latest entry in the Pang Brothers’ “Eye” horror series, one that began in fine fashion with 2002’s highly effective “The Eye” (starring Angelica Lee), before repeating itself with “The...
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Reign of Assassins (2010) Movie Review
Being an assassin is tough on the social life. It’s even tougher when you’ve escaped from your old friends with the remains of a mythical Buddhist monk that is said to have the ability...
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City Under Siege (2010) Movie Review
With top action director Benny Chan at the helm, and a premise revolving around super mutants attacking Hong Kong, “City Under Siege” has been one of the more exciting prospects of the year. Boasting...
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Adventure of the King (2010) Movie Review
More Chinese costume capers arrive in the form of “Adventure of the King”, another screen adaptation of the classic play ‘The Matching of Dragon and Phoenix’. The film was directed by Chung Shue Kai,...
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Zoom Hunting (2010) Movie Review
The voyeuristic Taiwanese suspense drama “Zoom Hunting” marks the directorial debut of Cho Li, who previously worked as producer on the likes of “Winds of September” and Singing Chen’s excellent “God Man Dog”. Co-written...
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Curse of the Deserted (2010) Movie Review
Law Chi Leung, once thought of as one of Hong Kong’s most promising directors after the likes of “Inner Senses”, “Koma” and “Kidnap”, returns for his first film since 2007 with “Curse of the...
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Encapsulated Cinema: Drunken Wu Tang, Ninja Hunter, and King Kung Fu
The only good thing about suffering through the flu for an entire week is having an excuse to lounge around in your underwear and watch bad martial arts movies for hours on end. And...
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Encapsulated Cinema: Catfish, Born to Raise Hell, and City Under Siege
Newsflash: I watch a lot of movies. And when I say a lot of movies, I mean A LOT of movies. My weekly cinematic consumption is damn near frightening and more than a little...
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Aftershock (2010) Movie Review
Although still not as well known in the West as contemporaries such as Zhang Yimou, or even Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang has continued to prove himself one of the most successful and indeed bankable...
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Break Up Club (2010) Movie Review
Barbara Wong, noted director of hip modern Hong Kong youth films returns with “Break Up Club”, teaming again with writer producer Lawrence Cheng, who she worked with back in 2003 on her first hit...
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Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010) Movie Review
“Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen” recently made its Stateside debut at Fantastic Fest last month, with Variance and Well Go USA scheduled to debut the film in limited theatrical release...
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Flirting Scholar 2 (2010) Movie Review
Though a massive hit back in its day, and now fondly remembered as an old school piece of Stephen Chow nonsense, “Flirting Scholar” was always an unlikely candidate for a sequel, especially without the...
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The Jade and the Pearl (2010) Movie Review
“The Jade and the Pearl” is the third release from the new Shaw Brother and TVB television network team, and sees them this time tackling the enduringly popular period set romantic comedy genre. Directed...
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Triple Tap (2010) Movie Review
Derek Yee, currently one of the hottest thriller directors working in Hong Kong at the moment after the likes of “Shinjuku Incident” and the awesome “One Nite in Mongkok”, returns with “Triple Tap”. A...
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The Haunting Lover (2010) Movie Review
“The Haunting Lover” sees popular Taiwanese boy band F4 member Vanness Wu taking his first stab at horror, again teaming with Ken Yip, who recently directed him in “Kung Fu Fighter” and “Kung Fu...
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The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010) Movie Review
Given the huge success of “Ip Man”, it was inevitable that audiences would soon be hit not only by an official sequel, but by all manner of spinoffs. And so, fast on the heels...
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Ip Man (2008) Movie Review #3
As a long time fan of martial arts films, I was very much looking forward to seeing Donnie Yen starring in “Ip Man.” I’ve been a fan of his for almost as long as...
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Ip Man 2 (2010) Movie Review #2
“Ip Man 2” sees Donnie Yen reprising his role as the Wing Chun master and all round defender of the Chinese nation, continuing the story of the great man’s life as he heads to...
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