Directors – Larry and Andy Wachowski – 1999 – US – Cert.15 – 136 mins ***** The Matrix combines tropes of Japanese animation with live action Hong Kong stunt choreography and groundbreaking ‘bullet time’ special effects. 25th Anniversary UK rerelease (4k remaster): Friday, June 8th, 2024; UK release: June 11th 1999; Article originally published in […]
Director – Daniel Lee – 1996 – Hong Kong – Cert. 18 – 99m ***** An experimentally created supersoldier without feelings revolts against his creators, even as they attempt to take control of Hong Kong’s drugs trade – on Blu-ray from Monday, April 22nd in the UK and Tuesday, April 23rd in the US and […]
Directors – Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori Sakakibara – 2001 – Japan, US – Cert. PG – 106m ***** Earth (and its attendant spirit Gaia) have been attacked by aliens, its human and animal populations decimated, its cities deserted – review originally published in Ad Hoc magazine, 2001 The first computer-generated movie to dispense with real live […]
Director – Daniels (Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert) – 2022 – US – Cert. 15 – 139m ***** Do you know kung fu? A launderette owner in trouble with the IRS is sucked into serial, parallel worlds to defeat the being who threatens to annihilate the multiverse – available on demand in the UK from […]
Director – Lana Wachowski – 2021 – US – Cert. 15 – 148m ** One of the original directors returns for a fourth film in the popular franchise – available to own on Digital Download from Monday, March 14th Helmed by one of the directing duo behind The Matrix (1999), this is the fourth feature […]
Director – Tsui Hark – 1983 – Hong Kong – Cert. 12 – 98m ***** One of the greatest special effects action movies ever made, this groundbreaking epic delivers non-stop, near unbelievable, visually entrancing vistas of Chinese mythology – online in the UK as part of Focus Hong Kong 2021 from Tuesday, February 9th to […]
Director – Tsui Hark – 1991 – Hong Kong – Cert. 15 – 135m ****1/2 Groundbreaking, period martial arts epic features some of the most spectacular stunt sequences ever filmed, spawned five sequels and made Jet Li a star – online in the UK as part of Focus Hong Kong 2021 Easter from Wednesday, March […]
Directors – Amp Wong, Ji Zhao – 2019 – China – 99m **** A young man falls in love with a demon resembling alternately a woman and a giant snake, in this Chinese animated feature – now available on Amazon Prime Conceived as a prequel to China’s White Snake legend which has spawned numerous adaptations […]