Director – Yuen Woo-Ping – 2026 – China – Cert. 15 – 126m ***** In ancient China, a bounty hunter with his small nephew in tow must transport a man across a desert to Chang’an – out in UK and Ireland cinemas on Friday, April 17th The synopsis opening this review might make it sound like a bad film. […]
Director – Wuershan – 2023 – China – Cert. 15 – 148m **** A king’s infatuation with a beautiful woman possessed by a vixen demon threatens to bring down a terrible curse upon his kingdom – first part of epic, period, mythological adventure trilogy is out on Blu-ray and DVD from Monday, June 24th This […]
Director – Liu Xiaoshi – 2023 – China – Cert. 12a – 128m ***1/2 Genuinely thrilling action movie about Chinese test pilots owes much to US movies Top Gun and The Right Stuff, even as it attempts to justify current expansionist Chinese views – out on Blu-ray and Digital from Monday, February 5th From above […]