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A Company Man – Review

A Company Man Directed by: Sang-yoon Lim Stars: Ji-Sub So, Mi-yeon Lee, Do Won Kwak, Dong-jun Kim and Kyeong-yeong Lee A company Man brings a whole new meaning to clocking out, but will your time be spent well watching this Korean Thriller or will you be clocking out out early? So Ji-Sub plays Hyung Do who is a professional assassin that is sent […]

Asian News – The Bottom Line

It’s all about Donnie Yen with his new co-founded with Media Asia, Super Hero will produce two films with Donnie Yen in both. Firstly Martial Arts drama The Master, to be directed by Hong Kong’s Soi Cheang.  It’s set in the 1970’s and is a story of a Hong Kong immigrant and kung fu school owner […]

The Raid – Review

The Raid lands on DVD and Blu-Ray and Eastern Film Fans brings you the review of what people say is the action film of the year so will you be Raiding your piggy bank to pick this up ?

Life Without Principle – REVIEW

Johnnie To brings us a slice of action but in the world of money. Can you live your life without seeing this movie or will it all come down to your own principles. Lets take a look.

White Vengeance – REVIEW

Daniel Lee brings us the story of the Hongmen Banquet and you’d be wise to study your history for this famous historical event but will this film feed your entertainment needs?

Wu Xia – Review

Donnie yen stars in Peter Chan’s modern take on an old classic infusing Sherlock Holmes and The One Armed Swordsman but will you be riveted to this Martial arts adventure about a wu (Armed) xia (Hero).

Black Belt – Review

No wires, no CGI – just real martial arts! That’s the premise but will this film make you shout ‘Kiai’ or will you be giving it the chop, lets find out.

Gallants – review

The Gallants was the winner of the 30th Annual Hong Kong Awards Best Film but will it win your heart.

Bruce Lee My Brother – Review

Will this Biopic have you leaping from your chair in a banshee kind of Bruce Lee wail or will you be left concentrating on the finger and miss all that heavenly glory, so what’s the story?

The Lost Bladesman – Review

Donnie Yen plays historical character Guan Yu, but is this something that’ll you’ll remember or is it something that will be left to history, lets take a closer look.

13 Assassins – Review

13 Assassins comes with a big name, a certain Takashi Miike, but does he splatter your viewing senses until you see red or is it a case of less is more from this cult director, lets Audition this film! (see what I did there)

Wind Blast – Review

Director QunShu Gao Cast: Xia Yu, Duan Yihong, Ni Dahong, Zhang Li, Yu Nan, Francis Ng and Wu Jing Wind Blast aims to be an Eastern Western movie, but does it live up to the  rooting tooting premise it sets out to be ? The story involves Zhang Ning (Xia Yu) who takes a job […]

Shaolin – Review

Director: Benny Chan Cast: Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Jackie Chan, Fan Bing-Bing, Wu  Jing, Xing Yu Shaolin has been talked about in the same breathe as Shaolin  Temple, but is Shaolin a master piece or does it burn to the  ground. . The story follows General Hou (Andy Lau) as a warlord and his number […]

I Saw the Devil – review

I Saw the Devil – review Starring:  Byung-hun lee, Min-Sik Choi, Gook-hwan Jeon, Ho-jin Jeon, San-ha Oh, Yoon-seo Kim Director: Ji-woon Kim A dark tale of brutal revenge is served up by Jo-woon Kim but will you see the devil while watching or will you just see whatever you’ve eaten come back up! I admit I don’t usually start […]

Confessions

CONFESSIONS – Review . Cast: Takako Matsu, Masaki Okada, Yoshino Kimura, Yukido Nishii, Kaoru Fujiwaru, Ai Hashimoto, Mana Ashida Director: Tetsuya Nakashima Confessions does just that and tells the story through a series of confessions but will you confess to liking this slice of Japanese cinema. The first act starts by the teacher Yuko (Takako […]

IP MAN 2 Review

IP MAN 2 – Review Cast: Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Darren Shahlavi, Huang Xiaoming, Louis  Fan Siu-Wong Director: Wilson Yip Ip Man 2 follows on where Ip Man left off as he travles to Hong Kong to open his Martial Arts school but can Donnie Yen keep up the high adrenaline Fists of Fury of […]

The Man from Nowhere – Review

The Man from Nowhere – Review Cast: Bin Won, Hyo-Seo Kim, Sae-ron Kim, Hee-won Kim, Thanayong Wongtrakul Director: Jeong-beom Lee The Man from Nowhere takes a heap of Taken and conjures up a film that oozes style but is it a case of style over substance and is the Man from Nowhere going somewhere. The story is a straight forward one, Tae-Sik (Bin Won) who is a […]

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame – Review

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame Cast: Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Lee Bing-Bing, Deng Chao, Tony Leung Director: Tsui Hark Tsui Hark is back in this Chinese Murder Mystery with a splash of action and  a truck load of fantasy, but will he be able to awaken the flame in you or will  it […]

The Legend is born – Ip Man REVIEW

  The Legend is Born – Ip Man Starring: Dennis To, Louis Fan Siu-Wong, Yuen Biao, Lam Suet, Sammo Hung, Ip Chun Director: Herman Yau Another insight into world of Ip Man comes to the screen this time with less of the blockbuster feel and more of a homely one, but does this Wing Chun pack a punch, lets talk story. […]

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