Category: Action
Film Review: Hidden Strike- A Big, Loud, Waste Of A Martial Arts Legend
Since I was a teenager, I have been a disciple of the legend that is Jackie Chan. Many of his late 70s and a good amount of his 80s Hong Kong films are classics or close to it. At the
Film Review- Kill Shot: Somewhat Passable Old School Action Flick
Director Ari Novak’s “Kill Shot” starts off pretty well, as it uses its opening moments to firmly lock in a sense of unease through silence and movement. A young Afghan girl (Anaya Patel) moves through an illegal drug manufacturing plant.
‘Die Hard’ at 35: An Ode to Joy That Keeps Giving
Mention the name Die Hard, and audiences and fans immediately think of “that movie that spawned Bruce Willis’ career,” “that movie that started a wave of action movies by using its name,” or my favorite, “it’s a Christmas movie.” I’m
Film Review: ‘Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny’- Indy Retires
As the tag line taught us, “If Adventure has a name, it must be Indiana Jones!” The beloved movie hero has returned for one last ride. For Indy’s final quest, director James Mangold (and co-writers David Koepp and John-Henry and
Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023: A Wuxia Double Feature
The 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest: Friday April 28- “The Grand Passion” and “The Legend of the Sacred Stone” The final weekend of The Old School Kung Fu Fest: Sword Fighting Heroes Edition begins with two special and hard
Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023: ‘The Ghost Hill’
10th Old School Kung Fu Fest: Sword Fighting Heroes Edition- Day 2: “The Ghost Hill” Taiwanese filmmaker Ting Shan-hsi crafted many wuxia pictures in the 1970s. “The Ghost Hill” (1971) was the filmmaker’s fist foray into the extreme fantastical. This
Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023: The Swordsman Of All Swordsmen
The 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023: “The Swordsman of All Swordsmen” Vengeance continues in the festival’s first full day with the beautifully restored and undervalued classic, “The Swordsman of All Swordsmen”. With the monster success of King Hu’s
Old School Kung Fu Fest 2023: Vengeance of the Phoenix Sisters
The 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest: Sword-fighting Heroes Edition: Day 2- “Vengeance of the Phoenix Sisters” Vengeance is the theme for the opening weekend of this year’s fest! The Taiwan Film & Audiovisual Institute has provided this year’s festival
The 10th Old School Kung Fu Fest: Sword Fighting Heroes Edition
Full of sword clashing Wuxia Martial Arts action, incredible acrobatics, empowered female warriors, Kung Fu masters, kicks, spins, jumps, and even puppets, the Old School Kung Fu Fest has returned! https://metrograph.com/category/oldschool-kungfufest/ Marking its 10th year, the festival will run the
‘There Are No Saints’- Film Review
“Written by Paul Schrader” is one of my favorite sentences in the American cinematic language. The new film, “There Are No Saints” is based on an older Schrader script the filmmaker was slated to direct in 2010 under the title,