The Heroic Trio II: Executioners (1993)
Mar 10, 2004Hong Kong Superheroines
A disappointing sequel to the madcap Hong Kong superheroines film. This reunites the principal cast members but seems to miss all the fun of its predecessor
Takeshi Kaneshiro
Too Tired to Die (1998)
Feb 24, 2001Personified Death/Indie Comedy
Quirky indie film where a man encounters various strange people after learning he has 24 hours left to live
Returner (2002)
Dec 15, 2005Alien Invasion/Time Travel/Action
Japanese SF film that makes a rather enjoyable magpie collage out of a Terminator time travel action plot married to John Woo and Matrix action stylistics
House of Flying Daggers (2004)
Feb 22, 2005Flying Swordsmen/Wu Xia Film
Building on the international success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dagger, Zhang Yimou made the lush, exquisitely dreamy Wu Xia film Hero and then immediately after made this equally visually dazzling follow-up