Pretty Ghost (1991)
Jun 27, 2024Hong Kong Ghost Comedy
One of a popular spate of 80s/90s Hong Kong ghost comedies where a man gets the aid of an annoying ghost girl as he pursues the woman of his dreams
Tony Leung Ka-fai
New Dragon Gate Inn (1992)
Oct 1, 2020Wu Xia/Flying Swordsmen Film
A classic Wu Xia/flying swordsman film from the genre's 1990s' heyday, a remake of one of the earlier foundational hits of the genre. Produced by the legendary Tsui Hark
Ghost Lantern (1993)
Sep 17, 2020Hong Kong Reincarnation Romance Comedy
From Andrew Lau, director of Infernal Affairs, a weepy Hong Kong comedy about a man caught up in a romantic quandary from his previous reincarnation
The Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)
Apr 14, 2022Wu Xia Film
A Hong Kong Wu Xia film from Jeffrey Lau that is near plotless and made at a madcap level of slapstick comedy that is frequently exhausting.
Dumplings (2004)
Jul 24, 2005Rejuvenation, Dumplings and Cannibalism
Excellent horror from Fruit Chan about a middle-aged actress seeking a backstreet age rejuvenation treatment. Great performances and directed with a queasy discomfort
Three … Extremes (2004)
Aug 5, 2005Asian Horror Anthology
Standout horror anthology designed to highlight episodes from three Asian directors – Hong Kong’s Fruit Chan, South Korea’s Park Chan-wook and Japan’s Takashi Miike - all of whom are on top form
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
Aug 7, 2011Historical Detective/Flying Swordsmen Fantasy
Tsui Hark returns to form in this lush Chinese-backed historical drama where his wildly fantastical martial arts combine with the story of the true-life detective De Renjie/Detective Dee
Taichi Hero (2012)
Feb 13, 2014Wu Xia Film
Sequel to Stephen Fung's Taichi Zero. The first film was distractingly self-conscious and hyper-active; by contrast, this is much less so, allowing it to settle down and start being the fantastic martial arts film it sets out to be. Even so, classic Wu Xia directors leave everything Fung does for dead
Taichi Zero (2012)
Jul 30, 2013Wu Xia Film
From the high-profile release this had, I was expecting it to be a Wu Xia epic – instead we get what feels like a martial arts film by way of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World where instead of amazing us with the fight scenes the director seems in love with self-conscious cuteness of his own visuals
League of Gods (2016)
May 22, 2017Epic Chinese Fantasy
A Chinese fantasy film that leaves anything Western fantastic cinema has made recently for dead, including epical battle scenes and a lavish sumptuousness of costuming that leaves your jaw on the floor
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Nov 20, 2021Marvel Comics Martial Arts Superhero
The Marvel onslaught continues with this resurrection of a martial artist superhero character from the 1970s. Amid the mostly ho-hum MCU offerings of the 2020s, this becomes an energised action vehicle