The Chinese Cinema

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Herman Yau

Raid on the Lethal Zone and Moscow Mission (Herman Yau, 2023)

John Woo

Silent Night (John Woo, 2023)

It’s been a rough decade for John Woo. After his triumphant return to Chinese language cinema in 2008 with the excellent two-part war epic Red Cliff, he spent years attempting another big historical film. The first part of The Crossing was released in 2014 and, despite the fact that

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Philip Yung

Where the Wind Blows (Philip Yung, 2022)

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Sakamoto Yugo

Baby Assassins: 2 Babies (Sakamoto Yugo, 2023)

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Lo Wei

New Fist of Fury (Lo Wei, 1976)

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Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee: The Man, the Legend, the Arrow Films 4K Box Set

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Ricky Lau

The Mr. Vampire Sequels (Ricky Lau & Lam Ching-ying, 1986-1989)

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Benny Chan

Gen-X Cops and Gen-Y Cops (Benny Chan, 1999 and 2000)

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Dennis Yu

The Imp (Dennis Yu, 1981)

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Herman Yau

The White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell (Herman Yau, 2023)

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Sun Chung

The Avenging Eagle (Sun Chung, 1978)

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Xie Jin

The Red Detachment of Women (Xie Jin, 1961/Pan Wenzhan & Fu Jie, 1970)

Japan

Japan Cuts 2023 - Part Two

One of the fun things about a smaller festival like Japan Cuts is that most of the movies playing there are ones I haven’t heard anything about before hand. I’ve got to pick and choose what I watch based on a brief synopsis and a list of filmmakers.

Devils on the Doorstep

Slices of Life - Japan Cuts 2023

Every year these midsummer weeks of late July and early August see the best showcases for East Asian film in North America arrive in New York City and, by the miracle of online screeners, in my inbox. While the New York Asian Film Festival (follow the link to see my

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Soi Cheang

Mad Fate (Soi Cheang, 2023)

Strange Tales

2023 Spring Festival Compilation

As I put together last year, here is a collection of the reviews I wrote for InReview Online's coverage of various film festivals from around the world so far this year. Check out the rest of the festival coverage at the site, they've got a lot of great writers writing

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Xie Jin

Woman Basketball Player No. 5 (Xie Jin, 1957)

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Wong Jing

High Risk (Wong Jing, 1995)

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Sakamoto Yugo

A Janitor and Yellow Dragon's Village (Sakamoto Yugo, 2021)

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Sammo Hung

Heart of Dragon (Sammo Hung, 1985)

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A Better Tomorrow

The Sparring Partner (Ho Cheuk-tin, 2022) and A Guilty Conscience (Jack Ng, 2023)

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Liu Binjie

Mutant Ghost Wargirl (Liu Binjie, 2022)

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Joseph Kuo

The Swordsman of All Swordsmen Trilogy (Joseph Kuo, Chien Lung, Ting Shan-hsi, 1968-1971)

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Zhang Yimou

Full River Red (Zhang Yimou, 2023)

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Jeffrey Lau

Treasure Hunt (Jeffrey Lau, 1994)