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Reviews

‘1923: A Yellowstone Origin Story’ Season One (Blu-ray review)

1923 is the second in a series of epic western miniseries that serve as prologue to Tyler Sheridan’s runaway success, Yellowstone. Yellowstone, and its...

Will McGuireSeptember 18, 2023

Columns/Features

‘Oldboy’ at 20: Fresh Blood, Fresher Sushi, and The Absolute Worst Hotel in Seoul

Oldboy is, like Rashomon or The Bicycle Thief is not just a great film, but a film that announced the precision and skill of...

Will McGuireSeptember 8, 2023

General

‘To Live And Die in L.A.’ 4K UHD (review)

William Friedkin followed the one-two punch of The French Connection (1971) and The Exorcist (1973) with Sorcerer (1977), a remake of Clouzot’s The Wages...

Will McGuireAugust 18, 2023

Movies

‘Hidden Strike’ (review)

I normally do not concern myself with the general critical reaction for the films I’m tasked to write about but Hidden Strike, the much...

Will McGuireAugust 11, 2023

Movies

For a Few Hours More: Leone’s ‘The Dollars Trilogy’ Marathon

“It gave back the confidence that the Western can be a great movie.” ––Bernardo Bertolucci, on the films of Sergio Leone I spent...

Will McGuireAugust 4, 2023

Movies

‘Enter the Video Store: Empire of Screams’ Blu-ray Box Set (review)

Includes The Dungeonmaster (Ragewar), Dolls, Cellar Dweller, Arena, Robot Jox Produced by Charles Band, Brian Yuzna, Irwin Yablans Directed by John Carl Buechler, Stuart...

Will McGuireJuly 28, 2023

Movies

‘Sisu’ 4K UHD (review)

Let’s get one thing straight, right out of the chute: Sisu is absolutely not “John Wick with Nazis” as I have heard breathlessly proclaimed...

Will McGuireJuly 28, 2023

Movies

‘Streetwise’ (review)

Streetwise is another entry in the recent wave of neo-noir coming from Mainland China that includes some great films like A Touch of Sin...

Will McGuireJuly 24, 2023

Movies/Blu-ray/DVD

‘Tulsa King: Season One’ (review)

When I’m asked whether or not I’d recommend Tulsa King showrunner Taylor Sheridan’s most famous creation, Yellowstone by one of the few people left...

Will McGuireJune 23, 2023

Animation

‘Max Fleischer’s Superman’ (Blu-ray review)

Let’s talk philosophy for a moment, you and I. About 300 B.C. there was a Greek fella named Plato, who was trying to resolve...

Will McGuireJune 9, 2023

Movies

‘Young Ip Man’ (review)

In 2008, director Wilson Yip and star Donnie Yen teamed for the fourth time to make a film loosely based on the life story...

Will McGuireMay 19, 2023

Movies

‘Moon Garden’ (review)

Moon Garden is a phantasmagoria. It is not a horror film so much as it is a showcase for a certain kind of dark...

Will McGuireMay 19, 2023

Movies

‘Sakra’ (review)

Sakra isn’t just a martial arts film, it’s a wuxia film. That particular flavor of Chinese pulp wherein heroes fly into beautiful fights as...

Will McGuireMay 19, 2023

Movies

The Jackie Chan Collection, Vol. 2: 1983 – 1993 (review)

Recently I reviewed Shout! Factory’s massive Jackie Chan box set on this site, and now that the sequel has dropped its time to go...

Will McGuireMay 1, 2023

Movies

‘Police Story 3: Supercop’ 4K UHD (review)

Police Story 3: Supercop is a Hong Kong action-comedy starring Jackie Chan (Drunken Master, Rush Hour), Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), and directed...

Will McGuireApril 21, 2023

Movies

‘Ride On’ (review)

Produced by Jie Li, Belle Lau, Yanming Liu, Yuan Nong, Tianfu Xu Written and Directed by Larry Yang Starring Jackie Chan, Liu Haocun, Guo...

Will McGuireApril 14, 2023

Movies

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ (digital review)

Produced by James Cameron, Jon Landau Written by James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Josh Friedman, Shane Salerno Directed by James Cameron Starring Sam...

Will McGuireApril 10, 2023

Movies

‘The Fist of the Condor’ (review)

The Fist of the Condor is a 2023 Chilean martial arts film directed by Ernesto Diaz Espinoza (Kiltro, Redeemer) and starring martial arts phenom...

Will McGuireApril 1, 2023

Movies

‘Shawscope Volume Two’ (Blu-ray review)

The last two years have seen Hong Kong film collectors treated to dozens of stunning physical media releases from the finest labels in...

Will McGuireMarch 18, 2023

Movies

The Jackie Chan Collection, Vol. 1: 1976 – 1982 (review)

If you’re North American and don’t have a region free Blu-ray player: first, get one and second, you might not be aware of how...

Will McGuireMarch 10, 2023

Movies

‘Wolf Garden’ (review)

In the wake of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy, there was a fad of taking established comic book characters and paring them down to...

Will McGuireMarch 10, 2023

Movies

‘Hidden Blade’ (review)

Hidden Blade is a 2023 Chinese historical thriller directed by Cheng Er (The Wasted Times) and stars the great Tony Leung (Hard Boiled, Shang...

Will McGuireMarch 3, 2023

Movies

‘The Last American Virgin’ (Blu-ray review)

Produced by Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan, David Womark Written and Directed by Boaz Davidson Starring Lawrence Monoson, Diane Franklin, Steve Antin, Joe Rubbo, Louisa...

Will McGuireFebruary 24, 2023

Movies

Jet Li 2 Movie Collection: ‘Fist of Legend’ & ‘Tai Chi Master’ (review)

Jet Li was one of the cornerstones of the wave of Hong Kong action stars and directors who came to America in the late-90’s...

Will McGuireFebruary 17, 2023