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MULAN

September 3, 2020 By Leave a Comment

MULAN

There are several volumes of sophisticated feminist theory at work in the live-action version of MULAN, but, trust me, they are wholly in the service of a first-rate action-adventure film that puts characters ahead of spectacle. Director Niki Caro has created a film that is intense, compelling, and entirely entertaining, while Liu Yifei as the… Read More »

Tagged With: chi, China, martial arts, witch

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2

February 9, 2017 By 1 Comment

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 starts with Mr. Wick doing what he does best. That would be mowing his way through a horde of adversaries with a cool precision and a lethal effect. While he is doing this, we are reminded, or introduced to, if we haven’t see the first film, just who exactly Mr. Wick… Read More »

Tagged With: assassin, code of honor, debt of honor, hall of mirrors, hitman, marker, martial arts, New York City, Rome, shoot out

KUNG FU PANDA 3

January 29, 2016 By 1 Comment

KUNG FU PANDA 3

One of the things that makes Po, the eponymous hero of the animated Kung Fu Panda franchise, so endearing is that he doesn’t take his skills in stride. As voiced once again by the excitable gravel that is Jack Black’s speaking instrument, Po takes a childlike delight in being able to defy gravity and dispatch… Read More »

Tagged With: adoption, afterlife, China, father-son, kung fu, martial arts, panda, sequel

Gareth Davis and Iko Uwais Undertake THE RAID 2: BERENDAL

January 26, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Gareth Davis and Iko Uwais Undertake THE RAID 2: BERENDAL

The one question writer/director Gareth Evans hates is the one about how a Welshman became the leading light of Indonesian cinema. So I didn’t ask. There was too much to discuss anyway about his masterpiece, THE RAID 2: BERENDAL.  According to both men, it was all about the details, From choreographing a stunning prison riot that… Read More »

Tagged With: action, Alex Abad, Arafin Putra, backstory, car chase, film director, Gareth Evans, Iko Uwais, Indonesian Cinema, Jakarta, Julie Estelle, martial arts, Oka Antara, sequel, Silat, THE RAID 2: BERENDAL, THE RAID: REDEMPTION, Tio Pakusodewo, YaYa Ruhian

ONG-BAK: THE THAI WARRIOR

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

ONG-BAK: THE THAI WARRIOR

ONG BAK: THE THAI WARRIOR has several things going for it that make it a worthy addition to the martial arts oeuvre. There is the particular style spotlighted, Muay Thai, a variation that involves the use of knees and elbows to drive home the action with an intriuguing kind of violence. Mostly, though, there is… Read More »

Tagged With: Bangkok, Buddha's head, cultural treasures, debut, martial arts, Muay Thai, Thailand, Tony Jaa

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