Remembering Corey Yuen #6 – Fong Sai Yuk 方世玉 (1993) Review
Corey Yuen’s Fong Sai Yuk may have been a box-office hit in Hong Kong, ranking in the Top 5 that
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Remembering Corey Yuen #5 – She Shoots Straight 皇家女將 (1990) Review
Five years after Corey Yuen popularised the girls-with-guns subgenre, he returns with another similarly-themed action thriller, She Shoots Straight. But
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Remembering Corey Yuen #4 – In the Blood 神探父子兵 (1988) Review
Of all the movies that Corey Yuen directed in the ’80s, In the Blood remains his lesser-known movie of that
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Remembering Corey Yuen #3 – Righting Wrongs 執法先鋒 (1986) Review
Yuen Biao goes dark — figuratively speaking, that is — in Corey Yuen’s bleak action thriller Righting Wrongs, marking the
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Remembering Corey Yuen #2 – Yes, Madam! 皇家師姐 (1985) Review
Corey Yuen’s follow-up to Ninja in the Dragon’s Den marks the first time the girls-with-guns subgenre is introduced in Hong
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Remembering Corey Yuen #1 – Ninja in the Dragon’s Den 龍之忍者 (1982) Review
Corey Yuen, one of the most recognisable Hong Kong directors of the ’80s and ’90s era, reportedly died of COVID-19
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The Lyricist Wannabe 填詞L (2024) Review: Norris Wong’s Sophomore Feature is a Well-Acted Dramedy About Chasing a Dream
Can one make a living in a niche industry, which in this case, becoming a lyricist? Renowned lyricists like the
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Customs Frontline 海關戰線 (2024) Review: An Overblown, Big-Budget Action-Thriller Misfire
Customs Frontline marks the first time a big-budget Hong Kong blockbuster focuses prominently on the rarely-explored Hong Kong Customs and
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