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The Raid: Redemption – Review

The Raid: Redemption – Review

Gareth Evans directs Iko Uwais once again in his second film featuring the Indonesian martial art Pencak Silat. Evans and Uwais had previously teamed up for his film Merantau, another high octane martial arts flic delving into the European, human trafficking ring where Evans wanted to introduce the little known Silat form to the world.
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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame – Review

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame – Review

Tsui Hark (Once Upon a Time in China) falls back into form with a solid period fantasy that is both entertaining with excellently choreographed martial arts, and masterfully crafted with its sleuthing mystery. Detective Dee is Asia’s answer to Sherlock Holmes, in fact I enjoyed Detective Dee just as much if not more than the
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Red Cliff – Review

Red Cliff – Review

. In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the West, and East Wu in the South. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented
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Red Cliff (extended) – Blu Ray Review

In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the West, and East Wu in the South. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale,
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