Over the top visuals offer little to distract from this shallow adaptation
Category: China
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
Stephen Chow returns to Journey to the West to put his own spin on Tang Sanzang’s story.
Havoc in Heaven
Animation and opera come together wonderfully in Wan Laiming’s donghua feature.
The Bodyguard
Sammo Hung shows his soft and brutal sides in this action drama.
Legend of the Demon Cat
Black cats are bad luck in Chen Kaige’s historical fantasy mystery.
Manhunt
John Woo returns to the genre that made him famous. But is it a return to form?
Lost in Thailand
Xu Zheng tries his hand at directing in the samey, but very funny Lost in Thailand.
Kung Fu Yoga
Jackie Chan’s typical formula is not enough to hold this bland comedy together.
Iceman
Sporadic moments of comedy do little to thaw this tepid action film.
Walking Past the Future
Director Li Ruijun’s film about financial struggles in China hits all the right dramatic notes, without going over the top.
Meet the In-Laws
This review took ten days to write, that's how little I cared about it after I was done watching.
Drug War
Director Johnnie To takes us to the Mainland in his 2012 thriller Drug War.