Hell is both war and other people in John Woo’s epic tragedy.
Category: Crime
Where the Wind Blows
In Philip Yung’s historical crime drama, you always pay the price.
Hell Dogs
In Masato Harada’s crime thriller, revenge is less a dish served cold, and more a never ending buffet of pain.
Police Story 2
In Jackie Chan’s sequel, while nothing much happens at least another mall gets destroyed.
The Sparring Partner
Ho Cheuk-tin’s debut is a tight, well-written and stylishly-directed legal thriller with two wonderfully unlikeable leads.
The Roundup
Ma Dong-seok punches his way to an inevitable international incident in Lee Sang-yong’s action crime pseudo-comedy.
Like a Dragon
Organised crime has never been so chaotic in Takashi Miike’s video game adaptation.
Asura: The City of Madness
No one is happy in Kim Sing-su’s hyper-macho, ultra-grim neo noir.
Seoul Vibe
The eighties are fast but very much not furious in Moon Hyun-sung’s car-driving action spectacle.
Time and Tide
Tsui Hark’s semi-classic hasn’t aged as well as it would have liked, but it’s got its charms.
The City of Lost Souls
Cultures clash on the streets of Tokyo in one of Takashi Miike’s more subdued gangster thrillers.
Life Without Principle
Life, like the stock market, is full of ups and downs in Johnnie To’s financial crime drama.