A Chinese Odyssey Part 2: Cinderella
The odyssey continues in part two of Jeffrey Lau’s Journey to the West adaptation. Continue reading A Chinese Odyssey Part 2: Cinderella
Category: Wuxia
A Chinese Odyssey Part 1: Pandora’s Box
The Monkey King must rediscover who he is in the first part of Jeffrey Lau’s iconic action-comedy. Continue reading A Chinese Odyssey Part 1: Pandora’s Box
Iceman: The Time Traveller
Donnie Yen stars in a soggy, lukewarm sequel that should have stayed frozen. Continue reading Iceman: The Time Traveller
The Monkey King
Over the top visuals offer little to distract from this shallow adaptation Continue reading The Monkey King
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. Continue reading Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
Havoc in Heaven
Animation and opera come together wonderfully in Wan Laiming’s donghua feature. Continue reading Havoc in Heaven
Iceman
Sporadic moments of comedy do little to thaw this tepid action film.
Monkey King: Hero is Back
Monkey King: Hero is Back delivers solid action and has fun and with its Journey to the West premise. Continue reading Monkey King: Hero is Back
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Sword of Destiny is not a terrible film, but it’s hard to find who exactly this was made for. Continue reading Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
