February 24, 2022

Short Film - Naysayer

A young father, Ian, is on the road, speeding down the highway and trying to talk to his wife on the phone. Recently separated from her, he feels he's being unfairly kept away from his newborn son Colin. And he's now taking matters into his own hands.

The Third Window Films Podcast

On this episode Adam and Ben are joined once again by the mighty Tom Mes, this time to talk about the films of one of the greats of Japanese cinema, Sogo Ishii, who changed the game with his 1980 film CRAZY THUDER ROAD

Legendary Weapons of China - Film Review

Invincible Asia unboxes and reviews the Gordon Liu, Lau Kar Leung, Alexander Fu Sheng, Kara Hui, Hsiao Ho classic, in this all packed into one legendary Shaw Brothers Studio production released by 88films on blu-ray.

How Sammo Hung Mixed Crude Comedy and Authentic Martial Arts

Mixing comedy and kung fu – humour and violence – could be considered a strange idea, and some kung fu comedies work better than others. The two films which popularised the genre, Snake in The Eagle’s Shadow (1978) and Drunken Master (1978), poked gentle fun at the kung fu itself and were amusing as a result. Others, like The Prodigal Son (1979) and The Magnificent Butcher (1981) – the former directed by Sammo Hung Kam Bo, the latter featuring Hung as an actor – simply intersperse full-on combat scenes with corny humour, and the jokes often detract from the action....

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February 8, 2022

February New Releases On The Terracotta Store

New Asian cinema titles on blu ray and DVD released in February, available to buy on the Terracotta store New titles out this month across the labels include: Crazy Thunder Road (Third Window Films), The Flag of Iron (aka The Spearman), Legendary Weapons of China both 88films and Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon (Eureka Entertainment). Adding Black Cat special edition soon, a Hong Kong Category III femme fatale action thriller. Crazy Thunder Road