I’m glad to see that Johnny To has become a recognizable, marketable name on the international film festival circuit. His trio of excellent and stylish films in 2006 (ELECTION, ELECTION 2, EXILED) generated considerable enthusiasm beyond the niche of loyal, hardcore Hong Kong film fans. Even more exciting for me, though, was the prospect of [...]

Grabs you by the back of the neck and body slams you into the mud. Before you can catch your breath, your face is scraped along a broken concrete highway, leaving a long, bloody trail. All that’s left is for a speeding truck to crush your head like a grape.  Read my entire review at Twitch.

If you think the term “chop socky” is perjorative, don’t let that keep you from picking up this disk.

Imagine drunkenly stumbling into someone else’s hotel room and discovering a ghastly scene of bloody violence. That’s what happens to Ching (Angelica Lee) after a friend’s wedding, and soon she is set on a collision course with organ thieves.

1998. Hong Kong. 91 minutes. Mega Star DVD. Region 0. NTSC. Directed by Johnnie To and Andrew Kam Yeung-Wah Written by Gordon Chan With Waise Lee, Philip Kwok, Paul Chu, Joey Wong A drill bit pierces a hand, and we�re off on a dark ride through the violent battleground of police and thieves in late [...]

If you want a real Chinese New Year’s comedy, look no further. It’s well-made entertainment that falters in spots but remains quite satisfying.