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  • The Awakening Of The Insects (2021)
    Review preview for The Awakening Of The Insects

    The art itself just on the edge of real, the spectre of the special economic region, the consequences of colony.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    When an elderly Hong Kong gentleman loses his memory, he receives an unexpected visit from a Taoist exorcist who is determined to chase out the demons lodging in his head.
  • Around The World In 80 Days (2004)
    Chop-socky remake of Jules Verne classic.
  • Bleeding Steel (2017)
    Review preview for Bleeding Steel

    This is a sci-fi action romp with a sense of humour and tongue firmly in cheek.

    Jane Fae · 3.5 out of 5
    A Special Forces agent is assigned to protect a scientist and his creation from a sinister gang.
  • Crime Story (1993)
    Jackie Chan takes a serious role as undercover cop in true Hong Kong kidnap drama.
  • Drunken Master (1978)
    Review preview for Drunken Master

    Martial arts genius aside, it's the film's warm-heartedness that has really given it its staying power.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A young tearaway is sent to learn kung-fu from his strict, mysterious and heavy-drinking uncle.
  • Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)
    Review preview for Earth: One Amazing Day

    Watching on the big screen creates a sense of immersion perfectly suited to this subject.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles.
  • Fearless Hyena (1979)
    Review preview for Fearless Hyena

    Chan delivers a martial arts film of truly dazzling fight sequences that proves his physical and technical prowess, whilst injecting something very un-Lee, something very Chan. The humour.

    Paul Griffiths · 4 out of 5
    A gem from Jackie Chan’s fast-punching back catalogue.
  • The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
    Review preview for The Forbidden Kingdom

    It's a loving homage, even verging on pastiche, but while it never comes close to wasting the talents of those involved it does fall short of its potential.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    An American teenager's love of kung fu leads him on the path to adventure in a mythic China.
  • Hand of Death (1976)
    Quality period kung fu with some modern day masters.
  • The Iron Mask (2019)
    Review preview for The Iron Mask

    This is a film whose bombast and ambition is compromised by the fact that it clearly never met an idea it didn't like.

    Andrew Robertson · 2 out of 5
    An English traveller journeys from Russia to China in the 18th century, encountering dragons, black magic wizardry and a dragon king.
  • Jackie Chan's Police Story And Police Story 2 (2018)
    Review preview for Jackie Chan's Police Story And Police Story 2

    Two of Jackie Chan's most popular films.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A limited edition box set featuring two of the martial arts master's best loved films.
  • The Karate Kid (2010)
    Review preview for The Karate Kid

    Jaden Smith instinctively knows how to act for the camera - and is evolving into one of the most natural child-performers I've seen in a very long time.

    Scott Macdonald · 3.5 out of 5
    After moving a to China, a bullied boy discovers a new approach to life as he learns kung fu.
  • Kung Fu Panda (2008)
    Review preview for Kung Fu Panda

    A thoroughly enjoyable confection that will amuse the kids and provide some decent laughs for those of us for whom attempting a roundhouse kick would require pain medication and physical therapy (I know, I tried).

    Tony Sullivan · 4 out of 5
    Po the pudgy panda becomes an unlikely hero in this kids' adventure.
  • Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
    Review preview for Kung Fu Panda 3

    The vocal cast is star studded. Trouble is they are given too little to speak.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Po discovers his real dad and fights the great yak from the spirit world to save the world
  • Kung Fu Yoga (2017)
    Review preview for Kung Fu Yoga

    Gleefully helping itself to whatever seems fun at the time, Kung Fu Yoga captures the matinee spirit perfectly.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A Chinese archeology professor teams up with an Indian professor to search for lost Magadha treasure.
  • The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
    Review preview for The Lego Ninjago Movie

    How the film avoids animation overload is with a script that apes cynical teenspeak and a voice cast that is ensemble perfection.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A battle royal in the city of teenage ninjas with special powers and a fine line in witty dialogue in the plastic world of Lego.
  • The Medallion (2003)
    Review preview for The Medallion

    The Medallion has five scriptwriters. Surely one of them might have noticed a gaping hole where the story should have been.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Jackie Chan in a resurrection magic kung fu adventure.
  • New Police Story (2004)
    A maverick Hong Kong cop takes on a dangerous gang.
  • Police Story: Lockdown (2013)
    Review preview for Police Story: Lockdown

    The best new Die Hard film so far this century.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A police officer, his daughter and a group of strangers are taken hostage by a nightclub owner, but all is not what it seems.
  • Police Story (1985)
    Review preview for Police Story

    Constantly inventive and packed full of things you shouldn't try at home.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    A virtuous Hong Kong police officer must clear his good name when the drug lords he is after frame him for the murder of a dirty cop.
  • Police Story 2 (1988)
    Review preview for Police Story 2

    With a simple plot but a lot of energy, the film careers from one sequence to the next, pausing only briefly for evil scheming or angstful romance scenes.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.
  • Project A (1983)
    Review preview for Project A

    Project A is a film which plays to its strengths, delivers what is expected and will not disappoint fans of its star or his genre.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 4 out of 5
    Swashbuckling martial arts.
  • Railroad Tigers (2016)
    Review preview for Railroad Tigers

    The peril inherent in the resistance group's situation is leavened by a large helping of slapstick comedy.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A railway worker in China in the Forties leads a group of men against the Japanese to obtain food for the poor.
  • Ride On (2023)
    Review preview for Ride On

    Red Hare's ... repertoire of tricks is rather limited but he’s wonderful at conveying emotion, and Yang uses this to great effect

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A washed-up stuntman and his stunt horse become an overnight social media sensation when their real-life fight with debt collectors goes viral.
  • Rush Hour (1998)
    Review preview for Rush Hour

    The humour emanates from excellent rapport between Chan and Tucker.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Culture-clash crime and chop-socky romp.
  • Rush Hour 3 (2007)
    Review preview for Rush Hour 3

    All the boxes have been ticked, but with a pen all too quickly running dry.

    Ben Sillis · 2.5 out of 5
    Jackie Chan kicks his way through Paris in martial arts sequel.
  • Shanghai Knights (2003)
    Review preview for Shanghai Knights

    Victorian London is as phoney as some of the accents.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Sequel to Shanghai Noon, in which Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson go to London.
  • Shanghai Noon (2000)
    Review preview for Shanghai Noon

    Chan's fight choreography is always imaginative...The extent of his skill continues to amaze.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Imperial guard from The Forbidden City, Peking, has comic adventures in wild, wild West.
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
    Review preview for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

    Drawing on coming book traditions rather than the animation styles associated with the TV series or previous big screen efforts, it makes for stunning viewing: fluid, inventive and full of character.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Teenage mutant turtles set out to try to become heroes so that people will like them, but may have bitten off more than they can chew with villainous fellow mutant Superfly.
  • The Tuxedo (2002)
    Review preview for The Tuxedo

    The Tuxedo is like a Chinese meal. You've forgotten it half an hour later.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Jackie Chan fights Manhattan bad guys in a magic dinner suit that gives him special powers.
  • The Twins Effect (2003)
    Review preview for The Twins Effect

    Schizoid, slick and above all disposable... also, curiously, fun.

    Keith Hennessey Brown · 2.5 out of 5
    Messy martial arts/vampire/ comedy/popstar concoction.

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