Search: Starring Yi Zhang

The Banquet (2006)

Review preview for The Banquet

The cinematography and choreography are breathtakingly beautiful and the acting uniformly excellent.

Caro Ness · 3 out of 5

The action of Shakespeare's Hamlet is transported to 10th century China.
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)

Review preview for The Cloverfield Paradox

The action scenes in general are well put together, and good use is made of the potential for things to go wrong in space without resorting to too many familiar devices.

Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5

Orbiting a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis, and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality.
Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (2019)

Review preview for Godzilla: King Of The Monsters

The plot rots in its own historical juices.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5

Three ancient super-species vie for supremacy.
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)

Review preview for House Of Flying Daggers

The action is exquisite, the cinematography sublime.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5

Knives, passion, police, bamboo, disguise, a blind dancer, a dangerous quest in 9th century China.
Ju Dou (1990)

Review preview for Ju Dou

As well as having an eye for the dramatic – such as yards of cloth tumbling from a height or flames licking up a wall – Yimou also has a way of conveying the emotion of a scene with incredible brevity.

Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5

The wife of a brutal dye house owner embarks on an illicit affair with her husband's nephew.
Red Cliff (2008)

Review preview for Red Cliff

If you are a fan of historical epics, this is one of the best.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5

The story of an ancient Chinese battle in which a ragtag southern alliance tried to hold out against a powerful warlord from the north.
TMNT (2007)

Review preview for TMNT

The Turtles movie that I'd have loved as a boy.

Scott Macdonald · 3 out of 5

The heroes in a half shell are back on the big screen.