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As a lifelong Looney Tunes fan, I am delighted by the existence of this movie and depressed by the circumstances surrounding its release....

This week’s pick for the Fridays of Fury Action Club  was Hong Kong actioner Kickboxer’s Tears (1992). It is the only directing credit on...

Sleazy, stab-y and stupid, this goofy garbage gets gloriously gonzo and goopy! I had no idea that during the wilderness years of Drew...

I have watched enough Girls with Guns/Chicks with Kicks flicks now to have realistic hopes and expectations. Characterization is...

Spoiler free summary: The story of a literally cold female assassin who falls in love with a noodle vendor as her professional life...

Bullets of Love is a 2001 film from director Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs, which I probably should have watched instead). This movie has...

Years after the heyday of Hong Kong's Girls with Guns movies had ended, there was a mini-revival in 2001-02. They seemed like a response...

Out of the 8(!) or so paid or free movie streaming services I use semi-regularly, my Tubi algorithm has to be the purest expression of my...

Dreaming the Reality is an awkward 1991 Girls with Guns/Chicks with Kicks movie made up of pieces of varying quality that don’t quite fit...

Born to Kill is a nasty piece of noir nihilism from director Robert Wise. At the time of its release in 1947 it was banned in some...

In the Line of Duty VII follows adorable ass-kicker Inspector Yeung (Cynthia Khan) as she fights drug smuggling operations in Hong Kong....

Naked Killer is an infamous Category III (a 18+ only Hong Kong rating usually resulting from sex and extreme violence) exploitation movie...

Angel Terminators is a highly entertaining but particularly nasty and bleak Girls with Guns/Chicks with Kicks movie. It has a surprising...

Welcome to the jungle baby, you're gonna suck! I have always been bummed out that I missed the 90s video boom of Hong Kong action movie...

I am journeying deeper into the realm of Girls with Guns movies, beyond the most named and acclaimed. No Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock,...

I recently re-watched Yes, Madam, the 1980s Hong Kong action film directed by Corey Yuen that kicked off the "Girls with Guns" sub-genre....

Rebellious demoness Veronica (Angela Featherstone) journeys from a charmingly low-budget Hell to Earth, where she finds cruelty,...

Crying Freeman is an international co-production between France, Canada, and Japan from French director Christophe Gans, based on a...

(note: I watched the Director’s Cut, apparently the original U.S. version cut about 20 minutes of jokes/character beats/backstory (and a...

Silver is a 1999 obscurity from prolific director Takashi Miike. In his 30+ year career he has directed over 100 films, ranging from...