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In the Line of Duty VII: Sea Wolves (1991)
In the Line of Duty VII follows adorable ass-kicker Inspector Yeung (Cynthia Khan) as she fights drug smuggling operations in Hong Kong....
Feb 204 min read


Naked Killer (1992)
Naked Killer is an infamous Category III (a 18+ only Hong Kong rating usually resulting from sex and extreme violence) exploitation movie...
Feb 183 min read


Angel Force (1991)
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...
Feb 124 min read


Killer Angels (1989) and Iron Angels (1987)
I am journeying deeper into the realm of Girls with Guns movies, beyond the most named and acclaimed. No Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock,...
Feb 76 min read


Drive (1997)
(note: I watched the Director’s Cut, apparently the original U.S. version cut about 20 minutes of jokes/character beats/backstory (and a...
Dec 20, 20246 min read


The Muthers (1976)
This was a random Shudder pick based on a fun sounding premise and attractive actresses. I didn’t realize this was a Cirio H. Santiago...
Nov 15, 20244 min read


Breaking News (2004)
*Disc borrowed from Naro Video Collection, not currently streaming in North America Breaking News is a 2004 Hong Kong film from director...
Nov 8, 20245 min read


Catch the Heat (1987)
Catch the Heat is a 1987 star vehicle for Tiana Alexandra. Alexandra's family fled Vietnam for America in 1966. As a young woman, she met...
Oct 2, 20244 min read


The Protector 2 (2013)
Tony Jaa burst onto the international scene with Ong-Bak (2003, released in North America in 2005). His hard-hitting Muay Thai felt new...
Sep 29, 20242 min read


L.A. Wars (1994)
If The Hidden was like a Grand Theft Auto rampage in movie form, L.A. Wars is the movie version of rushing through a bunch of low-level...
Sep 27, 20243 min read


The Hidden (1987)
A body-hopping alien parasite leads cops on a deadly chase around Los Angeles in this action/sci-fi/horror hybrid. The thin script gets a...
Sep 23, 20247 min read
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