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Burning Ambition (1989) is my second Frankie Chan directed Hong Kong flick after Outlaw Brothers (1990). It opens with ruthless efficiency, as a crime boss tells his family and associates that he is handing the reins of his empire over to his younger son Hwa (Simon Yam, Naked Killer ). We quickly see why, as during this important family/business dinner, older son Wai (Michael Kiu Wai Miu, Fatal Termination ) is upstairs playing drinking games and flirting with girls. As they

Outlaw Brothers is a 1990 Hong Kong crime/comedy/action flick from director Frankie Chan. Chan plays one of the titular brothers, James,...

I am running behind reviewing weekly picks for the Fridays of Fury Action Club, but if you want to see past and future selections join us...

Legendary Couple is a 1995 Hong Kong movie directed by Peter Ngor. Ngor is a prolific cinematographer, with 45 credits as recent as 2017...

Fatal Termination (1990) starts off as a pretty standard Hong Kong crime action flick, but eventually it gets crazy as hell! Simon Yam (...

This week's entry in the Fridays of Fury Action Club was Madam City Hunter. It is a 1993 Hong Kong Girls with Guns/Chicks with Kicks...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

*Disc borrowed from Naro Video Collection, not currently streaming in North America Breaking News is a 2004 Hong Kong film from director...

Bio Zombie Wilson Yip directed some of the most acclaimed martial arts films of the 21st century (SPL/Killzone, Ip Man 1-4). Before that,...

the following is a repost of my first review on Letterboxd nearly ten years ago: This movie used to play all the time on cable in the...