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Madam City Hunter (1993)
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...
Apr 43 min read


Kickboxer's Tears (1992)
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...
Mar 183 min read


Angel Terminators 2 (1992)
I have watched enough Girls with Guns/Chicks with Kicks flicks now to have realistic hopes and expectations. Characterization is...
Mar 166 min read


Beyond Hypothermia (1996)
Spoiler free summary: The story of a literally cold female assassin who falls in love with a noodle vendor as her professional life...
Mar 116 min read


Bullets of Love (2001)
Bullets of Love is a 2001 film from director Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs, which I probably should have watched instead). This movie has...
Mar 103 min read


Martial Angels (2001)
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...
Mar 54 min read


Dreaming the Reality (1991)
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...
Feb 255 min read


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


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


Bio Zombie (1998) and Yummy (2019): International Zombie Double Feature
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,...
Oct 30, 20245 min read


The Heroic Trio (1993)
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...
Sep 19, 20242 min read
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