The success of Wilson Yip Wai-shun’s Ip Man film series, starring Donnie Yen Ji-dan, inspired a number of other biopics about the master of Wing Chun kung fu over the years. The history of southern martial arts is deep, and each of these Hong Kong films had something to offer. Here we dive into them, … Read more
Below, Hendrix picks his favourite five Hong Kong horrors and rates them on his personal scary meter. Reader be warned! I’ve screened this a few times to audiences, and people have just walked out, absolutely silent and white-faced.Grady Hendrix on his second-scariest pick 1. The Boxer’s Omen (1983, directed by Kuei Chih-hung) Scariness rating: 11 … Read more
Although there were long gaps between the releases, and they varied slightly in style and presentation, the series kept its special flavour and all the movies provided top-notch entertainment. Detective Dee was an actual person – his real name was Di Renjie – and Tsui has said that he enjoyed figuring out ways to apply … Read more
