Colin Edwards·Jul 6‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ or — Better than ‘Close Encounters’ AND ‘Spaceballs’ Combined?Despite having had the movie sitting on my shelf since last year I’d deliberately put off watching ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ (1983)…
Colin Edwards·Jun 19‘The Singing Thief’ or — An Irresitible Multicoloured Gem?My expectations weren’t too high going into ‘The Singing Thief’ (1969) last night as I tend to find the majority of these James Bond…
Joseph Kuby·Sep 7, 2025Biggest Big BrotherThis is Sammo Hung’s nickname in Hong Kong. In 2019, the HKIFF published another book to add to their Filmmaker in Focus series. For Sammo…
Joseph Kuby·May 23, 2025A Shaw ThingMuch has been made of John Woo being director Chang Cheh’s apprentice at the Shaw Brothers film studio. When interviewed for Huang…
Colin Edwards·Feb 6, 2025‘Buddha’s Palm’ or — Reaching a State of Idiotic Nirvana?Despite the superhuman abilities of their heroes the Wuxia films of the 1970’s still tended to be relatively grounded and realistic…
