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Sun Honglei and Louis Koo headline 'Drug War' from Hong Kong action maestro Johnnie To

Johnnie To’s ‘Drug War’ on Prime Video and free on Kanopy

!Featured, Action, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray, Crime Cinema, DVD, Free, Have You Seen...?, International Cinema, Kanopy, SVOD, thriller 05/22/2022 Sean Axmaker

Hong Kong crime master Johnnie To takes his brand of sleek, stark action cinema to the Chinese mainland for a story of driven cops and brutal drug smugglers.

Donnie Yen is legendary martial artist ‘Ip Man’ on Netflix and Peacock and free on Kanopy

!Featured, Action, based on a true story, biographical, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, drama, DVD, Free, historical, International Cinema, Kanopy, Netflix, Peacock, SVOD 05/15/2022 Sean Axmaker 2 Comments

Hong Kong martial arts star Donnie Yen landed the role of his career as the legendary teacher and grandmaster of Wing Chun in this rousing biographical drama.

‘Chungking Express’ – love on the run on HBO Max and Criterion Channel

!Featured, Blu-ray, Criterion Channel, drama, DVD, Essential Viewing, HBO Max, International Cinema, Romance, SVOD 05/10/2022 Sean Axmaker

A pair of lovelorn cops lose themselves in the color and sensual rhythms of Wong Kar-Wai’s delirious romantic comedy set in the bustle of a Hong Kong suburb before the 1995 return to China.

Jackie Chan’s ‘Police Story’ and ‘Police Story 2’ on HBO Max and Criterion Channel

!Featured, Action, Blu-ray, Comedy, Criterion, Criterion Channel, Cult Movies, DVD, Have You Seen...?, HBO Max, International Cinema, martial arts, SVOD 05/02/2022 Sean Axmaker

The two action comedies from director / star Jackie Chan incorporate his distinctive brand of acrobatic martial arts with wild set pieces and unbelievable stunts.

‘Ip Man 3’ with Donnie Yen on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video

!Featured, Action, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray, DVD, Free, Hoopla, International Cinema, martial arts, Netflix, SVOD 01/01/2022 Sean Axmaker

The martial arts series starring Donnie Yen as the real-life martial arts master who kept Wing Chun alive moves to late 1950s Hong Kong and costars Mike Tyson as a ruthless gangster.

Andy Lau in 'Saving Mr. Wu' from Hong Kong

‘Saving Mr. Wu’ – Hong Kong hostage thriller on Prime Video

!Featured, Action, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray, DVD, Free, Hoopla, International Cinema, suspense, SVOD 12/06/2021 Sean Axmaker

Hong Kong movie star and pop singer Andy Lau stars in this Chinese crime thriller inspired by the real-life kidnapping of a movie star.

‘Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster’ on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video

!Featured, Action, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, Free, historical, Hoopla, International Cinema, martial arts, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD 11/28/2021 Sean Axmaker

Donny Yen returns as the real-life Chinese martial arts teacher and godfather of Wing Chun in the action-packed sequel set in Hong Kong after the war.

‘Exiled’ – Johnnie To’s gangster odyssey on Amazon Prime

!Featured, Action, Amazon Prime Video, Crime Cinema, DVD, gangsters, International Cinema, SVOD, thriller 09/03/2021 Sean Axmaker

A simple hot becomes a buddy crime odyssey in Johnnie To’s elegant genre exercise reuniting the stars of his gangster classic ‘The Mission.’

Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Maggie Cheung in Wong Kar-Wai's award-winning film

‘In the Mood for Love’ on Criterion Channel

!Featured, Blu-ray, Cannes winner, Criterion, Criterion Channel, DVD, Essential Viewing, International Cinema, Romance, Streaming Movies, SVOD 01/24/2021 Sean Axmaker

There may be no more sensual director in the world than Hong Kong’s Wong Kar-Wai, and In the Mood for Love (Hong Kong, 2000) is one of his richest and most melancholy works, a shadow dance of would-be lovers sketched in suggestions and intimations. Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai star as next door neighbors […]

‘Ip Man 4: The Finale’ on Netflix

!Featured, Action, biographical, Blu-ray, DVD, historical, International Cinema, martial arts, Netflix, SVOD 12/03/2020 Sean Axmaker

Martial arts movie star Donnie Yen returns to the role of legendary Wing Chun master Ip Man in Ip Man 4: The Finale (Hong Kong, 2019), the final film in the series based (very loosely) on his life. This film, set in 1964, sends Ip Man to San Francisco, where his student Bruce Lee (played […]