Introduction As Father’s Day approaches, I look forward to my annual martial arts movie review with my children. As their teenage years fly by, each article we write together means more and more. This year, my children and I have chosen to review Kung Fu Panda (2008). This film is [Read More]
Introduction By now, you know what I am going to ask. Is The Paper Tigers (2020) worth the watch? It is not a new question, and The Paper Tigers (2020) was actually reviewed five years ago in Martial Journal. So, why review it again? I have three reasons for reviewing [Read More]
Introduction I do take a certain amount of pride in the fact that I have watched many obscure martial arts films. I have watched films in English, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, etc. I have watched films produced in multiple countries and over many decades. I even watch films in which [Read More]
Introduction In my opinion, two of the most influential fight choreographers are Bob Anderson and Yuen Woo-Ping. Their work in not only utilizing the sword, but in using it to tell the story, links their contributions to the world of martial arts in film. While their approaches are different, their [Read More]
Obi-Wan who? Unless you’ve been living this past fifty years you probably heard of a little franchise called Star Wars. It’s a space opera with space wizards, elements of western, pulp and samurai films. I’d recommend watching it before reading this article. Jokes aside I’m pretty sure most of us [Read More]
How to Watch: Netflix (US/CA), also in some theaters Starring: Ron Yuan, Mathew Page, Alain Uy, Mykel Shannon Jenkins Director: Quoc Bao Tran Writer: Quoc Bao Tran Runtime: 1 hour 48 minutes Rating: PG-13 Release Date: August 2020 at Fantasia Film Festival Style: Martial Arts, Comedy, Drama More information on [Read More]
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