Stars: Norman Chu, Damian Lau, Flora Chong-Leen | Directed by Ching Siu-tung Ching Siu-tung is best known for directing the classic A Chinese Ghost Story, but a few years earlier he helmed what would go on to become one of the most celebrated martial arts films of the 1980s. Released in 1983, Duel to the […]
Stars: Sammo Hung, Tony Leung, Joyce Godenzi, Carina Lau, Sandra Ng, Wah Yuen, Pik-Wan Tang, Agnes Aurelio | Directed by Corey Yuen Joyce Godenzi first came to prominence as the winner of the Miss Hong Kong pageant of 1984. After winning the pageant, she would transition to films, starting with her film debut, The Seventh […]
Stars: Yuen Biao, Wu Ma, Lawrence Ng, Elizabeth Lee, Joey Wang, Wah Yuen, May Mei-Mei Lo, Wai Lam, Zhilun Xue | Directed by Wu Ma 88 Films continues to impress with their stunning Blu-ray presentations of international cinema. Recent releases such as On the Run, Saga of the Phoenix, and Rosa, have once again showcased […]
Stars: Yuen Biao, Pat Ha, Charlie Chin, Lo Lieh, Yuen Wah, Philip Ko Fei | Written by Alfred Cheung, Keith Wong | Directed by Alfred Cheung Before Hollywood took notice of his athleticism, Yuen Biao delivered one of his finest performances in the hard-hitting action thriller On the Run. Now, thanks to 88 Films, US audiences […]
Stars: Edmund Purdom, Alan Lake, Belinda Mayne, Mark Jones, Gerry Sundquist, Kelly Baker, Kevin Lloyd, Pat Astley | Written by Alan Birkinshaw, Derek Ford | Directed by Edmund Purdom There’s something wonderfully grubby about Don’t Open Till Christmas, a film that feels less like a festive horror and more like a late-night stumble through the […]
Stars: Kristine Rose, James Jackson, Ruth Collins, Frederick Lewis, Maurice Dupré, Kristin Cuadraro, Laura Gemser | Written by Rossella Drudi | Directed by Joe D’Amato By the late 1980s, Italy’s once-booming exploitation scene was running out of steam. The glory days of grindhouse imports and sleazy genre gold were fading fast, but Joe D’Amato wasn’t […]
The Boutique Boom Nobody Saw Coming When everyone said physical media was dying… UK labels quietly levelled up. Remember the doom-and-gloom era when streaming was supposedly going to kill discs? HMV nearly collapsed, supermarkets gutted their media sections, and studios stopped producing extras because “no one buys physical anymore.” Except… collectors didn’t leave. We dug […]
Stars: Mircha Carven, Paola Corazzi, Giorgio Cerioni, Almina De Sanzio, Matilde Dall’Aglio, Agnes Kalpagos, Giovanna Mainardi, Serafino Profumo, Attilio Dottesio, Patrizia Melega | Directed by Sergio Garrone Throughout the history of cinema, countless films have pushed the boundaries of taste and decency, some so provocative that they faced bans or severe censorship in multiple countries. […]
Stars: Gloria Yip, Waise Lee, Christine Ng, Yuk-San Cheung, Lam Chua, Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Siu-Ming Lau | Written by Gordon Chan, Hing-Ka Chan, Kuang Ni | Directed by Ngai Choi Lam Asian cinema has long mastered the art of unforgettable horror, whether steeped in the supernatural or drenched in gore; these films always linger in […]
Stars: Louise Fletcher, David Beecroft, James Hong, Frederick Flynn, Shawn Weatherly, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Lu Leonard, Maureen Flaherty, Robbie Rives | Written and Directed by J.S. Cardone Shadowzone, one of Full Moon’s lesser-known movies, originally debuted in 1990, just after Puppet Master exploded onto the scene. It is also the second of three Full […]
Stars: Sonny Chiba, Koichi Iwaki, Yūsuke Natsu, Junko Matsudaira, Tomoko Ai, Hiroshi Nawa, Kotoe Hatsui, Masami Tamagawa, Akihiko Yokoo, Hisaya Nakamura, Yuji Tamamushi, Masao Tsumori, Susumu Toyooka | Written by Teruo Ishii, Isao Matsumoto | Directed by Teruo Ishii It is time to strap yourself in for one wild ride with the new 88 Films […]
Stars: Shih Szu, Lo Lieh, Dean Shek, Shen Chan, Lin Tung, Pei-Shan Chang | Written and Directed by Shen Chiang During their illustrious careers, the Shaw Brothers brought so much entertainment to the world. And they were not afraid to think outside the box and have a female character be the lead. This happened many […]
Stars: John Cassavetes, Duncan McIntosh, John Ireland, Kerrie Keane, Helen Hughes, Erin Noble, Harvey Atkin, Harry Ditson | Written by Ray Russell, George Franklin | Directed by John Hough There are films that scare you in the moment, and then there are films that unnerve you in ways you can’t quite name. The Incubus, a 1981 […]
Stars: Boris Karloff, Catherine Lacey, Ian Ogilvy, Elizabeth Ercy, Victor Henry, Susan George, Ivor Dean, Peter Fraser | Written by Michael Reeves, Tom Baker, John Burke | Directed by Michael Reeves The Sorcerers is a standout film in the canon of British horror cinema, notable not just for its eerie atmosphere but also for its […]
