John Woo's Bullet in the Head didn't do well in Hong Kong theaters and flies under the radar compared to his action films of the same period A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, or Hard Boiled. Yet many consider it his underseen masterpiece. By far his "most personal film," John Woo wrote, directed, produced, edited, and (mostly) financed it himself. But the film's unflinching depiction of Hong Kong riots and war-ravaged Vietnam, navigated by three childhood friends, makes for an emotional watch. J...
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John Woo's Bullet in the Head didn't do well in Hong Kong theaters and flies under the radar compared to his action films of the same period A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, or Hard Boiled. Yet many consider it his underseen masterpiece. By far his "most personal film," John Woo wrote, directed, produced, edited, and (mostly) financed it himself. But the film's unflinching depiction of Hong Kong riots and war-ravaged Vietnam, navigated by three childhood friends, makes for an emotional watch. J...
Abel Ferrara's King of New York and Mario Van Peebles's New Jack City are New York gangster films released just six months apart. While King of New York didn't find success at release, it gained appreciation on the home rental market and has undergone re-appraisal as one of Ferrara's best. New Jack City was a box-office hit, launching Wesley Snipes to leading-man status and cementing the acting career of rapper Ice-T. But in a head-to-head battle, which one of these early '90s gangster f...
Not Now in Theaters
John Woo's Bullet in the Head didn't do well in Hong Kong theaters and flies under the radar compared to his action films of the same period A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, or Hard Boiled. Yet many consider it his underseen masterpiece. By far his "most personal film," John Woo wrote, directed, produced, edited, and (mostly) financed it himself. But the film's unflinching depiction of Hong Kong riots and war-ravaged Vietnam, navigated by three childhood friends, makes for an emotional watch. J...
