This episode we discuss the 1987 classic horror-romance A Chinese Ghost Story directed by Ching Siu Tung and produced by Tsui Hark.
This episode we review the classic, action horror Aliens!
https://letterboxd.com/film/aliens/
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This episode we review a classic HK 1980s film, the unusually gritty Long Arm of the Law.
https://letterboxd.com/film/long-arm-of-the-law/
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This episode we discuss the underrated Chilean crime drama Spider Thieves.
https://letterboxd.com/film/spider-thieves/
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This episode we review a bonkers late Shaw classic.
https://letterboxd.com/film/holy-flame-of-the-martial-world/
This episode we review Alejandro Amenábar's The Others.
This episode we discuss Jackie Chan's iconic classic Police Story (1985).
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This episode we discuss Claude Chabrol's La Cérémonie starring Isabelle Huppert and Sandrine Bonnaire.
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This episode we review two films with extraterrestrial themes, the most recent VHS entry (VHS Beyond) and Ridley Scott's classic Alien.
https://letterboxd.com/film/v-h-s-beyond/
https://letterboxd.com/film/alien/
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This episode we review HK Girls With Guns cult classic, She Shoots Straight, directed by Corey Yuen starring Joyce Godenzi and Carina Lau.
https://letterboxd.com/film/she-shoots-straight/
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This episode we review last year's film on the infamous plane crash in the Andes.
https://letterboxd.com/film/society-of-the-snow/
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More 1970s political intrigue (but in the Qing dynasty) with the Shaw brothers and with an awesome weapon.
https://letterboxd.com/film/the-flying-guillotine/
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Back to Chile via France for Costa-Gavras State of Siege from 1972.
https://letterboxd.com/film/state-of-siege/
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This episode we review the cult classic Shaw brothers film, Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan.
https://letterboxd.com/film/intimate-confessions-of-a-chinese-courtesan/
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This episode is about an underseen film by an underseen director, Chor Yuen's Death Duel. Chor's filmography has some of the most beautiful cinematography of the era and is drenched in atmosphere. The story is adapted from Gu Long who is known for labyrinth plots, lots of deception, and plenty of characters.
Stars: Derek Yee, Ti Lung, David Chiang, Lo Lieh, Ling Yun
https://letterboxd.com/film/death-duel/
This episode we review one of the most talked about horror films of the year, When Evil Lurks!
https://letterboxd.com/film/when-evil-lurks/
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Bonus episode review covering Lau's Mad Monkey Kung Fu. This one moves away from Gordon Liu and features the super athletic Hsiao Ho.
Stars: Hsiao Ho, Lau Kar Leung, Kara Hui, Lo Lieh
https://letterboxd.com/film/mad-monkey-kung-fu/
https://letterboxd.com/director/lau-kar-leung-2/
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This episode we review the semi-classic Dutch slasher/giallo, Amsterdamned!
Film stars: Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven
https://letterboxd.com/film/amsterdamned/
We finally wrap our Lau Kar Leung project, with a summary of where he sits in the historical canon and how he helped to change the martial arts genre forever. I then put his work into rough tiers, include a few non Lau recommended directed efforts to watch.
