Bullet Points: The Big Boss Part II
1971’s The Big Boss (or Fists of Fury as I knew it growing up) was not only my introduction to Bruce Lee, but my introduction to the world of Kung Fu cinema! To this day, even...
Kung Fu Theater
Bullet Points: Horse Boxing Killer
I will let you know right from the start so you are not disappointed. The movie Horse Boxing Killer not only doesn’t feature horses with boxing gloves in a ring but it doesn’t even have any...
No Surrender Cinema: The Guy with the Secret Kung Fu
Two young rebels who spend their time getting into fights on behalf of the less fortunate are recruited to rid their city of the deadly Dragon Gang. With a cast of characters that includes coffin makers,...
Bullet Points: Five Superfighters
My latest trip into the vast Shaw Brothers library comes courtesy Arrow Video’s amazing Shaw Scope Volume Two, one of the wisest physical media investments I have ever made. This time around, I selected a movie...
Bruceploitation Triumphant: My Review of Enter the Clones of Bruce
Bruce Lee’s death in the summer of 1973 shocked the world: he was a ground-breaking, transcendent martial arts star who had captured the imagination of theater-going audiences all over the world, and in the process made...
Bullet Points: Cantonen Iron Kung Fu
If I were to create a list of my favorite Kung Fu Superstars, I know Leung Kar-Yan would be pretty high on that list. Leung Kar-Yan (or Beardy for those in the know) shined the brightest...
Bullet Points: Lady Iron Monkey
Monkey kung fu has been a popular choice in kung fu cinema, but I don’t think it has ever been taken so literally as in 1979’s Lady Iron Monkey. A young woman raised by monkeys has...
Bullet Points: The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Do you ever select a movie to watch and instantly know you made the right decision? Seeing Gordon Liu in all his Shaolin Monk glory training with the iron rings on his forearms as the opening...
Bullet Points: Black Belt Jones
Black Belt Jones celebrated a milestone anniversary earlier this year when it turned 50 on January 28th, It had easily been 40 years since I last watched Jim Kelly’s leading man debut, after making a splash...
Bullet Points: Shaolin Drunk Monkey
I was first introduced to the comedic Kung Fu stylings of Elton Chong in 1980’s Fist of Golden Monkey. Chong made for a good goofy underdog in that one, so when I found 1981’s Shaolin Drunk...
