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KFMG Podcast S07 Episode 89: Stuntwomen special – Alyma Dorsey / April Wright
“The same issues we deal with in society, we deal with in stunts.” Alyma Dorsey Women have been performing stunts in movies since the advent of cinema, but over the decades, their voice and influence...
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KFMG Podcast S07 Episode 90: Eric Lee
“I don’t believe in success or failure, there’s no such thing. If you worry about failure, you’ll never start. If you think you’re going to be successful, you’ll fail.” The martial artist, instructor,...
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Date of birth: 30 July 1946 (Zhongshan, China) Full name: Lee Wing Chow Other names: Daniel Eric Lee, Eric W.C. Lee Nickname: The King of Kata Style: Kung fu, Aikido, Tai Chi, Judo, taekwondo, weapons....
View ArticleGolden Swallow (1968)
Excellently staged, evocative and brutal sequel to King Hu’s 1966 smash hit, Come Drink With Me – partially shot in Japan, which adds to its rather obvious leanings towards the chanbara film. The first...
View ArticleHidden Strike (2023)
Despite being filmed in 2018 – originally a vehicle for Jackie Chan and Sylvester Stallone called Ex-Baghdad – and with a whopping $80m budget (huge for a Chinese film), this explosive action movie was...
View ArticleG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
Taking its cues from another almighty yawn of an action franchise based on a Hasbro toy – Transformers – this live-action debut for the G.I. Joe brand somehow manages to be incredibly annoying, loud,...
View ArticleG.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
A big tonal shift for the second G.I. Joe movie, which starts as a comedic bromance between Duke (Tatum) and one of his new team members, Roadblock (The Rock). They attempt to out-alpha each other in...
View ArticleEnter the Clones of Bruce (2023)
The ‘Bruceploitation’ film – a much-maligned and bizarre sub-genre of the kung fu movie boom – is given a detailed, heartfelt and humorous retrospective in this entertaining American documentary, the...
View ArticleWolf Pack (2022)
Michael Chiang’s fast-paced actioner is a bit too trigger-happy to ever convincingly work as a tense conspiracy thriller, and never settles into any of its set-pieces or character development long...
View ArticleKnights of the Zodiac (2023)
If this is Sony’s attempt at finding a new young adult franchise full of spectacle, spandex and superheroes to rival that of Disney’s Marvel films, then we’ve got off to a damp start. This adventure,...
View ArticleWalid (2023)
This starts slowly and then gets really wild in the final act – a little too wild, perhaps, given how measured and earnest the movie begins. Walid (Megat Sharizal) is a nurturing, virtuous man of god...
View ArticleKung Fu Lion (2023)
A delicate coming-of-age drama set in Rotterdam about two frustrated teenage boys who train at the same kung fu school. Jimmy (Tyrell Williams) is sifu’s star pupil who becomes something of a...
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KFMG Podcast S07 Episode 91: Froukje Tan / Areel Abu Bakar
We have a directors double bill on this episode of the Kung Fu Movie Guide Podcast, featuring conversations with two filmmakers who have both released independent martial arts movies in 2023. Froukje...
View ArticleThe Blonde Fury (1989)
The only Hong Kong movie to star a westerner sees Scranton’s very own Cynthia Rothrock tear up the screen in her ass-kicking prime, laying waste to gweilo fighters like Jeff Falcon and Vincent Lyn at...
View ArticlePlan B (2016)
An excellent German martial arts comedy which is both an engaging original concept and a heart-on-the-sleeve tribute to 1980s Hong Kong action cinema, with references to John Woo and Jackie Chan as...
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KFMG Podcast S07 Episode 92: Vi-Dan Tran / Lorenz Hideyoshi
“I won’t give up producing cool shit and fan films, because it’s for the community. If we can inspire young filmmakers with our craft, that’s the best prize.” Vi-Dan Tran Over the last decade, Germany...
View ArticleJohn Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
With the fourth film in the escalating, epic and extraordinary John Wick saga, director Chad Stahelski proves that bigger, sometimes, is better. For example, during the film’s final act, he turns...
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KFMG Podcast S07 Episode 93: Vincent Lyn
“You’re having to relearn martial arts for film. It’s completely different… and there’s no instruction manual. You’re learning as you go.” Vincent Lyn‘s short career in Hong Kong action movies may only...
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Date of birth: 6 June, 1959 (British Royal Air Force Base, Aden, Yemen) Full name: Vincent Raymond Percival Lyn Chinese name: Yong Sheng (‘forever winning’) Occupation: Musician, humanitarian,...
View ArticleKFMG Podcast End of Year Show 2023 with Mike Fury
It’s that time of year again – the time when we ask you, the loyal listeners of the Kung Fu Movie Guide Podcast, to tell us your favourite fight films of the year. Let us know your favourite martial...
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