Rohmer’s provocative final entry from his ‘Six Moral Tales’ calls attention to the temptation of extramarital affairs, as a man in a happy marriage contemplates putting his immoral theoretical thoughts into practice.
A great non-Bruce Lee entry point to the kung fu craze of the early ‘70s, this is fundamental viewing for fans of HK martial arts movies as Lo Lieh stars as a young man who becomes embroiled in a hostile school rivalry that turns increasingly brutal.
Bruce Lee’s only directed feature is an amusing actioner with cartoony characters, an ultra-thin plot and pacing issues, culminating in one of the most iconic showdowns in martial arts cinema.
Maldoror’s only completed narrative feature about a woman trying to locate her imprisoned husband is a work of Angolan solidarity, made at a time when a war of independence was waged against their Portuguese oppressors.
Works somewhat like a Sergio Leone spaghetti western, this satisfying martial arts action drama set in centuries-old Shanghai sets a poor ‘newbie’, a boxer with ‘fists of fury’, against a world of rampant corruption and injustice.
This ‘exploitative’ curious oddity in the Shaw Brothers canon blends bloody vengeance wuxia action with taboo-breaking erotica as a powerful Madam operating a brothel lusts over a rebellious sex worker.
A man in severe debt refuses to sell his family mansion in this deliberately-paced Sri Lankan film that deals with the inner turmoil of a person caught between misguided superstition and the prospect of personal redemption.
Rather unfocused and indulgent in its depiction of vices, this 24th instalment (featuring Shintaro Katsu in a rare outing as director) is also one of the franchise’s grittiest entries.
Despite a sensational action finale that rivals some of the best in the series, this 23rd instalment seems to have been made from a script that is one or two revisions away from being ready.
Wakamatsu mixes exploitative sex with subversive politics, but the film doesn’t really compel and is too long-winded.
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