Posts by Matt Reifschneider
No Challenge For The Challenger
When 36 Styles revealed one of their latest designs would be bringing the kung fu classic, The Challenger, to the masses, it brought to my attention that - oddly enough, I had not seen this film.
To Ip Or Not To Ip
The international success of the Ip Man franchise from director Yip Wai-Shun and star Donnie Yen revitalized interest in martial arts cinema when it came out to both critical and audience praise. The fact that it was followed by three...
East To West: Once Upon A Time in China & America
Three years prior to the “East meets West” hijinks of the Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson action comedy, Shanghai Noon, there was another film where a martial artist made his way west.
Inn and Out With King Hu’s Inn Trilogy
Oftentimes martial arts films are ignored by the greater cinephile community as being something other than artistry. While most everyone reading this article would certainly disagree to some level ...
King Boxer’s Five Fingers of Death
As I’m sure many of you are well aware, Five Fingers of Death was a cornerstone film that marked the initial burst of martial arts movies in the United States. There are plenty of articles and more ...
The Kinghunt: A Perfect Combination of Moves
When I first started really delving into martial arts films in college, I mostly stuck to the major two studios that delivered the classics through the 60s, 70s, and 80s – Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest.
A Scorpion in Lace: The Remake in Broken Oath
In terms of the kung fu cinema world, the fact that Angela Mao Ying’s character in Broken Oath uses scorpions hidden in her handkerchief to assassinate targets is par for the course.