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Gambit *** (1966, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Herbert Lom) – Classic Movie Review 2417

Director Ronald Neame’s entertaining, modish 1966 comedy thriller Gambit stars Michael Caine in his first Hollywood movie, made at Universal Studios, California. It casts him as Harry, an ambitious London cat burglar who embroils dancer […]

Apr, 21

Romeo Must Die *** (2000, Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington) – Classic Movie Review 2204

Director Andrjez Bartkowiak’s 2000 action thriller focuses on the Romeo and Juliet plot as two rival Asian and African American families on the US West Coast are locked in a fierce turf battle vying for […]

Feb, 23

Double Impact *** (1991, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Geoffrey Lewis, Alonna Shaw) – Classic Movie Review 2128

Director Sheldon Lettich’s passably impactful 1991 action thriller provides Jean-Claude Van Dammes with twin roles, which proved so popular that he repeated the formula over and over. Van Damme plays twins separated on the death of their parents. […]

Jan, 29

Knock Off *** (1998, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Paul Sorvino, Rob Schneider, Lela Rochon) – Classic Movie Review 2085

Director Tsui Hark’s 1998 movie, set in Hong Kong,  is one of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s better all-action thrillers. Van Damme stars as Marcus Ray, a fashion designer who is drawn into a black market conspiracy […]

Jan, 18

Infernal Affairs ***** (2002, Andy Lau, Tony Leung) – Classic Movie Review 1997

The 2002 Hong Kong cult favourite that inspired Martin Scorsese‘s spectacular 2006 crime thriller epic The Departed is a spectacular thrill ride in its own right and, with its stupendous premise, one of the all-time great […]

Dec, 23

In the Mood for Love [Faa yeung nin wa] **** (2000, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Ping Lam Siu, Rebecca Pan) – Classic Movie Review 1915

Tony Leung (Tony Chiu-Wai Leung) stars in In the Mood for Love [Faa yeung nin wa] (2000) as a married newspaper editor, and Maggie Cheung plays a secretary who are drawn together after they both find […]

Dec, 05

The Grandmaster *** (2013, Tony Chiu Wai Leung, Ziyi Zhang, Jin Zhang) – Movie Review

Writer-director Kar Wai Wong films a beautifully crafted, dazzling tribute to the 30s era kung fu martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee. This Oscar-nominated biopic is overflowing with gorgeous cinematography and jaw-dropping […]

Dec, 05

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