Sean Gilman

A film critic in Tacoma, Washington. Bylines at The Criterion Collection, the Mubi Notebook, Frame.land, InReview Online, Seattle Screen Scene and more.

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Lau Kar-leung

The Tiger on the Beat Series (Lau Kar-leung, 1988 & 1990)

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Corey Yuen

Hero (Corey Yuen, 1997)

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Sammo Hung

The Millionaires' Express (Sammo Hung, 1986)

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Ching Siu-tung

Monkey Kung Fu (John Law Ma, 1979)

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Corey Yuen

So Close (Corey Yuen, 2002)

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Vincent Kok

Gorgeous (Vincent Kok, 1999)

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David Chung

It's a Drink! It's a Bomb! (David Chung, 1985)

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Chen Sicheng

Detective Chinatown 3 (Chen Sicheng, 2021)

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Moon Lee

A Serious Shock! Yes Madam! (Albert Lai, 1993)

Ronny Yu

Ronny Yu Capsule Reviews

The Phantom Lover (1995) - April 27, 2023 Leslie Cheung in a decorous Ronny Yu riff on Phantom of the Opera. Leslie’s character only seems to know one role, and it’s a musical version of Romeo and Juliet, albeit one where Juliet weirdly dies first. Kinda dull, but

Tricky Brains

Ronny Yu

Reviews: The Bride with White Hair (Ronny Yu, 1993) – June 25, 2014 Capsule Reviews: The Phantom Lover (1995) - April 27, 2023

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21st century Propaganda Films

The Battle at Lake Changjin (I & II) (Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, & Dante Lam, 2021-22)

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Sammo Hung

Dragons Forever (Sammo Hung, 1988)

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Guan Hu

The Eight Hundred (Guan Hu, 2020)

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Max Lee Chiu-chun

Who Cares (Max Lee Chiu-chun, 1989)

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Wong Jing

Kung Fu Cult Master (Wong Jing, 1993)

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Stanley Siu Wing

The Avenging Quartet (Stanley Siu Wing, 1993)

The Enigmatic Cases

Mang Hoi

Review: The Tantana (1991) – March 10, 2023 Capsule Review: The Blonde Fury (1989) – July 26, 2020

Tricky Brains

Cheng Er

Reviews: The Wasted Times (2016) – December 18, 2016 Hidden Blade (2023) – February 15, 2023)

Crippled Avengers

Stephen Shin

Reviews: Easy Money (1987) – March 14, 2023 Black Cat (1991) – February 1, 2023 Black Cat II: The Assassination of President Yeltsin (1992) – February 24, 2023

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Ohku Akiko

My Sweet Grappa Remedies (Ohku Akiko, 2019)

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Fruit Chan

Coffin Homes (Fruit Chan, 2021)

Crippled Avengers

Gordon Chan

Reviews: Fist of Legend (1994) – February 23, 2023 Capsule Reviews: Fight Back to School (1991) — April 15, 2019 Beast Cops (1998) — August 5, 2017 God of War (2017) — April 6, 2017 Lists: Gordon Chan Movies

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Chor Yuen

The Web of Death (Chor Yuen, 1976)

Introduction

A New Home

Welcome to the new home for The Chinese Cinema. This is a project that began life almost ten years ago, when I was so smitten with Sammo Hung that I started a deep dive into Hong Kong cinema called the "Summer of Sammo." That fall it morphed into