The Magnificent Chang Cheh is this month’s wonderful offering from the lovely folk at Eureka. Released on blu-ray as part of the Eureka Classics range you get, not one, but two ‘magnificent’
Director Douglas Sirk was the undisputed master of melodrama. Best known for the lavish, sweeping romances he made during the last decade of his career, he had already made several films in
Following the enormous international success of Dr No and From Russia with Love, Bondmania swept the globe. What followed was a cycle of Bondsploitation movies, with studios all over the world looking to capitalise
Following in the footsteps of Golden Harvest’s Bruce Lee vehicles, The Double Crossers was the result of the company’s search for a new martial arts headliner. Starring starring South Korean actor Shin Il-ryong, who
The Cat and The Canary is a ground-breaking masterpiece of early cinematic horror, directed by the man who literally perfected the old, dark house trope. Paul Leni’s (The Man Who Laughs) seminal
Based upon the celebrated manga by Ikki Kajiwara, Bodyguard Kiba follows the blood-soaked adventures of eponymous karate master and professional bodyguard (Sonny Chiba). Out this week, on special edition blu-ray from Eureka, these riotously
When a warring martial arts sect fights over a pair of mythical swords, the results are breathtakingly epic, in one of director Wong Jing’s most under-appreciated wuxia extravaganzas. Based on Jin Yong’s
If you’re a fan of Hong Kong movies, then this month, you’re in luck, because Eureka will be adding another absolute classic to their ever growing list of Golden Age thrillers. Casino
Western literature has The Legend of Thermopylae — the tale of 300 spartans whose their heroic last stand against the Persian army, has inspired generations of storytellers. The Far East has the
G.W. Pabst’s melodrama, Pandora’s Box remains as impressive today as it was when it was released in 1929. Reviled and bowdlerised for decades, if you’ve seen the film at all, it’s likely that