The Killer, 1989. Directed by John Woo. Starring Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Barry Wong, Kenneth Tsang, and Chu Kong. SYNOPSIS: An assassin accepts one last job to pay to restore the eyesight of a woman he accidentally blinded, whilst a dogged cop closes in. Continuing their run of releasing Hong Kong action classics […]
Cinema of Violence: 10 Great Hong Kong Movies of the 1980s
Casey Chong looks at ten great Hong Kong movies from the 1980s… Violence is frequently one of the recurring motifs that defines a Hong Kong movie. Practical effects along with the use of blood squibs for gunfights and stunts were heavily emphasized back in the day, explaining why the action set pieces have a heightened […]
The Essential Action Movies of the 1980s
Tom Jolliffe with his picks of the essential 1980s action movies… Cheesy, excessive, over the top and funny. Something about the 1980s action movie marks it as the most extravagant, bold and explosive era of the genre. The 90s infused MTV stylistics into the genre and certainly went for a flashier style of shooting and […]
Movie Review – The Killer (2024)
The Killer, 2024. Directed by John Woo. Starring Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy, Sam Worthington, Diana Silvers, Éric Cantona, Saïd Taghmaoui, Tchéky Karyo, Grégory Montel, Angeles Woo, Aurélia Agel, Elie Haddad, Hugo Diego Garcia, David Clark, Guillaume Kerbusch, Michaël Erpelding, and Fabrice Scott. SYNOPSIS: An assassin tries to make amends in an effort to restore the […]
John Woo remakes his own 80s classic with The Killer trailer
Peacock has released the trailer for legendary Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo’s remake of his 1989 action-classic The Killer. Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones) stars as the gender-flipped titular assassin made famous by Chow Yun-Fat, who is being pursued by Omar Sy’s persistent detective following an assignment gone awry. Woo directed from a script written […]
Terrible Remake Ideas: Past, Present, Future
Tom Jolliffe looks at ten unnecessary remakes from the past and coming soon that no one asked for… Hollywood is full of interesting and original ideas. Studios are actively looking to pursue new concepts and move away from simply repackaging or updating existing IPs. Okay, I’m fibbing. Hollywood is desperately scraping any old idea they […]
The Enviable “Worst” Films of David Fincher
It’s time to look at arguably David Fincher’s worst films… but fear not, as they’re all still pretty great… Directors come and go. Some have an enviable legacy born of a stellar CV. Such power usually means they can make what they want and indulge however they please. Martin Scorsese seems to find it increasingly […]
Movie Review – The Killer (2023)
The Killer, 2023. Directed by David Fincher. Starring Michael Fassbender, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Gabriel Polanco, Kerry O’Malley, Emiliano Pernia, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte, Tilda Swinton, Monique Ganderton, and Kellan Rhude. SYNOPSIS: After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal. This piece was written […]
Movie Review – The Killer (2023)
The Killer, 2023. Directed by David Fincher Starring Michael Fassbender, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O’Malley, Sala Baker, with Tilda Swinton and Sophie Charlotte SYNOPSIS: After a fateful near-miss an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal. David Fincher once again peers into the darker recesses of the […]
David Fincher looks back at his career and Fight Club reaction
Iconic filmmaker David Fincher is entering a new era with his sleek thriller The Killer. As he heads to the future, the filmmaker has been talking about his legacy and how he views his career. Speaking to The Guardian, Fincher honestly looks at himself, saying he’ll “never be a more mature filmmaker” before addressing his […]
