MAAC Review: Revenger
Bruce Khan is a monster. The Hapkido champion, martial artist and stuntman explodes onto the screen in Netflix's Revenger, a bare bones South Korean brawler...
MAAC Review: SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS
With the controversy over the handling of the Black Widow (2021) release still fresh in people’s minds, Disney have forged ahead with their second...
MAAC Review: The Flash
Taking inspiration from DC’s Flashpoint, Andy Muschietti’s The Flash follows on from the events of Justice League (2017), where the Scarlet Speedster has become...
MAAC Review: The Man From Toronto
Having turned recently to more dramatic fare in Fatherhood (2021) and True Story (2021), Kevin Hart is back in comedy mode for his latest,...
MAAC Review: CHASING THE DRAGON
Co-directed by WONG JING and veteran cinematographer JASON KWAN (which explains how bloody gorgeous the film is), CHASING THE DRAGON is a remake of...
MAAC Review: GOLDEN JOB
20 years after the innumerable YOUNG AND DANGEROUS movies and spin-offs, the cast reunites for GOLDEN JOB and goes for some inconsequential and nonsensical...
MAAC Review: Hansan – Rising Dragon
Director Kim Han-min made something of a splash a good while back with his epic historical actioner The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014). Telling the...
MAAC Review: DUNE
Having been delayed for almost a year I think it’s safe to say that Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is one of the most anticipated films...
MAAC Review: The Wandering Earth II
It’s no surprise that The Wandering Earth (2019) has been followed by a sequel. While it was certainly a large-scale spectacle, it wasn’t exactly...
MAAC Review: JIU JITSU
Director Dimitri Logothetis reunites with his Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018) leading man Alain Moussi for martial arts actioner Jiu Jitsu, a decidedly bonkers sci-fi tale...
MAAC Review From Fantasia 2020: Chasing Dream
After failing to set the box office alight upon its release in China last year, Johnnie To's Chasing Dream will hopefully fare better Stateside...
MAAC Review: EXTRACTION
Blockbuster kings the Russo Brothers have struck gold yet again, this time with Netflix actioner Extraction. Based on Joe Russo's own comic book Ciudad,...
MAAC Review: IP MAN 4 – THE FINALE
Even with a career spanning four decades, the part of Ip Man has clearly become Martial Arts superstar Donnie Yen’s most iconic role. While...
MAAC Review: The Best Man
It makes me sad when I see an action legend starring in a film that is clearly beneath them. Even the most well known...
MAAC Review: SHAFT
Created by novelist Ernest Tidyman, John Shaft was first introduced to cinema audiences with Gordon Park's Shaft (1971). Portrayed by Richard Roundtree, its success...
MAAC Review: THE SWORDSMAN
You can always rely on the good people at Well Go USA to bring western audiences the best in Asian action movies. They have...
MAAC Review: SHAZAM!
After a few rocky years that saw the releases of Batman VS Superman (2016) and Suicide Squad (2016), the DCU finally seems to be...
MAAC Review: Uncharted
Before I get into my review for Uncharted I have to state that I am a massive fan of the video game franchise that...
MAAC Review: The White Storm 3 – Heaven Or Hell
I never imagined all those years ago when I was watching exploitation classics like The Untold Story (1993) and Ebola Syndrome (1996) that almost...
MAAC Review: SPIDER-MAN – FAR FROM HOME
Coming hot on the heels of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home smartly does not try and emulate the large scale spectacle of...