MAAC Review: Unstoppable
Director Kim Min-ho makes his directorial debut with Unstoppable (2018), a kidnap thriller that is like an everyman version of Taken (2008). Korean cinema...
MAAC Review: IP MAN 3
The dynamic duo of director WILSON YIP (Ip Man, SPL) and martial arts superstar DONNIE YEN is back together once again to cap off...
MAAC Review: ENTER THE FAT DRAGON
It would seem that Donnie Yen never sleeps. It was only a few months ago that he was gracing our screens with Ip Man...
MAAC Review: DEBT COLLECTORS
Considering the seemingly finite nature of the finale of The Debt Collector (2018) I was somewhat surprised when a sequel was announced. I was...
MAAC Review: KICKBOXER – VENGEANCE
The original 1989 'Kickboxer' was one of my favorite Jean-Claude Van Damme classic growing up, so I have been waiting for this remake to...
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: 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: THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL
Director Lee Won-tae returns to cinema screens with sophomore effort, The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil, a lean and mean action thriller that further...
MAAC Review: Striking Rescue
While he recently had a supporting role in Expend4bles (2023), it has been quite a while since Tony Jaa has had his own starring...
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: ESCAPE PLAN – THE EXTRACTORS
Rushed into production before the second film was released, Escape Plan: The Extractors has turned out to be a major improvement on the disappointing...
MAAC Review: MASTER Z – IP MAN LEGACY
Initially introduced as a supporting character in Ip Man 3 (2015), the character of Wing Chun master Cheung Tin-chi proved so popular with fans...
MAAC Review: HOBBS & SHAW
Who would have thought that when director Rob Cohen launched Fast and the Furious (2001) that it would go on to spawn what has...
MAAC Review: SIBERIA
Diamond merchant Lucas Hill (Keanu Reeves) travel to St. Petersburg to close a deal. He finds himself in a tight spot when he discovers...
MAAC Review: Undercover Punch & Gun
Originally titled Undercover vs Undercover, it has taken the better part of four years for Undercover Punch and Gun to finally secure a release,...
MAAC Review: BATTLE OF JANGSARI
Korean cinema has a good track record when it comes to war epics. The likes of Kang Je-gyu’s Taegukgi (2004) and Jang Hoon’s The...
MAAC Review: LINE WALKER 2 – INVISIBLE SPY
Jazz Boon returns to the director’s chair to helm the blistering Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy, an in name only sequel to the popular...
MAAC Review: DETECTIVE DEE – THE FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS
TSUI HARK is without a doubt one of Hong Kong cinemas greatest directors and has renewed himself multiple times through the years. His movies...
MAAC Review: DIE FIGHTING
From the action stunt crew Z TEAM consisting of FABIEN GARCIA, brothers LOHAN and DIDIER BUSON, and JESS ALLEN, comes the crew's spectacular full-length...
MAAC Review: WIRA
Director Adrian Teh follows up his smash hit Paskal (2018) with the smaller scale, but no less effective, Wira. A superbly paced martial arts...
