MAAC Review: THE CLIMBERS
After the lacklustre Time Raiders (2016), Daniel Lee returns to the director’s chair with the solidly entertaining The Climbers. Putting aside the martial arts...
MAAC Review: GANGS OF LONDON
With the release of The Raid (2011) and its sequel, Gareth Evans proved to be one of the best action directors to emerge in...
MAAC Review: ABDUCTION
Scott Adkins, the hardest working man in action cinema, returns once again with Abduction, an enjoyably silly sci-fi actioner from director Ernie Barbarash and...
MAAC Review: THE WHITE STORM 2 – DRUG LORDS
Released in 2013, Benny Chan’s The White Storm was an homage to the heroic bloodshed movies that became popular in the 80’s and 90’s,...
MAAC Review: Eye For An Eye – The Blind Swordsman
Back in the mid 90’s, action superstar Jet Li starred in several Hong Kong classics. Two of these especially stood out to me at...
MAAC Review: The Wild Blade Of Strangers
Debuting on streaming service iQIYI, Le Wei’s The Wild Blade of Strangers is another in a series of higher quality actioners that have appeared...
MAAC Review: ACCIDENT MAN
The popular cult action hero of present time, SCOTT ADKINS (Boyka:Undisputed, Ninja 1 & 2) returns with a new fun romp that further solidifies...
MAAC Review: JOHN WICK – CHAPTER 3: PARABELLUM
Keanu Reeves returns as the dog living hitman in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. Upping the ante even further than the previous entry,...
MAAC Review: 3 Days In Malay
Before I get into my review for 3 Days in Malay, I think I need to explain that I didn’t view the film as...
MAAC Review: HYDRA
After plying his trade as a stuntman and action choreographer for over a decade, Kensuke Sonomura finally makes his directorial debut with low budget...
MAAC Review: AQUAMAN
Aquaman had quite a bit of hurdles to get through to impress a general audience who aren’t familiar with the character. He has been...
MAAC Review: Alita – Battle Angel
Based on the famous Manga Gunnm by Yukito Kishiro, Alita: Battle Angel follows the exploits of re-activated cyborg Alita and her quest to find out who she...
MAAC Review: BIG BROTHER
Domestic and social issues takes precedence over action cinema in Kam Ka-Wai’s well meaning, if somewhat meandering youth drama. Donnie Yen stars as 'Henry...
MAAC Review: Netflix’s WU ASSASSINS
For a while now television has been the go to place for martial arts fans looking for quality fight action, with AMC’s Into the...
MAAC Review: MAXIMUM IMPACT
Amateur non-actors and washed-up B-level stars team up to put food on the table, but who will be forced to watch the abomination?
Basically MAXIMUM...
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: The Bouncer
Never one to go down the expected career route, Jean Claude Van Damme has shown countless times how willing he is to take risks...
MAAC Review: KUNG FU LEAGUE
On paper, the idea of a film bringing together martial arts heroes Wong Fei-Hung, Huo Yuanjia, Chen Zhen and Ip Man conjures up endless...
MAAC Review: Creation of the Gods I – Kingdom of Storms
After an 8 year absence, visual stylist Wuershan returns to cinema screens with the epic fantasy actioner Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of...
MAAC Review: TERMINATOR – DARK FATE
With 6 movies, a television series and countless video game tie-ins, The Terminator proves to be the franchise that refuses to die. James Cameron’s...
