MAAC Review: Ip Man – The Awakening
Another month and another Ip Man film is upon us. Directors Li Xi Jie and Zhang Zhu Lin’s Ip Man: The Awakening (2021) finds...
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: THE NIGHT COMES FOR US
Aching for the sublime, THE NIGHT COMES FOR US, instead exposes glimpses of subdued guilt and an abrasive, primitive descent into a whirlpool of...
MAAC Review: Iceman – The Time Traveler
The first Iceman (2014) was one of Donnie Yen’s lesser star vehicles, but still made for an enjoyable fantasy adventure with a number of...
MAAC Review: Violent Night
A couple of years back, directors the Nelms brothers gave us the fantasy tinged action thriller Fatman (2020). The selling point of the film...
MAAC Review: Fist Of The Condor
Chilean action star Marko Zaror will no doubt be known amongst martial arts fans, but to the casual viewer he will be less known....
MAAC Review: VANGUARD
Originally scheduled for release at the start of the year before being delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Stanley Tong’s Vanguard has finally secured...
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: Code Of The Assassins
Ever since making his debut with What Price Honesty (1993), it has been clear that Daniel Lee is a director with a keen visual...
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 From Fantasia 2020: SPL – SHA PO LANG (2005)
While there are only a handful of martial arts movies showing at the festival this year, the good people at Fantasia 2020 have made...
MAAC Review: CAUGHT IN TIME
Director Lau Ho-Leung returns to the crime genre once again with his sophomore effort Caught in Time. Unlike his first feature, the comedic Two...
MAAC Review: AVENGEMENT
They have done it again. After working together on recent action classics Savage Dog (2017), Accident Man (2018), The Debt Collector (2018) and Triple...
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: A Legend
I had heard really bad things about the Jackie Chan vehicle A Legend before viewing it. To be honest, I didn’t find it half...
MAAC Review: THE RAID 2-BERANDAL
WOW. What can I say? This is probably the MOST VIOLENT FILM I have ever seen. In a GOOD WAY though! The first 1/3...
MAAC Review: The Last Victim
The upcoming The Last Victim is being sold as a Neo Western, although it basically boils down to a straightforward survival thriller, with the...
MAAC Review: Hidden Blade
After making his Western debut in Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Tony Leung Chiu-wai finds himself back on home...
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: BLACK WIDOW
Considering she was first introduced way back in Iron Man 2 (2010), it has amazingly taken fan favourite Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) over ten...
