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: Echo 8
While she will be known amongst many martial arts fans, Vietnamese-Australian actress Maria Tran isn’t exactly a household name, but she is working hard...
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: THE PREY
I first became aware of director Jimmy Henderson with the release of his action packed Jailbreak (2017). Somewhat influenced by Gareth Evans' The Raid...
MAAC Review: Mayhem!
Anyone aware of director Xavier Gens' work will know that he isn’t someone to shy away from portraying violence. His feature length debut Frontier(s)...
MAAC Review: BLACK PANTHER
Eighteen movies into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s easy to think (and sometimes proven) that their formula can grow stale. This is especially evident...
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: 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: Monkey Man
I doubt anyone who witnessed Dev Patel’s breakthrough roles in Skins (2007) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008) would have expected him to go on to...
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: 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: Bodies At Rest
Discounting the derided Cutthroat Island (1995), Renny Harlin directed some of the better Hollywood blockbusters of the 90’s. The likes of Cliffhanger (1993), The...
MAAC Review: Night Of The Assassin
Debuting soon on Hi-YAH!, Night of the Assassin marks the first directorial outing for Kwak Jeong-deok in 16 years, with his last feature being...
MAAC Review: Polar Rescue
Polar Rescue (2022) brings together action superstar Donnie Yen and director Lo Chi-Leung for the first time. Considering Leung was behind quality actioners like...
MAAC Review: AVENGERS – ENDGAME
After 21 movies and a handful of television shows, Avengers: Endgame brings everything to date in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to an epic...
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: THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS
Oh dear. That's the main thing I thought during the closing credits of The Matrix Resurrections. Was this really the film fans waited 18...
MAAC Review: Operation Fortune – Ruse De Guerre
Due for release at the start of last year before being unceremoniously pulled from distribution at the last minute, Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre...
MAAC Review: RE-BORN
Here in the west actor/martial artist TAK SAKAGUCHI is probably most known for the cult low-budget gangster/zombie-flick 'Versus' (Ryûhei Kitamura, 2000) as well as...
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...
