This month is “No Theme November” at Catching Up On Cinema!Every week this month we’re going to be having special guest hosts that will be selecting the movies we’ll be reviewing, for whatever reason they see fit. This week, Trevor is joined by his friend Sean Parker from Hapstance Films to review Ronny Yu’s, Fearless (2006)! A…
Tag: Hong Kong
Episode 139 – Yes, Madam! (1985)
linktr.ee/CatchingUpOnCinema This week, “Ladies’ Night” continues at Catching Up On Cinema as Kyle and Trevor sit down to review Corey Yuen’s Yes, Madam! (1985). Produced by Sammo Hung, the film serves as an early showcase for the martial arts capabilities of it’s dual leading ladies’, Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock. Though the women carry the…
Catching Up On Cinema Presents: Tales From the Shelf – Boffo Box Sets
It’s once again time for Catching Up On Cinema’s montly Tales From the Shelf episode!In this installment, Boffo Box Sets, Trevor and Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast sit down to talk about the box sets in their respective movie collections Movies featured in this episodes include: The Before Trilogy The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles…
Episode 127 – Hard Target (1993)
In this week’s installment of Catching Up On Cinema’s Action April event, Kyle, Trevor and Matt review Jean-Claude Van Damme’s, Hard Target (1993)! The first American production to be directed by prolific Hong Kong wunderkind, John Woo, the film serves both as a showcase for JCVD’s talents as a legitimate action star, as well as…
Catching Up On Cinema Presents: Tales From the Shelf – Fave Filmmakers
It’s once again time for Catching Up On Cinema’s monthly Tales From the Shelf episode! In this installment, “Fave Filmmakers,” Trevor and his good buddy Brad from the Cinema Speak podcast spotlight a director that they have a particular affinity for. This time around, Trevor selected veteran Hong Kong filmmaker, Dante Lam. Starting out as…
Episode 77 – Enter the Dragon (1973)
In the final episode of Catching Up On Cinema’s “Moving On March” event month, Trevor has Kyle sit down to watch his FIRST Bruce Lee movie ever, Enter the Dragon (1973)! Directed by Robert Clouse, the film is the last (completed) and most culturally significant film in the career of the Chinese-American martial arts icon,…
Episode 57 – Flash Point (2007)
In this episode of the podcast, Trevor and Kyle review another Donnie Yen and Wilson collaboration, the cop drama/martial arts actioner, Flash Point (2007)! A prequel to last week’s SPL: Sha Po Lang (2005), the film is a briskly paced and largely succeeds in upping the ante in terms of spectacle in it’s fight choreography,…
Episode 56 – SPL: Sha Po Lang (2005)
*WARNING* Kyle drops some minor spoilers for Game of Thrones season 8 in this episode *WARNING* In this episode, Trevor once again dips takes the show back into the world of Hong Kong cinema to review Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen’s first film collaboration, SPL: Sha Po Lang (2005)!
Episode 47 – Ghost in the Shell (1995)
In the second installment of “Anime August”, Trevor and Kyle sit down to talk about Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 cyberpunk classic, Ghost in the Shell! Featuring technically astounding animation and uniquely introspective and philosophical themes, the film is beloved by many and heralded as a major source of inspiration for many subsequent sci-fi properties.