In Love With… One-Armed Swordsman
Vasily Pugh revitalises his love of cinema with a look back at 1967’s ‘One-Armed Swordsman’ (獨臂刀).
A fangtastically (sorry!) fun and extremely silly film is a great time for those looking for a creatively made comedy with a dash of cool supernatural action.
It’s another story about the quiet drama of everyday life despite being set in the music industry and while Hong Kong keeps making films that stay true to their roots, I’ll always be watching.
It just takes a while to get going with too much wandering around, the leads randomly and conveniently bumping into everyone, and their romance clogging up too much of the runtime.
There is a degree of drama in this story of redemption but it’s not constructed with any great care and can hardly make up for the lack of sparkle in the choreography.
Mercifully the ghost busting escapades do provide some laughter and come the final run Sammo Hung and Corey Yuen unleash some wicked fight action.
‘Everything Under Control’ brings together a few members of popular Cantopop group Mirror and the ever quirky Ivana Wong for a suitably amusing and defiantly odd Hong Kong comedy.
‘The Match’ (승부) is a 2025 South Korean biographical sports drama co-written and directed by Kim Hyung-Joo.
The Criterion Collection are bringing the 1989 Japanese kaiju movie ‘Godzilla vs. Biollante’ (ゴジラvsビオランテ) to US and UK Blu-ray and 4K UHD on March 18, 2025.
‘Girls on Wire’ (想飞的女孩) is a 2025 Chinese drama written and directed by Vivian Qu.
‘Revelations’ (계시록) is a 2025 South Korean thriller directed by Yeon Sang-Ho.
‘The Boy and the Dog’ (少年と犬) is a 2025 Japanese drama directed by Takahisa Zeze.
Trinity CineAsia are bringing the 2024 Japanese animated mystery ‘Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram’ (名探偵コナン 100万ドルの五稜星) to UK Digital on March 3, 2025.
‘As For Me’ (早乙女カナコの場合は) is a 2025 Japanese romantic drama directed by Hitoshi Yazaki.
Dazzler Media are bringing the 2023 Chinese animated fantasy adventure ‘Chang’an’ (长安三万里) to UK and Irish cinemas on February 28, 2025.