These films demonstrated an almost experimental approach to action, with creative camerawork, unorthodox editing, and unabashedly over-the-top emotions. Woo’s work was shot through with a deep ...

Action cinema would not be the same without John Woo. He helped launch the Hong Kong New Wave of the 1980s with "A Better Tomorrow," "The Killer" and "Hard-Boiled." All three films have been given new ...

Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. As awards season begins to take shape, this week the New York Film Festival announced its ...

Where did the idea for shooting with two guns come from? As Woo travels to France’s Lumière Festival to present 4K restorations of his most influential films, he explains the origins of his style. We ...

Jackie Chan has starred in many classic martial arts movies, including Drunken Master II, Operation Condor, and the original ...

After the massive global success of “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In,” how has the international appetite for Hong Kong action changed your approach to your career? What kinds of trends are you ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Martial arts sensation Joe Taslim, acclaimed for *The Raid* and *Mortal Kombat*, stars in ...

There’s a scene early on in John Woo’s Bullet in the Head (1990) that remains one of the most extraordinary things I’ve ever seen in a movie. Tony Leung and Fennie Yuen are having a teary-eyed breakup ...