Micro-budget filmmaking can be a thing of wonder. It’s a space where nothing seems possible, yet where anything can be done. Cinephiles usually have seen their fair share of micro-budget indie dramas, but to think some genres might be unsuitable for such a formal approach by virtue of their technical requirements would be a mistake: if anything, the space is where expert craftsmen can deliver their purest work free of all creative constraints. Judging from stunt coordinator and action designer…

You know, sometimes I think there are moments in the history of a film industry when you can feel like something is changing. Or at least hope it is.

Lost Bullet 2 continues the story of exceptional car driver/brawler Lino as he is still seeking justice for the death of his brother and his mentor. Stripped of any and all emotional anchors, this sequel doubles down on the fist fights and the car chases. It doubles down on the action…

Revisionist bloodshed through visual musicality. John Woo's latest film has massive Christmas baubles hanging down the ceiling, but really they're just Woo's massive balls hanging before our eyes.

You've heard those dialogues before, all of them, hundreds of time. Why do you need to hear them one more time? "He'll live, but he'll never speak again"; "It's like they killed a piece of me along with Taylor"; "I loved you until I couldn't"; "I live only for one thing now".…