Tag Archives: Martial Arts

Pure Genre Pleasure: The Man With the Iron Fists

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Kenneth George Godwin

In film, the big difference between pastiche and homage is the underlying attitude towards an original source. Pastiche – often a lazy assemblage of genre elements – is aimed at mocking something the filmmaker feels superior to (like the recent … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: The Sword Identity (2011)

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Kenneth George Godwin

Sometime during the Ming Dynasty, two wandering soldiers arrive in the southern city of Guancheng. Armed with unusually long swords, they fight their way past the four martial arts schools which reign in the city. One of the pair is … Continue reading →

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DVD of the week: War of the Arrows

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Kenneth George Godwin

In 17th Century Korea, two young children, a brother and sister, see their father killed and barely escape with their own lives. They seek shelter with the family of one of their father’s friends and grow up as outcasts, their … Continue reading →

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