James Mudge

1 week ago | easternkicks.com | James Mudge

A hitman finds himself up against his employers after he falls in love in this violent but predictable 2012 Korean thriller…That ever-popular darling of Korean genre cinema, the strong, silent and stylishly dressed hitman returned again in 2012 in the thriller A Company Man, which marked the debut of writer director Lim Sang-yoon, and his only film since.

2 weeks ago | easternkicks.com | James Mudge

A man who can’t feel pain tries to look after a frail young woman in this 2011 Korean melodrama…Korean blockbuster director Kwak Kyung-taek, responsible for hits such as Friend and Typhoon tried something a little different in in 2011 with Pained. While far more of a melodrama than his previous outings, the film still saw Kwak working in his usual theme of tormented masculinity through the rather odd romantic pairing of a man who can’t feel pain and a fragile haemophiliac woman.

3 weeks ago | easternkicks.com | James Mudge

An old school late 70s kung fu film which marked the directorial debut of Eric Tsang…Originally released back in 1979, The Challenger marked the directorial debut of Eric Tsang. Although better known for his motor-mouth TV personality and for his triad boss role in Infernal Affairs, the prolific actor is actually also an accomplished director, with 25 credits to his name, including a good number of martial arts films and hits in the Aces Go Places series.

1 month ago | easternkicks.com | James Mudge

An early Golden Harvest production saw the new studio attempting a Shaw Brothers style wuxia…One of the first productions released by the newly formed Golden Harvest, The Invincible Eight was originally released back in 1971. The film was directed by Lo Wei, and was his first after a brief stint with the Shaw Brothers, coming not long before he started working with Bruce Lee, The Big Boss being released later the same year.

1 month ago | easternkicks.com | James Mudge

A group of friends venture into a restricted forest area where they fall foul of a demonic curse…The final film in the 2006 4 Horror Tales collection, Dark Forest marked the debut of writer director Kim Jeong-min.