Screaming and singing her heart out, set to a rhythm, a drum and a family drama underneath… it’s what’s depicted by legendary director Im Kwon-taek in Sopyonje from 1993. Running Times:  00m 00s – Intro/production background/Im Kwon-taek bio 30m 02s – Pansori background 33m 00s – Sopyonje review Contact the show via email at podcastonfire at googlemail.com, on […]

During this episode, we reivew another duo of Alan Tam flicks and see if we’re willing spokespersons for Team Tam this time around. They come in the form of Lau Kar-wing’s 1988 gangster actioner The Dragon Family starring everyone and Alan Tam. And in the second half we take a look at a movie that many […]

One man stands alone and fights against unbeatable odds. Corruption and murder threaten to destroy an innocent community. The never ending battle for the supreme power. For those without any dvd, the commentary is available timed to video, via this playlist link or the video below:   Additional commentary research, thanks and credits to: Josh […]

Ready for some quick fucking? Sleazy K sits down on his own to review the Veronica Yip starrer Pretty Woman and O.C.T.B. Case – The Floating Body… which does not star Danny Lee.  The former being a must if you felt rape, murder, gunplay, stupid comedy and orgies were absent elements in the Richard Gere/Julia Roberts movie. Contact […]

This time we review one of the most beloved three brothers movies. I.e. the team between Peking Opera school brothers Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao in their 1988 action-comedy Dragons Forever. And also from the same year, director Alex Law takes you inside the doors of the Peking Opera school the trio trained […]

The wildman and acclaimed maker of chase movies with some very surreal and absurd humour continues his more thoughtful and humanistic streak as firmly explored in the dark Dead Run covered last episode and for this one, Kenny B and VCinema’s Coffin Jon will review Kanikosen. Featuring Sabu depicting a mutiny aboard a crab fishing ship, it’s a […]

Welcome back to our continued look at Japanese filmmaker Sabu. It’s been a wild, quirky, runny, drivy journey so far but things take a dark turn in Dead Run from 2005. Running Times: 00ms 00s – Intro/ Sabu biography recap and quick review of prior movies in the series 26m 02s – Hard Luck Hero, Hold Up Down […]

A Jackie Chan review double bill focusing on the continually evolving nature to his action films where Indiana Jones style adventure to a degree take center stage in the two Armour of God films. The first almost cost Jackie Chan’s life. More on that with Kenny B and Eastern Film Fans’ Phil G. Contact the […]

Let’s talk some fucking domestic abuse, syphilis and coat hanger abortion. Director Ivan Lai unleashed the unforgiving, foul, vile, inappropriately comedic (but genius) dual tale where one is about abuse and another about impotency, coat hangers and another evil family. Cinema audiences actually came out in droves to the tale of Lily Chung and her […]

Taiwanese heroic gore-shed time and welcome gain to the wonderful world of Taiwan movie buff and expert at putting entire scenes or entire movies in his movies: Chu Yen-ping. This episode, we talk of him dipping his toe into State Of Grace while also remaking it nearly fully and that work comes in the form […]