martial arts

100 Yards

By Calan Panchoo | September 2023

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Brothers and co-directors Xu Haofeng and Xu Junfeng’s 100 Yards begins in the way any serious martial…

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TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Brothers and co-directors Xu Haofeng and Xu Junfeng's 100 Yards begins in the way any serious martial...

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Ah, the sweet joys of a nicely constructed martial arts film, plus a known name added in for flavor. The film I speak of is Yuen Woo-ping’s Master Z: The...

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