937 - Dragon Inn (1967)

Random Acts of Cinema

English - July 03, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB - ★★★★ - 13 ratings
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Acclaimed martial arts director King Hu’s tale of court intrigue, assassination, loyalty and betrayal is long-lauded as the seminal wuxia film. As the English-speaking internet is oddly silent about this film other than by offering just such unsubstantiated platitudes, we decide to evaluate it on (gasp!) its internal merits alone. Our unasked-for conclusion: it’s pretty damn good.

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If you’d like. To watch ahead for next week’s film, we will be discussing and reviewing Paul Morrissey’s Blood for Dracula (1974).