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Kaiju Shakedown
Kaiju Shakedown: Michael Jai White
By
Grady Hendrix
August 30, 2016
Down with the quickness: the DTV star of
Never Back Down: No Surrender
discusses the synchronicity of fight choreography and cinematography
Kaiju Shakedown: Lee Joon-Ik
By
Grady Hendrix
July 22, 2016
History play: the Korean filmmaker brings his country’s past to rollicking life with the wisdom of fools and the joys of the grotesque
Kaiju Shakedown: Kamal Haasan
By
Grady Hendrix
July 8, 2016
Mirror mask: the Tollywood actor who's never shied away from controversial topics or multiple, outrageous roles in the same film
Kaiju Shakedown: Sammo Hung
By
Grady Hendrix
June 8, 2016
Heavyweight champion: a nuts-and-bolts explanation of exactly how and why the legendary Hong Kong fighter kicks ass
Kaiju Shakedown: Let’s Go to an Island!
By
Grady Hendrix
March 30, 2016
Outliers: the weird and unspeakable things that go on in insular communities
Kaiju Shakedown: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2
By
Grady Hendrix
March 17, 2016
Down for the count: braving the somnolent onslaught of a misbegotten sequel
Kaiju Shakedown: Shunji Iwai
By
Grady Hendrix
February 16, 2016
Not-so-cruel stories of youth: on the Japanese director who shows the profundity in teenagers and pop music
Kaiju Shakedown: Ip Man 3
By
Grady Hendrix
January 20, 2016
Punch the legend: Bruce Lee's real-life martial-arts mentor continues to feed a lineage that stretches back decades
Kaiju Shakedown: Disappearing in Plain Sight
By
Grady Hendrix
December 29, 2015
Never fade away: a talk with the head of film preservation company L’Immagine Ritrovata Asia about saving Hong Kong and Chinese cinema
Kaiju Shakedown: Korean Film on YouTube
By
Grady Hendrix
December 7, 2015
National treasure: a user's guide to the wild and woolly world of rare Korean titles now streaming for free
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