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Tag: Gordon Liu

Podcast On Fire 362: My Young Auntie

28 March 2026 knetan Podcast On Fire, PODCASTS 1:29:55 0 Comments

The title My Young Auntie already tells you something’s off. A young woman marries into a family and suddenly becomes the senior authority over people much older than her. From that simple inversion, Lau Kar-Leung builds a film about hierarchy, respect, and generational clash. All wrapped in a kung fu comedy. With Kenny B and Paul Fox.

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Podcast On Fire 361: Dirty Ho

24 February 2026 knetan Podcast On Fire, PODCASTS 1:06:35 0 Comments

Lau Kar-leung keeps carving out his own lane, moving further away from Chang Cheh’s shadow and delivering some of the sharpest, smartest fight scenes ever staged. Often hidden inside moments of polite decorum. It’s all packed into the boldly titled Dirty Ho. With Kenny B, and Phil G of Eastern Film Fans.

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Podcast On Fire 358: Last Hero In China

11 October 2025 knetan Podcast On Fire, PODCASTS 1:04:43 0 Comments

Jet Li dives headfirst into Wong Jing mayhem in Last Hero in China. A wild, comedic detour from the Once Upon a Time in China series. With Kenny B and Phil G.

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Podcast On Fire 353: Tiger On The Beat

24 May 2025 knetan Podcast On Fire, PODCASTS 1:25:07 0 Comments


Lau Kar-Leung meets buddy cop comedy in Tiger on the Beat! Chow Yun-Fat and Conan Lee bicker, banter, and brawl their way through heroin smugglers and a chainsaw duel you won’t forget. It’s a classic Hong Kong genre mash-and-smashup, mixing slapstick, squib-heavy carnage, and Lau’s signature choreography with explosive modern action. With Kenny B and Phil G.

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Podcast On Fire 293: When Taekwondo Strikes & Heroes Of The East

21 March 2020 knetan Podcast On Fire, PODCASTS, The Versus Series 01:50:55 0 Comments

Continuing the Versus Series, lined up for review is Golden Harvest’s 1973 Angela Mao movie When Taekwondo Strikes. She might take your head off, fighting on the side of the Korean people against the Japanese. Also, in Heroes Of The East, Lau Kar-Leung depicts Chinese versus Japanese martial arts in a more nuanced and friendly way. With Kenny B and Paul Fox of the East Screen West Screen podcast.

Running Times:

00m 00s – Intro/When Taekwondo Strikes background and review
57m 41 – Heroes Of The East review

Contact the show via email at podcastonfire at googlemail.com, on our Facebook page and Facebook group or Twitter (@podcastonfire, @sogoodreviews) and SUBSCRIBE to our iTunes feed. Music courtesy of Brian Kirby (briankirby.net) whose awesome clothing line you can find at shelflifeclothing.com.

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Podcast On Fire 257: High Risk & Return To The 36th Chamber

16 March 2018 knetan Podcast On Fire, PODCASTS 01:37:13 0 Comments

Director Lau Kar-leung takes us and the Master Killer Gordon Liu back to Shaolin temple and the 36 Chambers in Return To The 36th Chamber. This time it’s funny. Also, Wong Jing makes fun of Jackie Chan and then his action team makes a ‘Die Hard’ movie starring Jet Li. With Kenny B and Mike Maley.

Contact the show via email at podcastonfire at googlemail.com, on our Facebook page and Facebook group or Twitter (@podcastonfire, @sogoodreviews) and SUBSCRIBE to our iTunes feed. Music courtesy of Brian Kirby (briankirby.net) whose awesome clothing line you can find at shelflifeclothing.com.

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Podcast On Fire 214: Challenge Of The Masters & Shaolin Soccer

22 April 2016 knetan Podcast On Fire, PODCASTS 01:40:35 0 Comments

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In this episode, we take a look at a Wong Fei Hung origin story that’s also closer to the origins of Lau Kar-leung’s directing career. You’ll find out during our review of 1976’s Challenge Of The Masters if Lau the filmmaker has evolved. Also, a look back on the Stephen Chow shaolin soccer comedy hit appropriately called… Shaolin Soccer. With Kenny B and Mike Maley.

Contact the show via email at podcastonfire at googlemail.com, on our Facebook page and Facebook group or Twitter (@podcastonfire, @sogoodreviews) and SUBSCRIBE to our iTunes feed. Music courtesy of Brian Kirby (briankirby.net) whose awesome clothing line you can find at shelflifeclothing.com.

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