Kaiju Shakedown

Kaiju Shakedown: Dream Projects at HAF

May 22, 2014

What sort of movies do directors really want to make? A look at the oddities and wonders proposed at the Hong Kong Asia Financing Forum

Kaiju Shakedown: King Hu’s The Battle of Ono

By Grady Hendrix

May 14, 2014

One of the greatest movies never made: the Touch of Zen director's dream of a Hollywood blockbuster

Kaiju Shakedown: Korea Edition

By Grady Hendrix

May 8, 2014

After making the jump to Hollywood (or a least getting an English-language remake), what's next for Korea's New Wavers?

Kaiju Shakedown: ThaiWorld

By Grady Hendrix

May 1, 2014

Where are they now? A who's who guide to the big names in contemporary Thai cinema

Kaiju Shakedown: Lau Kar-leung

By Grady Hendrix

April 24, 2014

Grandmaster: remembering the director who defined the kung fu film

Kaiju Shakedown: Dante Lam

By Grady Hendrix

April 16, 2014

Action man: in honor of the Dante Lam spotlight at this year's New York Asian Film Festival, here's Grady Hendrix's Kaiju Shakedown appreciation of the formidable director

Kaiju Shakedown: Jackie Chan’s Trash

By Grady Hendrix

April 10, 2014

A consideration of Jackie Chan's worst films

Kaiju Shakedown: The Raid 2

By Grady Hendrix

April 1, 2014

Furious silat fight sequences and balletic camerawork power Gareth Evans's sequel

Kaiju Shakedown: The Return of Asian Extreme

By Grady Hendrix

March 25, 2014

In the Department of Good News: everyone's favorite cult DVD label comes to Blu-ray and streaming—and more

Kaiju Shakedown: Aachi & Ssipak

By Grady Hendrix

March 18, 2014

Gap Kim and Jo Beom-jin's uniquely designed—and disgusting—2006 cult classic