John Woo Archives - Book and Film Globe

Shang-Chi

‘Shang-Chi,’ a Kung-Fu Hero With Daddy Issues

September 2, 2021September 9, 2021 Neal Pollack 1 Comment Awkwafina, Black Panther, Bruce Lee, Destin Daniel Cretton, Fu Manchu, Ip Man, Jackie Chan, John Woo, Kim's Convenience, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Meng'er Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Shang-Chi, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Simu Liu, Tony Leung

Tony Leung steals the show in the latest Marvel offering

Body switch

Swap Meet

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Lani Gonzalez 1 Comment Barbara Harris, Body-switch, Carl Reiner, Face/Off, Freaky Friday, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jodie Foster, John Travolta, John Woo, Lindsay Lohan, Nicolas Cage, Turnabout, Your Name

Horror-comedy Freaky is the latest film in the peculiar body-switch genre

The New Criterion

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Agnes Varda, Carol Reed, Douglas Sirk, Jacques Demy, John Woo, Jubal, Kelly Reichardt, Last Hurrah For Chivalry, Martin Scorsese, Michelle Williams, Ralph Richardson, Rod Steiger, TCM, The Criterion Collection, The Fallen Idol, The Tarnished Angels, The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg, Turner Classic Movies, Vagabond, Wendy and Lucy

Self-Guided Film School, 24/7, on the Criterion Collection App