An insightful look at the history of Hong Kong's exploitation cinema, from the early days of the Shaw Brothers and such shockers as "Killer Snakes" through to the advent of the Category III rating in 1988 and then the June 4th massacre in Beijing. The latter led to a panic in Hong Kong, before the Handover of the former UK colony to Mainland China, and a number of motion pictures proceeded to take freedom of speech (and sometimes political symbolism) to the extreme. This is the story of one of the most curious and invigorating periods in exploitation filmmaking.

The Man Without a Past
2002
7.4/10

Full River Red
2023
6.0/10

The World of Apu
1959
8.1/10

L.A. Story
1991
6.5/10

Re-Animator Resurrectus
2007
7.3/10

Re-Animated
2006
6.4/10

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
1998
7.5/10

Main Krishna Hoon
2013
6.1/10

Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
2011
7.1/10

Life Is Sweet
1990
7.0/10

Re-Kill
2015
6.0/10

Osiris
2025
6.2/10

The Big Clock
1948
7.3/10

The Family Friend
2006
7.2/10

Sentimental Value
2025
7.7/10

Poor But Beautiful
1957
6.7/10

Fury
1936
7.4/10

3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy
2011
5.5/10

Bride of Re-Animator
1990
6.5/10

Days of Heaven
1978
7.5/10
Pink Coffins
2010
6/10