Fu for Thought

Wolf Warrior 2

This week we tackle our first Wu Jing film and what was once the highest grossing movie in Chinese history.

We discuss the "country" of Africa, ask "Just how racist is this film?" and ponder the career of Frank Grillo and just how often he's been a good guy.
I express my theory about how this movie should have been made in 1988, Cyrus slips into Randy Savage mode to accept a Street Fighter 6 challenge and Devan confesses to enjoying what might be a universally shitty candy.

Lots of fun was had on this one! Enjoy!

Dragon (Wu Xia)

This week, the crew is all back together and we discuss Donnie Yen's light-on-fights but heavy-on-style movie, Dragon (also known as Wu Xia). We go on LOTS of tangents on this one after we discover that this film doesn't really have that many talking points.

Later, we answer listener questions. play "Fresh or Trash" (it's sweeping the nation!) and Cyrus tells us how he would buy cocaine, if he really needed to. Enjoy!

Bonus Episode - The Sadness

Strap yourselves in, it's going to be a wild one. This week we take a break from martial arts and Cyrus and I tackle the 2021 Taiwanese horror movie, The Sadness.

We talk about the amusing reason why Devan isn't on the episode, whether a film can be both gory and deep and we throw around theories regarding how the movie ends.

We also play a fun "Fresh or Trash" game I made up (stole from a You Tube video) and, right at the end of the episode, Devan joins me to give us a little insight as to why she couldn't stomach the film.

WARNING: This episode does feature descriptions of graphic violence and sexual violence.

The Super Inframan

Unfortunately, this week's episode begins with technical issues so we lose our intro. But that's ok! You come in on us talking about Uncharted and then, from that point, everything's smooth sailing.

In this episode we discuss the very Power Rangers-ish The Super Inframan. We do our best to explain the science behind Inframan (which is impossible), we discuss our favorite monsters and we get utterly baffled by the first 60 seconds of the film.

Later we answer a whole bevy of listener questions!

Bonus Episode - Martial Arts Film Freak

On this bonus episode, I chat it up with Tristan aka Martial Arts Film Freak about all things martial arts cinema. I ask him about his introduction to the genre, his preferred style of fight choreography and we discuss how modern action cinema is finally doing things right. And a lot more.

As always, I talk too much, but it's a really fun conversation. It's always nice to sit down with a fellow genre fan.

Enjoy!

Broken Path aka Attack of the Yakuza

Well, it finally happened. This is the first episode of the podcast where I genuinely get angry at Devan and Cyrus. I'm still annoyed, if I'm honest.
Things get a little heated but soon die down as we get into the ins and outs of this underseen action fest.
I ask, "Can a film have too much action?", Devan's got her usual dose of nicknames and Cyrus gets a little confused because he didn't watch the uncut version.

Later on, we answer some Power Rangers heavy listener questions and Devan turns into a marketing genius as we crate our own energy drink.

Enjoy!

Street Fighter II - The Animated Movie

Devan let me and Cyrus record this episode by ourselves...which is never a good idea. There is LOTS of Street Fighter discussion (film and game), Cyrus loves the new mics because he feels like he's on a witness stand and I reveal that I finally understand Hentai.

Early on, Cyrus reveals the connection between a good Christopher Walken and a good Arnold Schwarzenegger impersonation and later on, we answer a slew of listener questions.

This one's a wild ride and probably fairly odd. Come back Devan!

The Kid with the Golden Arm

This week we discuss our second Venoms Mob movie (we covered Five Deadly Venoms a while back). No spoilers but our opinions on the film are pretty mixed. Devan gets perplexed about just why Lo Meng's called Golden Arm, Cyrus does his best to explain that twist and I get a bit heated about how people criticize kung fu films.

As per usual, we go off on tangents, take the piss out of each other and answer listener questions. Enjoy!

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The Final Master

This week the Fu Crew gets all high brow as we watch Xu Haofeng's The Final Master. Do we like the realistic fight scenes? Just how confusing was the plot? Is there actually any Wing Chun in this film? And more importantly, what nick name did Devan give the film's protagonist?

Later we answer plenty of listener questions including "Would we be comfortable on a nude beach together?" Me and Cyrus also discuss who would win in a fight to the death between the two of us.

Enjoy!

Jailbreak

We are Cyrus-less this week so Devan and I chat it up about Cambodia's The Raid-like martial arts flick, Jailbreak (2017)
We talk about how the balance of action and quirkiness doesn't always work, how nightsticks are ALWAYS cool and why people shouldn't cast Cambodian princes.
I also discover what is the single most vile porno name in the history of porno names.

At the top of the show, we reveal our new Patreon (www.patreon.com/fuforthought) and talk about going to see The Batman.

As always, we answer listener questions toward the end of the show. Enjoy!