Pantheon Plus – Punchy Kicky (Wo)Man: Michelle Yeoh Bonus Episode

Brian and Jerome have wrapped on the Ip Man series, and what better way to end the month than with a special bonus “Easter” episode. We celebrate Michelle Yeoh’s Oscar win by briefly taking a look at two of her sequels, “Royal Warriors” and “Heroic Trio 2: Executioners“. One is really good. One is not. It’s a fun way to end “Punchy Kicky (Ip) Man” month.

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Pantheon Plus – Punchy Kicky (Wo)man: Michelle Yeoh in ‘Wing-Chun’

Jerome and Brian end their look at Michelle Yeoh’s first decade by discussing the romantic comedy, Wing Chun. Find out why this was a pretty rough watch despite some more very good action. Also, a good transition to what they’ll be discussing next month. 

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Pantheon Plus – Punchy Kicky (Wo)man: Michelle Yeoh in ‘The Heroic Trio’

Jerome and Brian continue their look at the first decade of Michelle Yeoh’s career with a rare superhero excursion. This film features a more complicated Yeoh performance as well as better things for Maggie Cheung to do as well. 

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Pantheon Plus – Punchy Kicky (Wo)Man: Michelle Yeoh in ‘Supercop’

Jerome and Brian continue their discussion of Michelle Yeoh’s Hong Kong filmography and also get their first chance to discuss the legendary Jackie Chan. Clearly, the budget is higher, but does that make for a better movie? Also, dubs suck. 

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Pantheon Plus – Punchy Kicky (Wo)Man: Michelle Yeoh in ‘Yes, Madam’

Jerome and Brian are borrowing the best podcast name in The Reel World podcasting network to discuss the great Michelle Yeoh.

Coming off an incredible awards season, they begin their month long look at the early part of her career, beginning with her first ever lead performance. Find out what makes this movie must see and why American studios should stop messing with international releases. 

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Ben & Matt’s Marvellous Journey – Episode 31: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Ben & Matt continue their Marvel-lous (and never-ending) Journey through the history of the MCU.

Who wants to hear a surprising amount of talk about Iron Fist? Nobody? Well too bad! You also get to hear us gush about Tony Leung and open up the old wounds of Marvel’s third act problem… So there’s that!

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There Will Be Movies – Episode 15: Sunshine

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Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, kicking things off with Volume 1: 2000 – 2009.

This week we discuss one of the biggest box office bombs we’ll ever cover, with one of the most reviled third acts in the history of critically acclaimed films. But it’s easy to look on the bright side when the sun is about to burn you alive… Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 15: Sunshine