Saturday Matinee: The Monkey King

“The Monkey King” (2014) is a Hong Kong/Chinese fantasy film directed by Cheang Pou-soi and based on an episode of Journey to the West, a Chinese literary classic written in the Ming Dynasty by Wu Cheng’en. The film focuses on the origin of Sun Wukong (Donnie Yen), the titular protagonist who’s the only one who can prevent the Bull Demon King (Aaron Kwok) from taking over the heavenly kingdom.

Saturday Matinee: Wing Chun

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“Wing Chun” (1994) is a martial arts comedy directed by Yuen Woo-Ping (True Legend, Iron Monkey) starring Michelle Yeoh and Donnie Yen. Loosely based on a true story, the film tells the story of Wing Chun (Yeoh), a talented kung fu master who lives in a mountain village with her father, sister and aunt. After rescuing a widow from bandits, she must defend herself and her village while dealing with drama related to a childhood friend Leung (Yen), who returns after many years of studying kung fu.

Watch the full film here.