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Beautifully shot martial-arts action takes center stage as Bob and Stew do a deep dive on Asian cinema in our latest episode of The Unfranchised. They're here to talk about Shadow, a gorgeous, Zhang Yimou-directed wuxia epic from 2018 that's currently streaming on Netflix. But in the ramp up to that discussion, Stew breaks down his love of Chinese film while Bob ponders the best way to become acclimated with movies from the others side of the world. They touch upon how Asian cinema differs from country to country, wuxia as a genre, films from the legendary Shaw Brothers studio, the impact of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero here in America, and the works of King Hu, Wong Kar-wai, Akira Kurosawa, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and more. This episode contains no spoilers and is safe for those who have not yet seen Shadow.
Our podcasters this episode are Robert Taylor and Stewart Smith. To make sure you catch every episode, you can subscribe to The Unfranchised via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or pick up our direct podcast feed. Theme music by The Zombie Dandies, licensed through the Free Music Archive (CC by 4.0).
