Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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Enjoy this episode of the @JohnWhoPodcast a spin-off of Asians Represent! For this episode of the podcast, Brandon Lim of Black Belt Cinema joined Daniel and Drew for a discussion about John Woo's 1992 Hong Kong action masterpiece, Hard Boiled. They discussed the impact of this movie on Hong Kong and Western cinema, the effects of the handover of Hong Kong on storytelling, and more!

Hard boiled - this shit’s never over easy!

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Acid Jazz by Kevin Macleod