The Daily Beasts

For theme projects (like #Kaijuly, #Mocktoberfest, and #SeasonsBeatings—for example),
a new film/show is profiled every day by a different writer.

Matthew Essary 1/21/22 Matthew Essary 1/21/22

The True Crimes of CRIME STORY (1993)

Jackie Chan goes 'true crime’? It happened!

Khayla McGowan 1/20/22 Khayla McGowan 1/20/22

Jackie Chan’s 1985 opus still reigns supreme almost 40 years later thanks to skill, sincerity, silliness, and stunts.

Rachael Hauschild 1/19/22 Rachael Hauschild 1/19/22

Throughout his storied career, Jackie Chan innovated stunts simply by being himself.

Rafael A. Ruiz 1/18/22 Rafael A. Ruiz 1/18/22

Chan’s had many on-screen partners, but his best in American productions is Owen Wilson in SHANGHAI NOON and SHANGHAI KNIGHTS.

Michael Scott 1/17/22 Michael Scott 1/17/22

Michael Scott recounts what it was like being there when Jackie Chan conquered the 1996 Sundance Film Festival.