Tsui Hark has returned to his martial arts movie throne

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When a genre master returns after years away from the field, you pay attention. Wuxia veteran Tsui Hark, one of the major figures from Hong Kong cinema’s golden age, has returned with the historical fantasy Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants. While he’s worked in many different genres, Condor Heroes marks the sixth consecutive decade in which the legend has directed a wuxia film. And while it doesn’t reach the stellar heights of some of his masterpieces (the Once Upon a Time in China series, Peking Opera Blues), it’s an entertaining, stylish new big-budget addition to his long roster...