Things got a bit better around the 1970s – but not much. The main problem with this magical wuxia from Chor Yuen is that the monstrous giant spider depicted on the poster turns out not to be ...

Some martial arts movies go above and beyond with their artistic vision, featuring beautiful cinematography, set design, costumes, and colors.

The Novem Force grants some airbending abilities, like many wuxia martial arts forms. (Wuxia was a major influence on Avatar: The Last Airbender and some of its fighting styles.) In particular ...

Plenty of games have taken inspiration from the mystical martial arts prowess of Wuxia films, from the Monk class in World of Warcraft to Final Fantasy XIV’s lavish costumes and environments.

If the early 2020s could be defined by anything, style-wise, it’d probably be the clean girl aesthetic. You know what I’m talking about: all those dewy-skinned girls with the slicked back bun and tiny ...