About this episode

John and Jason discuss John Woo's 1986 film A Better Tomorrow and its impact on the heroic bloodshed genre.

In the latest episode of Heroic Purgatory: An Asian Cinema Podcast, John and Jason spice up their man-feelings for A Better Tomorrow, discussing John Woo's 1986 film that sparked the heroic bloodshed genre. Enjoy! Website: https://www.heroic-purgatory.com/2026/06/s6e7-better-tomorrow-1986.html Follow the show on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/heroicpurgatory.bsky.social Follow Jason: https://bsky.app/profile/filmnohito.bsky.socia Follow John: https://bsky.app/profile/jmhimara.bsky.social

People in this episode

Hosts: John Atom, Jason Maher

Topics covered

• Asian cinema
• heroic bloodshed
• film discussion
• John Woo
• 1980s films

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Better Tomorrow, John Woo's 1986 film

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