Episode 55

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23rd Jun 2025

55 | S2Ep7: The Heroic Trio (1993)

SEASON TWO: SHINING STARS - Celebrating the Badass Women of Martial Arts Cinema

Season 2 celebrates the legendary MAGGIE CHEUNG in Johnnie To's unforgettable 1993 Hong Kong superhero mashup, THE HEROIC TRIO! Joined by fellow BADASS women superstars, MICHELLE YEOH and ANITA MUI, Johnnie To give us an origin story for a quirky and cocky superhero team DECADES before The Avengers. Marvel, eat your hearts out! Celebrate this wild and wonderful film with us and of course honor the awesomeness that is Maggie Cheung!!

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Life-long movie aficionado, Punches & Popcorn is my first ever podcast! Still very new, I love talking about martial arts motion pictures on Punches & Popcorn, and diving into all kinds of films outside of the show. I am the Danny Rojas of film- movies are LIFE!