Films like The Association.

The Association (1975) reads as Sombre, breathless, measured kung-fu / crime, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

The New Shaolin Boxers (1976) poster
1. The New Shaolin Boxers1976

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Shaolin Plot (1977) poster
2. The Shaolin Plot1977

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Duel of the Iron Fist (1971) poster
3. Duel of the Iron Fist1971

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Young Avenger (1972) poster
4. The Young Avenger1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lady Whirlwind (1972) poster
5. Lady Whirlwind1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Keetje Tippel (1975) poster
6. Keetje Tippel1975

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Angry Guest (1972) poster
7. The Angry Guest1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Delightful Forest (1972) poster
8. The Delightful Forest1972

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

My Name Is Pecos (1966) poster
9. My Name Is Pecos1966

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Walking Tall (1973) poster
10. Walking Tall1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Savage Five (1974) poster
11. The Savage Five1974

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Outfit (1973) poster
12. The Outfit1973

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the grounded, familiar shape — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are The Association’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

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