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on Quentin Tarantino has dropped his 10th and final project: does this mean a ‘Kill Bill Vol. 3’ is back on the table?James Rolf of Angry Video Game Nerd fame actually edited both volumes into a…
on Quentin Tarantino has dropped his 10th and final project: does this mean a ‘Kill Bill Vol. 3’ is back on the table?That makes a lot of sense. I'm not all about "cutting", but it seems like one…
on Quentin Tarantino has dropped his 10th and final project: does this mean a ‘Kill Bill Vol. 3’ is back on the table?There's more chance of seeing an official release of the whole bloody affair.…
on The Lama Avenger | aka The Three Avengers (1979) ReviewYeah I feel they could've put some better ones
on Veteran HK director Billy Chung is back in action in the Trailer for ‘Operation Black-Ops’ starring Shawn Yue and Celina JadeI’ll probably check this out just for the presence of Shawn Yue, he’s been mi…
on The Lama Avenger | aka The Three Avengers (1979) ReviewOne of my favorite Bruce Li Flicks! Seriously wanted this in the Clones of Br…
on Have you ever been handcuffed? Ryoo Seung-wan’s sequel to his 2015 hit film ‘Veteran’ gets a New Poster (and a new title)Loved the first one, far superior to "The roundup" 2, 3 and probably 4.
on Watch Tak Sakaguchi and Hideo Sakaki return for what’s essentially a sequel to Ryuhei Kitamura’s ‘Versus’Kitamura denounced this movie and said he'll never work with those that worke…
on Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon, The (2023) ReviewIt's been rumored since 2019 that China threatened to blacklist most of its b…
on The search for the extremely rare ‘The Big Boss Part II’ starring Lo Lieh, Bruce Le and Chan Wai Man is finally over!did you not read the article... it's literally about it getting a blu ray rel…
Category Archives: News
BuyBust (2018) Review
Director: Erik Matti Cast: Anne Curtis, Brandon Vera, Victor Neri, Arjo Atayde, Levi Ignacio, Nonie Buencamino, Lao Rodriguez, Joross Gamboa, Sheenly Gener, Mara Lopez, AJ Muhlach, Tarek El Tayech, Maddie Martinez, Ricky Pascua Running Time: 126 min. By Samson Kwok Even though the year is only half way over, I already know that there is a very good chance that Filipino director Erik Matti’s BuyBust will be my favorite action … Continue reading
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Tagged Brandon Vera, Erik Matti
New Trailer for ‘Kundo’ director’s thriller ‘The Spy Gone North’
Yoon Jong-Bin, the director behind Nameless Gangster and Kundo: Age of the Rampant is back with The Spy Gone North, an upcoming espionage thriller starring Hwang Jung-Min (Battleship Island, The Wailing). In the mid-1990s, a loyal South Korean secret agent (Hwang) is caught in a political vortex plotted by the ruling classes of North and South Korea. The film also stars Lee Sung-Min (A Violent Prosecutor), Cho Jin-Woong (Bluebeard) and Ju Ji-Hoon (Along with the Gods: … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Wolf Warrior | Blu-ray | Only $8.94 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Wolf Warrior an action/martial arts flick directed by, and starring Wu Jing (SPL, SPL 2). Sergeant Leng Feng (Wu), top marksman of the Chinese Special Forces, is jailed under court martial for disobeying orders. But he’s just the kind of fighter the Wolf Warriors are looking for. Silent. Stealthy. Deadly. The Wolves bring Feng into their pack, honing his skills to a knife’s edge. … Continue reading
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Ethan Hawke, Juliette Binoche seek Hirokazu Koreeda’s ‘Truth’
Cannes Palme d’Or winner Hirokazu Koreeda (Third Murder) will be directing The Truth (aka La Vérité), which will be his first film outside of Japan. The Truth (short for its original title, The Truth About Catherine) will star Ethan Hawke, Juliette Binoche and Catherine Deneuve. The French-backed production involves a stormy reunion between a daughter and her actress mother, Catherine, against the backdrop of Catherine’s latest role in a sci-fi picture as a mother who never … Continue reading
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Brothers | DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: September 4, 2018 On September 4, 2018, Well Go USA will be releasing the DVD for 2016’s Brothers, a war actioner written and directed by Ah Gan (Don Quixote). The film centers on the relationship between two brothers who used to have a bond for life but it is ripped apart through a civil war in 1936. Brothers stars Peter Ho Yun-Tung (Sword Master), Ethan Li Dong-Xue (Brotherhood of Blades), Xia … Continue reading
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Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards! (1963) Review
Director: Seijun Suzuki Writer: Iwao Yamazaki, Haruhiko Oyabu Cast: Joe Shishido, Reiko Sasamori, Tamio Kawachi, Nobuo Kaneko, Kinzo Shin, Naomi Hoshi, Asao Sano, Yuko Kusunoki, Kotoe Hatsui Running Time: 89 min. By Kyle Warner Like most people, my first Seijun Suzuki film was the infamous Branded to Kill. It was unlike any crime movie I’d seen before; weird, visually inventive, playful, and shocking. Jo Shishido got off on the smell of rice, there were all … Continue reading
Calibre (2018) Review
Director: Matt Palmer Writer: Matt Palmer Cast: Jack Lowden, Martin McCann, Tony Curran, Ian Pirie, George Anton, Kate Bracken, Therese Bradley, Joe Cassidy, Cameron Jack, Kitty Lovett, Cal MacAninch Running Time: 101 min. By Martin Sandison There are two films everyone remembers when discussing my homeland, Scotland; Mel Gibson’s historically inaccurate but entertaining Braveheart, and Danny Boyle’s masterful junkie odyssey Trainspotting – two films that could not be more oppositional in … Continue reading
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Thousand Faces of Dunjia, The (2017) Review
Director: Yuen Woo-ping Writer: Tsui Hark Cast: Da Peng, Ni Ni, Aarif Lee Chi-Ting, Zhou Dong-Yu, Wu Bai, Ada Liu Yan, Tiger Xu, Yang Yiwei, Mo Tse, Xu Ming-Hu, Sun Mingming, Zhang Yiqian Running Time: 110 min. By Paul Bramhall In 2015 it was announced that master choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping would be teaming up with visionary auteur Tsui Hark to remake The Miracle Fighters, Woo-Ping’s madcap fantasy from 1982, that … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! League of Gods | Blu-ray | Only $9.48 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for the fantasy/martial arts epic, League of Gods (aka Feng Shen Bang 3D). League of Gods (read our review) is directed by both Koan Hui (Snow Blossom) and newcomer, Vernie Yeung. The film is based on the 16th-century Chinese novel by Xu Zhonglin titled Investiture of Gods. League of Gods stars Jet Li (High Risk), Louis Koo (Flash Point), Huang Xiaoming (Ip Man 2), AngelaBaby (Mojin), Tony Leung (A Better … Continue reading
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At the Movies
The movies are fun. They are even more fun when the cast is made up almost entirely of 8 fabulous women. By now you have to know that we are talking about one of the most awesome chick flicks ever. That is if it even qualifies as a chick flick. Ocean’s Eight, this is one of the movies released at the end of the first half of 2018. About the … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Crime Story/Protector | Blu-ray | Only $8 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Shout! Factory’s Jackie Chan Double Feature, which includes 1993’s Crime Story and 1985’s The Protector. What makes this Bu-ray special (other than Crime Story being a great, early-serious JC film) is that it contains both versions of The Protector: The U.S. Theatical release and the HK cut. The difference between the two is so dramatic that it feels like two, totally different movies (in a nutshell, JC was so displeased … Continue reading
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Enter the Dragon: The Most Overrated Kung Fu Movie Ever?
I get it, Enter the Dragon is an iconic movie. Ever seen a t-shirt of Bruce Lee? Chances are the image on it is one of him poised in a kung fu stance, three bloody scratches adorning his chest, his face alive with intensity. It’s an image from the finale of said title, and even today, 45 years on, it’s one that endures. It’s also a landmark movie, for its … Continue reading
Black Water | Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2018 Jean-Claude Van Damme (Cyborg, Kill ’em All) and Dolph Lundgren (Skin Trade) – the action duo known for their team up in the popular Universal Soldier franchise – join forces once again for Black Water (read our review), which will be getting a Blu-ray and DVD release on August 21, 2018 from Lionsgate (the film is currently available via VOD, if that’s your preference). Black Water is the story of a CIA operative (Van Damme) … Continue reading
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Dating Your Ex Again: Yes or No?
A lot has been said about dating your ex partners. It rarely works. Moreover, former partners often even have troubles maintaining some kind of friendship, not to say romantic relationships. Nevertheless, for some couples breaking up feels more like a temporary separation, though nobody plans breaking up and getting back together. Things usually happen spontaneously and are way too complex to allow full understanding. Perhaps, it is possible to get … Continue reading
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