Legend of the 8 Samurai | Blu-ray (Eureka)

Posted on November 21, 2024 by JJ Bona
Legend of the 8 Samurai | Blu-ray (Eureka)

Legend of the 8 Samurai | Blu-ray (Eureka)

RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2025

On February 17, 2025, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Legend of the 8 Samurai, a Japanese box-office sensation directed by the revered Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale).

Legend of the Eight Samurai brings together an impressive ensemble cast, including Hiroko Yakushimaru (Sailor Suit and Machine Gun), Hiroyuki Sanada (Ring), Sonny Chiba (Fighting Fist) and Etsuko Shihomi (Soul of Chiba), in a sweeping epic that blends fantasy with historical drama.

The Satomi Clan have been all-but wiped out by their mortal enemies: the ghoulish members of the undead Hikita Clan. The last Satomi survivor is Princess Shizu (Yakushimaru), who goes into hiding to avoid meeting the same fate as her family. Left to wander on her own, she eventually becomes entangled with farmer-turned-soldier Continue reading →

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Goose Boxer | aka Shaolins Tough Kid (1978) Review

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Paul Bramhall
"Goose Boxer" Theatrical Poster

“Goose Boxer” Theatrical Poster

Director: Tai Si-Fu
Cast: Charles Heung Wah-Keung, Lee Hoi-Sang, Phillip Ko Fei, Tin Ching, Addy Sung Gam-Loi, Chan Lap-Ban, Lee Chun-Wa, Wong Mei, Cheung Sin-Ming
Running Time: 90 min. 

By Paul Bramhall

This year marks the 10th anniversary of my relationship with Goose Boxer, which I confess has been a fairly one-sided affair. Purchased as part of a 9-movie DVD set called Brooklyn Zu Volume 1, I picked up the set in 2014 during a trip to the US on the strength of it containing Tiger Over Wall and Fistful of Talons, a pair of movies which at the time I didn’t own. Spurred on by the thinking that, if both productions were indicative of the other title’s quality in the set, then the rest must be worth watching as well. Skip forward to 2024, and I’ve attempted to watch Goose Boxer at least 3 times. Every time ends up the same – as soon as the credits kick in, which feature Charles Heung lifting up a goose from behind only for it to squirt projectile faeces all over his face, set to an obnoxiously grating soundtrack of “waaah wah wah waaah wah”, I find myself turning it off barely a minute in.

But with some old-school kung-fu movies persistence is the key, and the now decade old peer pressure of trusted kung-fu cinema fans insisting it gets better eventually caught up with me. I’ve now watched Goose Boxer. Made in that seminal year for Continue reading →

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‘The Raid’ helmer Gareth Evans’ to cause ‘Havoc’ for Netflix! First images from the upcoming Tom Hardy 2025 actioner

Posted on November 21, 2024 by JJ Bona

Writer/director Gareth Evans (Apostle, Merantau), the mastermind behind The Raid franchise, is prepping his latest actioner, Havoc, which will star and be produced by Tom Hardy (Mad Max Fury Road).

The film will also star Timothy Olyphant (Live Free or Die Hard), Forest Whitaker (Bloodsport), Justin Cornwell (The Umbrella Academy), Luis Guzmán (Carlito’s Way), Jessie Mei Li (Last Night in Soho), Yeo Yann Yann (Wet Season), Quelin Continue reading →

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Snowpiercer | 4K Ultra HD (Lionsgate)

Posted on November 20, 2024 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: January 14, 2025

On January 14, 2025, Lionsgate is releasing is releasing a Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD SteelBook for Snowpiercer, a 2013 sci fi thriller directed by Bong Joon-Ho (Parasite, The Host) and produced by Park Chan-Wook (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance).

A post-apocalyptic ice age forces humanity’s last survivors aboard a globe-spanning super train. One man will risk everything to lead a revolt for control Continue reading →

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The return of the late 90s J-Horror boom? Watch the New Trailer for Arrow’s Blu-ray for the 1998 horror classic ‘Tomie’

Posted on November 20, 2024 by JJ Bona
Tomie | Blu-ray (Arrow)

Tomie | Blu-ray (Arrow)

Now shipping is Arrow Video’s Blu-ray for Tomie, a creepy supernatural chiller directed by Ataru Oikawa (screenwriter of the pioneering Japanese horror, Door) and featuring a chilling turn by the sensational Miho Kanno (Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness, Dolls).

Based on the smash-hit series of the same name by cult manga artist Junji Itō (Uzumaki), Tomie tells the tale of an evil high-school seductress identifiable by a beauty mark beneath her left eye, whose bewitching kiss drives men to madness.

Photography student Tsukiko (Mami Nakamura, Love Exposure) is plagued by violent dreams as she struggles Continue reading →

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Bangkok Dog | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

Posted on November 20, 2024 by JJ Bona
Bangkok Dog | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

Bangkok Dog | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)

RELEASE DATE: December 10, 2024

On December 10, 2024, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray for Bangkok Dog, a Thai-produced martial arts actioner that marks the directorial debut of Chaya Supannarat, who is perhaps best known for producing 2022’s Shadow Master, 2021’s Fast Vengeance, and 2014’s Tekken: Kazuya’s Revenge.

Bangkok Dog stars D.Y. Sao (Shadow Master), who has represented the U.S. National Wushu Team, and has some serious moves thanks to his training across multiple disciplines, including his native Cambodia’s bokator (which was highlighted in 2017’s Jailbreak), kickboxing, and kung fu. Co-starring is Brian Le (The Paper Tigers, Everything Everywhere All at Once), who is also known for his stunt and Continue reading →

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Deal on Fire! Rush Hour Trilogy | Blu-ray | Only $14.90 – Expires soon!

Posted on November 20, 2024 by JJ Bona
Rush Hour: Trilogy | Blu-ray (Warner)

Rush Hour: Trilogy | Blu-ray (Warner)

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray set for Warner Bros’ Rush Hour Trilogy.

This set includes Rush Hour 1-3, plus a bonus disc with a brand new featurette documentary titled Brett & Jackie: A Look Back at Rush Hour. Additionally, this 4-disc collector’s set will feature custom illustrations by the stylish Mondo group.

The Rush Hour Trilogy also stars Tom Wilkinson, Tzi Ma, Chris Penn, George Cheung, Roger Fan, John Lone, Ziyi Zhang, Roselyn Sanchez, Kenneth Tsang, Maggie Q, Max von Sydow, Hiroyuki Sanada, Yuki Kudo, Noémie Lenoir, Jingchu Zhang, Roman Polanski and many others. Continue reading →

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‘Godzilla Minus One’ filmmaker signs on for his first English-language film ‘Grandgear’ for Sony and J.J. Abrams

Posted on November 20, 2024 by JJ Bona

Takashi Yamazaki (The Fighter Pilot), the director of the massively successful 2023 kaiju thriller, Godzilla Minus One, has been hitched by Sony Pictures for Grandgear.

The upcoming English-language film is based off an original Continue reading →

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Mermaid Legend | Blu-ray (Third Window Films)

Posted on November 19, 2024 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2025

On February 17, 2025, Third Window Films is releasing a Blu-ray for Mermaid Legend, a 1984 revenge thriller from Toshiharu Ikeda (Evil Dead Trap) that stars Mari Shirato and Jun Etō.

When a fisherman is killed by greedy land developers for standing in the way of their expansion plans, his pearl-diver wife Migiwa moves into unforgiving Continue reading →

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Bumpkin Soup | Blu-ray (Third Window Films)

Posted on November 19, 2024 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2025

On February 17, 2025, Third Window Films is releasing a Blu-ray for Bumpkin Soup, a 1985 “sex comedy” from Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Pulse) that stars Yoriko Doguchi (Love Exposure).

In the film, a country girl (Doguchi) visits Tokyo in search of her college heartthrob. Here she meets horny students, a psychology professor in search of the theory Continue reading →

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Scent of a Spell | Blu-ray (Third Window Films)

Posted on November 19, 2024 by JJ Bona

RELEASE DATE: February 17, 2025

On February 17, 2025, Third Window Films is releasing a Blu-ray for Scent of a Spell, a 1985 thriller from Toshiharu Ikeda (Evil Dead Trap) that stars Johnny Okura (Boiling Point) and Mari Amachi (Aitte nandaro).

While a young man (Johnny Okura) is on his way home from a bar in a torrential downpour, he comes across a woman (Mari Amachi) trying to kill herself by jumping off a bridge. Without thinking, he jumps in to rescue her and save her from drowning. After taking Continue reading →

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All aboard!? ‘Shin Godzilla’ co-director Shinji Higuchi to remake 1975’s ‘Bullet Train’ for Netflix! Watch a Teaser…

Posted on November 19, 2024 by JJ Bona
"Bullet Train" Theatrical Poster

“Bullet Train” Theatrical Poster

Shinji Higuch (Shin Ultraman), the co-director of 2016’s Shin Godzilla, is set to helm Netflix’ Bullet Train Explosion, a remake of Junya Sato’s 1975 disaster thriller, Bullet Train (neither have no relation to David Leitch’s 2022 actioner of the same name).

The original starred Ken Takakura (Golgo 13) as a mad bomber who plants a device on a high-speed Japanese train, programmed to detonate if the train’s speed drops below 80 kilometres per hour. The trains conductor (Sonny Chiba, Soul of Chiba) must keep the train moving whilst the police track the madman down (via Eureka). The film was the inspiration for the 1994 Hollywood blockbuster, Speed.

We’ll keep you updated on Bullet Train Explosion as we learn more. Until then, here’s Netflix Japan’s Announcement Teaser for the film, which Continue reading →

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A little something for the ninja crazed! Error_4444 to bring on Lee Tso Nam’s ‘The Challenge of the Lady Ninja’ to Blu-ray

Posted on November 19, 2024 by JJ Bona

The Challenge of the Lady Ninja | Blu-ray (Error_4444)

In 2025, Error_4444 is releasing a Blu-ray for The Challenge of the Lady Ninja (aka Chinese Super Ninjas 2), a 1983 martial arts thriller from Lee Tso Nam (Phantom Kung Fu) that stars Elsa Yeung Wai San (Pink Force Commando), and Chen Kuan Tai (Death Ring).

During WWII’s Japanese occupation of Shanghai, a woman trains in covert arts. Arriving in Hong Kong, she learns her brother aids the Japanese. She assembles female warriors to stop him.

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Error_4444 delivering Blu-ray for the bloody revenge thriller ‘Mermaid Legend’ from ‘Evil Dead Trap’ director

Posted on November 19, 2024 by JJ Bona

In 2025, Error_4444 is releasing a Blu-ray for Mermaid Legend, a 1984 revenge thriller from Toshiharu Ikeda (Evil Dead Trap) that stars Mari Shirato and Jun Etō. In the film, a woman avenges the death of her husband in this slightly supernatural drama.

We’ll keep you Continue reading →

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Error_4444 announces Blu-ray for Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom’s Thai-thriller ‘Alone’

Posted on November 19, 2024 by JJ Bona

Alone | Blu-ray (Error_4444)In 2025, Error_4444 is releasing a Blu-ray for Alone, a 2007 thriller from Banjong Pisanthanakun (The Medium) and Parkpoom Wongpoom (Homestay), a directing duo known for 2004’s Shutter.

Pim (Marsha Wattanapanich) is a Thai woman living in Korea with her husband Wee. At her birthday a friend reads her fortune with a deck of cards and informs that something she has lost will soon return to her. But some lost things are better off staying lost.

We’ll keep you Continue reading →

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