Now shipping is Arrow’s Limited Editon collection for A Chinese Ghost Story Trilogy, which includes all three films on the 4K Ultra HD format!
Seeking to revitalise the ailing Chinese fantasy genre, legendary producer Tsui Hark assembled the crack team of A Better Tomorrow II action director Continue reading
Arriving on January 4, 2027 from Arrow Films/Toy Robot Video is the 2-Disc 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for Romeo Must Die, a 2000 martial arts film from director Andrzej Bartkowiak (Exit Wounds).
Jet Li, in his first English language lead role, plays the rough-and-ready, ex-cop Han Sing who heads to America to find the truth behind his brother’s mysterious murder. He soon falls for Trish O’Day (the screen debut of singer Aaliyah), even though their families Continue reading
“Possible Love” Poster
The last 12 months could well be argued to be the best year for Korean cinema since 2003. It may seem like an improbable statement considering the film industry is still largely in a slump, driven by a lack of cinema attendance which has stubbornly refused to bounce back since the COVID-19 pandemic days, however at the same time the quality is hard to ignore. Park Chan-wook returned with No Other Choice, Na Hong-jin broke his 10-year drought with Hope, and local box office records were smashed by Jang Hang-jun’s The King’s Warden. Adding to the impressive turnout is Possible Love by director Lee Chang-dong, who last helmed Burning in 2018, a production which has frequently topped lists of greatest Korean films in the years since its release.
While Burning was an adaptation of a short story by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, Possible Love started life as part of a broader global project, which intended for different directors to helm their own feature length takes of episodes from Krzysztof Kieślowski’s TV mini-series Dekalog. Originally linked to Dekalog: Ten, once Netflix joined the production its association to the project diminished, with Chang-dong’s latest landing on screen as its own standalone movie (notably the project continued, with director Asghar Farhadi’s 2026 production Parallel Tales being the first to be released, an adaptation Continue reading
Arriving on January 18, 2027 is Arrow Films/Toy Robot Video’s Blu-ray for 1999’s Hakuchi: The Innocent. Director Macoto Tezka’s haunting drama is a surreal dystopian film set in an alternate Japan where World War II never ended and nightly bombing raids have reduced the country to ruins.
Izawa (Tadanobu Asano) is a lowly production assistant in the corporate monolith Media Station, housed in a gleaming building that towers above Continue reading
Arriving on January 4, 2027 is Arrow Films/Toy Robot Video’s 2-Disc 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for 2003’s Cradle 2 the Grave. Producer Joel Silver and director Andrzej Bartkowiak, who fused martial arts and hip-hop style in Romeo Must Die and Exit Wounds, take it to the next level in Cradle 2 the Grave.
Action heroes Jet Li (The One) and DMX hit hard, starring as rivals-turned partners in a volatile street war ignited by kidnapping, stolen black diamonds and a Continue reading
Now available is Radiance Films’ Blu-ray for Visitor Q, a 2001 Japanese cult classic from Takashi Miike (Blazing Fists, 13 Assassins, Audition).
From the mind of Takashi Miike comes his most transgressive film yet: unflinching yet darkly humorous, Visitor Q pushes the limits of filmic representation as far as they will go. Equal parts Pasolini, Ozu and John Waters, this may well Continue reading
On January 31, 2027, Treasured Films will release a Limited Edition Collector’s Blu-ray (Region ABC) for 1993’s Run and Kill. This flick comes from the demented mind of the late, great Billy Tang, one of the pioneers of Hong Kong’s horror/exploitation reign of terror during the 90s, which brought us other Category III greats like Red to Kill, Dr. Lamb and Brothers of Darkness. The film comes fully uncensored and restored in 2K, complete with new and archival bonus materials in this much-treasured special edition!
The world of happy-go-lucky family man, Cheung ‘Fatty’ Kau Ng (Kent Cheng), comes crashing down when he drunkenly orders a hit on his cheating wife, propelling him into the depths of a Hong Kong criminal underworld replete with bloodthirsty Vietnamese Continue reading
Cult director Uwe Boll has his share of duds, but he’s far from being “the worst director of all time.” If you’ve seen any of the Rampage films or even Assault on Wall Street, you’ll know he’s more than capable of delivering the goods as an action filmmaker.
Now, family owned company Yippee Ki Yay Mother Video is giving fans a chance to visit the cult director’s newest work with a collection of limited edition Continue reading
On January 11, 2027, Lost in Cult is releasing a Limited Edition Collector’s 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Region B) for Rubber’s Lover, a 1996 cyberpunk-horror film from writer/director Shozin Fukui (964 Pinocchio). This release features a new, director-approved 4k restoration, created from the original 16mm camera and sound negatives.
Scientists use a brain-altering drug to conduct experiments, after one such project goes astray, they need to find another test subject in this Japanese Continue reading
On January 31, 2027, Treasured Films will release a Limited Edition Collector’s Blu-ray (Region ABC) for 1994’s Red to Kill. From purveyor of brutal crime thrillers Billy Tang (Dr. Lamb, Run and Kill), Red to Kill is a truly remarkable piece of Hong Kong extreme cinema that is considered by many to be one of, if not, the most disturbing Category III rated film of all time. Here, it’s fully uncensored and restored in 2K armed with new and archival bonus materials in this much-treasured special edition!
A social worker takes on the case of Ming-Ming, a mentally disabled young woman recently orphaned after her remaining parent is killed in a car accident. With the help of her social worker, Ming-Ming is admitted into a home for people with special needs, where the kind head of the home, Mr. Chan, takes a liking to the young lady. As Ming-Ming’s situation Continue reading
“Paradise Lost” Poster
This guy pumps out films like there’s no tomorrow. Visionary writer/director Yeon Sang Ho (Colony), the filmmaker behind the 2016 hit Train to Busan and its follow up Peninsula, returns with Paradise Lost, an upcoming thriller hitting theaters in November from Well Go USA.
When her son mysteriously vanishes, a grieving woman turns to virtual reality to reconnect with him. Years later, he unexpectedly returns, but has changed in ways she never could have imagined.
The film stars Kim Hyun-joo (Jung_E) and Bae Hyun-sung (The Divine Fury).
🔥 Footnote: Yeon Sang Ho is one of the busiest filmmakers in Korean cinema, pumping out films and series at Continue reading
Post-production has wrapped on Brawler, the upcoming action thriller that marks the feature directorial debut of Scott Adkins (Prisoner of War, John Wick 4, Ip Man 4).
Written by Matt Venne (Acts of Vengeance, Dexter: Resurrection), Brawler involves former MMA champ who finds himself pulled back into a deadly underworld when his past catches up with him. Armed with only his fists, he’s forced to fight off Continue reading
A Queen’s Ransom | Blu-ray (Eureka)
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Eureka’s A Queen’s Ransom (aka International Assassin), a 1976 all-star actioner from Ting Shan-hsi (The Ghost Hill).
Perhaps even God can’t save the Queen in Golden Harvest’s A Queen’s Ransom, an explosive action-thriller starring George Lazenby (The Man from Hong Kong), Angela Mao (Lady Whirlwind) and the legendary Jimmy Wang Yu (The One-Armed Swordsman).
As Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Hong Kong for a state visit, a band of skilled mercenaries plan her assassination. Contracted by an Irish Republican (Lazenby), the international group of hired killers includes a Japanese explosives expert (Chang Pei-shan), a Thai boxer (Bolo Yeung), a Filipino sniper (Peter Chan Lung) and a veteran Continue reading
“A Better Jianghu” Poster
The popular Chinese streaming service iQIYI makes the first six minutes of each of its films available for free on its website, which inclines most iQIYI filmmakers to include a rip-roaring action sequence within the initial few minutes of a movie in order to hook a casual viewer’s interest. A Better Jianghu doesn’t really do that; sure, there’s a bit of a chase sequence early on, but director Liu Wenpu (The Butcher’s Blade) holds his cards close to his vest and waits a bit longer to unleash the film’s first turbo-charged wuxia action sequence. This told me right away that A Better Jianghu wasn’t going to be your typical iQIYI movie in the vein of The Scavenger; rather than being content to serve as a mere 70-minute delivery vehicle for a series of bone-crunching fight scenes, this movie has a story it’s genuinely invested in telling.
And it makes sense too, seeing as how A Better Jianghu is an adaptation of writer Xiao Duan’s popular wuxia novel Cup of Snow, which was originally serialized in 2001. I was reminded of 2022’s The Hidden Fox—also based on a novel—in that much of this movie revolves around characters converging at an inn/tavern and the story is told out of sequence. Does A Better Jianghu gain a great deal from its non-linear, chapter-based structure? That’s up for debate, but Continue reading
In April of next year, James Wan (Saw, Furious 7) will start production on Paramount Pictures’ U.S. remake of the 2019 South Korean crime thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil (read our review), with original star Ma Dong-seok, aka Don Lee (Derailed, Unstoppable), reprising his role.
Keanu Reeves (John Wick franchise) is in talks to star alongside Lee, though details about his role remain under wraps. He’s in final negotiations, which means Continue reading
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on FULLY UNCENSORED! Billy Tang’s Cat III classic ‘Run and Kill’ headed to Blu-ray in January from Treasured FilmsThey’re releasing it on the same day - https://cityonfire.com/red-to-kill-blu…
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on For Uwe Boll junkies only! Don’t miss these Limited Edition Blu-ray releases for ‘Citizen Vigilante’, ‘Run’ and ‘First Shift’No fights?? I read that it was choreographed by the talented Mike Möller? Has…
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on For Uwe Boll junkies only! Don’t miss these Limited Edition Blu-ray releases for ‘Citizen Vigilante’, ‘Run’ and ‘First Shift’This "movie" and everyone involved in it should be ashamed. They demonize oth…
on For Uwe Boll junkies only! Don’t miss these Limited Edition Blu-ray releases for ‘Citizen Vigilante’, ‘Run’ and ‘First Shift’I can't beleive you guys support this BS. I see what you did with the timing.…
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