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on I still refuse to say that Karate came from Kung Fu! Watch the New Japanese Trailer for ‘Karate Kid: Legends’Jackie talks the 80's version here. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKNOTcVvX5…
on ‘The Raid’ star Iko Uwais is ready for war in XYZ Films’ ‘Skyline: Warpath’ also starring Scott AdkinsRespect where its due - these Skyline movies aren't very good but at the very…
on Arriving next year is 88 Films’ Blu-ray release for Jackie Chan’s kung fu oddity ‘Magnificent Bodyguards’So glad that I preordered this in June 2024, lol.
on Cynthia Rothrock is the BEST in the WEST in the New Trailer for the all-star martial arts thriller ‘Black Creek’Updated!
on Daisy Ridley is no ordinary window cleaner in the New Poster for the Die Hard-esque ‘Cleaner’ also starring Clive OwenThe Protégé was better than Cleaner. But if Cleaner gets a 1 out of 5, The Pr…
on Next Sohee (2022) ReviewUpon finishing Next Sohee, I found myself sitting in silence, deep in thought…
on John Woo’s action classic goes hard! Restored ‘Hard Boiled’ is coming to Cannes, Digital and Physical from Shout!Looks like Arrow Video picked up the rights for the entire GP library from Sh…
on Cynthia Rothrock is the BEST in the WEST in the New Trailer for the all-star martial arts thriller ‘Black Creek’Kevin Sorbo, Olivier Gruner, and Billy Blanks are not in Black Creek - please…
on Cynthia Rothrock is the BEST in the WEST in the New Trailer for the all-star martial arts thriller ‘Black Creek’Yeah, no, I hear ya. I liked Hercules as much as the next kid, but no, thank…
on Cynthia Rothrock is the BEST in the WEST in the New Trailer for the all-star martial arts thriller ‘Black Creek’Kevin Sorbo? Nope. Immediate skip
on Stone washed jeans of fury! Watch the New Trailer for Vinegar Syndrome’s ‘Iron Angels Trilogy’ now on pre-orderAwesome! Now all I need is an Angel Terminators 1 & 2 set.
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Jennifer Garner is out for blood in the ‘Peppermint’ Trailer
Charlize Theron’s Atomic Blonde better brace herself, because there’s another unstoppable killer on the way. Pierre Morel, the director of 2008’s Taken, is prepping Peppermint, an upcoming female-centric actioner starring Jennifer Garner (Elektra). According to Deadline, Peppermint is a high-action revenge thriller, with a premise likened to John Wick and John Wick 2, only with a female protagonist. When her husband and daughter are gunned down in a drive-by, the heroine wakes up from a coma and spends years learning … Continue reading
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Empty Hands, The (2017) Review
Director: Chapman To Cast: Chapman To, Stephy Tang, Yasuaki Kurata, Stephen Au, Dada Chan, Ryan Lau, Michelle Loo, Juju Chan, Roy Szeto, Tanya Chan, Wiyona Yeung Running Time: 87 min. By Paul Bramhall While many may claim that Hong Kong cinema is dead, a case that’s hard to argue when compared to its unmatchable heyday of the 80’s, it’s unfair to completely write off the territory as being a lifeless … Continue reading
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Tagged Chapman To Man Chat, Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Yasuaki Kurata
Street Mobster | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: August 7, 2018 On August 7th, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for Kinji Fukasaku’s Street Mobster, a 1972 actioner starring Bunta Sugawara (Battles Without Honor and Humanity). Check out the official details below: A pivotal work in the yakuza movie genre and in the career of director Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale, Doberman Cop), Street Mobster presents an abrasive portrait of the rise and fall of a reckless street punk caught in … Continue reading
Star-studded ‘Fury of the Fist’ is now available on Amazon
The nostalgia factor runs deep in the star-studded Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece (previously known as Enter the Fist and the Golden Fleecing), an upcoming martial arts/comedy directed by and starring Alexander Wraith (No Tears for the Dead) and Sean Stone (Savages). The biggest porn star (Stone) of the 1970s must reclaim his mojo in the ’80s by saving all male kind, fighting his way to the … Continue reading
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Stabilizer, The (1986) Review
Director: Arizal Cast: Peter O’Brian, Craig Gavin, Gillie Beanz, Dana Christina, Harry Capry, Kaharudin Syah, Mark Sungkar, Yenny Farida, Linda Husein, Herman Pero Running Time: 93 min. By Paul Bramhall Indonesian action maestro Arizal had a busy year in 1986. Not only did he set Chris Mitchum loose on the streets of Jakarta to raise hell in Final Score, but he also launched the career of walking growth hormone Peter O’Brian. Legend has it that … Continue reading
Posted in All, Asian Related, Indonesian, News, Other Movies, Reviews
Tagged Arizal, Peter O'Brian
Revenge is a dish best served in Jiang Kaiyang’s ‘The Blizzard’
The gritty new Trailer for Jiang Kaiyang’s thriller, The Blizzard, has been released. This upcoming actioner stars Nie Yuan (Brotherhood of the Blades), Tan Kai (Drug War) and Yu Mingjia (The First Half of My Life). Plot: Liu Haiyang and Song Chao were best friends at the Police Academy. After witnessing his trusted friend escape after the murder of his father, Liu Haiyang embarks on a quest for bitter revenge that takes him from Harbin … Continue reading
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Assassination Classroom: The Movies | Blu-ray & DVD (Funimation)
RELEASE DATE: August 7, 2018 On August 7, 2018, Funimation will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Eiichiro Hasumi’s Assassination Classroom: The Movies (read our review), which includes Parts I & II of the Live Action films The killer manga comes to life in this two-part movie series. Join the students of Class 3-E as they learn to become proper assassins and try to kill their teacher. But he’s no ordinary instructor—he’s a … Continue reading
Debt Collector, The (2018) Review
AKA: The Pay Up Director: Jesse V. Johnson Cast: Scott Adkins, Louis Mandylor, Vladimir Kulich, Tony Todd, Michael Paré, Rachel Brann, Selina Lo, Sean Crampton, Rachel Brann, Alexa Bondar Running Time: 96 min. By Paul Bramhall There’s something undeniably satisfying about watching the collaborations of a director and star who you know work well together, and now 3 titles in (in less than 2 years), this seems to very much be the case for Jesse V. … Continue reading
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Tagged Jesse V. Johnson, Louis Mandylor, Scott Adkins, Selina Lo, Tony Todd, Vladimir Kulich
Toho axes ‘Shin Godzilla 2’ in favor of Kaiju cinematic universe
Sometimes it’s easy to forget, what with all the superheroes flying about, that kaiju are having a moment of resurgence right now, with Godzilla in particular enjoying a new period of fan appreciation. 2014’s Hollywood Godzilla was a box office smash and helped convince Toho to revive the monster in its native Japan, resulting in the highly successful Shin Godzilla in 2016. Since then we’ve had the 2014 Godzilla enter … Continue reading
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Blast | Blu-ray (MVD Marquee)
RELEASE DATE: August 28, 2018 On August 28, 2018, MVD Marquee Collection will be releasing the Blu-ray for 1997’s Blast (read our review), a Die Hard meets Under Siege knock-off. In this one, the hero taking on terrorists isn’t a cop or a cook… he’s a janitor! Just before the Olympics competition begins, a deadly team of terrorists mounts a precision attack on the swimming complex, holds the womens’ swimming team hostage and unknowingly traps a janitor (Linden … Continue reading
COF Presents: How Korea Turned Suffering Into Art
Korea is obsessed with suffering. That is a strong statement but one that is justifiable if you are a fan of South Korean cinema. North Korean cinema could indeed be the subject of its own article with both Kim Jong-un and his father being huge cinephiles, but the films are hard to find and my knowledge of its intricacies is lacking, so I will just stick to the cinema of … Continue reading
Champion (2018) Review
Director: Kim Yong-Wan Producer: Han Dong-Hwan Cast: Ma Dong-Seok, Kwon Yool, Han Ye-Ri, Choi Seung-Hoon, Ok Ye-Rin, Yang Hyun-Min, Kang Shin-Hyo, Lee Kyoo-Ho, Bae Myung-Ho, Kim Dong-Hyun Running Time: 108 min. By Paul Bramhall In 1987 Sylvester Stallone famously headlined the arm wrestling movie Over the Top, having agreed to star in it believing that, in all likelihood, nobody would watch it. He was wrong, of course, as despite its … Continue reading
Stallone/Bautista’s ‘Escape Plan 2’ unlocks on Blu-ray in June
A sequel to Mikael Håfström’s Escape Plan, the 2013 prison/action flick starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, is making its way to Blu-ray & DVD on June 29, 2018. In the follow up, titled Escape Plan 2: Hades, Stallone reprises his role as security expert Ray Breslin, who uses his skills to test out the reliability of maximum security prisons. Unfortunately, Schwarzenegger will not be turning. Escape Plan 2: Hades co-stars Dave Bautista (Kickboxer: Vengeance), Jaime King, Jesse … Continue reading
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Man with a Shotgun, The (1961) Review
Director: Seijun Suzuki Cast: Hideaki Nitani, Izumi Ashikawa, Yuji Kodaka, Yoko Minamida, Akio Tanaka, Eiji Go, Keisuke Noro, Asao Sano, Jun Hamamura Running Time: 84 min. By Kelly Warner Nikkatsu was always fond of mixing genre tropes from American movies into their films (sometimes they admitted it was less a case of influence and more a copy and paste job). Usually we think of American gangster films as the main … Continue reading
Timo Tjahjanto’s ‘May the Devil Take You’ Trailer is full of sin
Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto (who is also prepping his anticipated actioner, The Night Comes for Us) of the “Mo Brothers” directing duo (Killers, Headshot) has released the Trailer for his upcoming horror film, May the Devil Take You (or Sebelum Iblis Menjemput). We’re not sure what’s going on regarding to the film’s plot, but judging from what we’ve seen, fans of Tjahjanto’s Macabre will be 100% satisfied (if you haven’t seen Macabre we can’t be friends). May the … Continue reading
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