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Paul Bramhall on They call him Bruce! ‘Revenger’ star Bruce Khan returns in martial arts prison flick ‘Purgatory: Zone of Murderers’Perfect opportunity to create the Boyka multiverse. :-)
Ningen on Green Hornet, The (2011) ReviewLooks like the film is currently free on YT.
Ska Martes on Enter the Dragon: The Most Overrated Kung Fu Movie Ever?When people say Enter the Dragon is the best martial arts film ever - its lau…
Andrew Hernandez on Disorder, chaos, anarchy: Check out the New Poster for Rupert Sanders’ ‘The Crow’ reboot starring Bill Skarsgård“Disorder, chaos, and anarchy.” That was one of the least well written lines…
Andrew Hernandez on South Korean star Jung Doo-Hung joins Ana de Armas’ ‘John Wick’ spin-off ‘Ballerina’ from ‘Die Hard 4’ filmmakerJung Doo-hong is someone who I wish became a huge action star. He was the bes…
Andrew Hernandez on A train ride John Wick wouldn’t want to Raid! Watch a bloody fight sequence for the Hindi-language actioner ‘Kill’I celebrated my 4th of July with Kill at the theater. While there is a lot to…
Yu No Hu on Enter the Dragon: The Most Overrated Kung Fu Movie Ever?If only Kurata had been in Fist of Fury instead of that fat Judo instructor.
Yu No Hu on Enter the Dragon: The Most Overrated Kung Fu Movie Ever?I wish that the Hong Kong version had cut down on a lot of the non-Lee stuff.…
Ningen on Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇸 👊💥Zac Efron in Chuck Norris cosplay?
How online casinos adapt to cultural preferences? - Exquisite Goods on Things to Do While Waiting for Your Next Movie to Start[…] in online casinos. To cater to players from different cultural back…
Debunking common myths about online slot machines - Wanderlust on 3 Exciting Activities for Film Lovers[…] autoplay responsibly and set reasonable limits on the number of spi…
Paul Bramhall on Escape (2024) ReviewAgreed. I was hoping that the finale would give him a chance to show off the…
Jerry on Escape (2024) ReviewKoo Kyo-hwan is great in D.P. which is what most people will notice him from.
Ulric on 88 Films to finally deliver Jackie Chan’s all-star actioners ‘Project A’ and ‘Project A 2’ in 4K Ultra HD in OctoberI think I will check this out
Andrew Hernandez on 88 Films to finally deliver Jackie Chan’s all-star actioners ‘Project A’ and ‘Project A 2’ in 4K Ultra HD in OctoberI didn’t look carefully. I guess each movie isn’t 2 discs which include norma…
JJ Bona on The force awakens! Watch the sexy Trailer for the remake of ‘Emmanuelle’ featuring Hong Kong star Anthony WongGoood point, but we needed a reason to share it on the site. =)
JJ Bona on 88 Films to finally deliver Jackie Chan’s all-star actioners ‘Project A’ and ‘Project A 2’ in 4K Ultra HD in OctoberKiril - It's 4K Ultra Ultra HD release, so unlike normal blu-rays, there is n…
Andrew Hernandez on Escape (2024) ReviewI get the feeling this would have turned out better if it was made in the ear…
Kiril Valkov on 88 Films to finally deliver Jackie Chan’s all-star actioners ‘Project A’ and ‘Project A 2’ in 4K Ultra HD in OctoberJust a quick one - I presume that this boxset is going to be Region A only, s…
Shadow on The force awakens! Watch the sexy Trailer for the remake of ‘Emmanuelle’ featuring Hong Kong star Anthony WongWho cares about Anthony Wong when you going to watch Emmanuelle remake LOL
Trevanian on Unstoppable (2018) Review"kicking taekwondo expert and that other henchman" Both of those fights were…
Ska Martes on 88 Films to finally deliver Jackie Chan’s all-star actioners ‘Project A’ and ‘Project A 2’ in 4K Ultra HD in OctoberCriterion uses this company which has a reputation for revisionist nonsense i…
Andrew Hernandez on 88 Films to finally deliver Jackie Chan’s all-star actioners ‘Project A’ and ‘Project A 2’ in 4K Ultra HD in OctoberI’m unaware of a cabal that’s trying to ruin the reputation of these films. I…
Ska Martes on 88 Films to finally deliver Jackie Chan’s all-star actioners ‘Project A’ and ‘Project A 2’ in 4K Ultra HD in OctoberDespite what some contrarians and edgelords like to claim, these two movies a…
Ulric on More beasts for your buck! Sonny Chiba’s ‘Karate Bullfighter’ & ‘Karate Bearfighter’ arrives on June 25th from EurekaI just got a Copy of this and it does in fact include English dub. You're wel…
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Monthly Archives: July 2018
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
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
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
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
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
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 Kelly 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
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
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
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
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
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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