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dakuan on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!don't know, maybe 'cause it implies that all muslims are rapist cavemen?
Ska Martes on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!Does it have any classic lines like this one from London Has Fallen Why don't…
Paul Bramhall on COF Presents: The Top 10 Fight Scenes on a BusSons of the Croydon Night
Ska Martes on FULLY LOADED! Arrow’s highly anticipated ‘A Better Tomorrow Trilogy’ arrives on 4K Ultra HD this SeptemberTony Stella did great artwork for the Arrow John Woo releases. This looks so…
Ska Martes on COF Presents: The Top 10 Fight Scenes on a BusThere's potential for an awesome fight scene featuring roadmen from different…
Andrew Hernandez on The Sin Trade (2026) ReviewI thought this would be the iQiyi film to break the losing streak for me. Whi…
Andrew Hernandez on COF Presents: The Top 10 Fight Scenes on a BusThese may be all of the notable bus fight scenes on film. I can’t think of an…
JJ Bona on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!I was watching this the other day, and I found myself wondering the same thin…
Coonhater on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!What’s “racist” about it exactly?
Paul Bramhall on COF Presents: The Top 10 Fight Scenes on a BusYeah I also don’t recall a Hammer Girl bus fight in ‘The Raid 2’.
dakuan on COF Presents: The Top 10 Fight Scenes on a Buswasn't that a train?
Setan on Iko Uwais vs. Lewis Tan Round II: ‘The Raid’ and ‘Mortal Kombat’ stars face off in Keoni Waxman’s ‘Survive the Night’Looking at Gareth Evans' work outside Indonesia I think you may be on to some…
Wacky Chan on COF Presents: The Top 10 Fight Scenes on a BusThe one that immediately comes to mind that's missing from this list is the H…
Scott Robinson on COF Presents: The Top 10 Fight Scenes on a BusDoes the specialist belong on here?? But one that you forgot is twilight of t…
JJ Bona on Iko Uwais vs. Lewis Tan Round II: ‘The Raid’ and ‘Mortal Kombat’ stars face off in Keoni Waxman’s ‘Survive the Night’I was thinking the same thing. That might actually be a magical recipe for th…
Walter on Iko Uwais vs. Lewis Tan Round II: ‘The Raid’ and ‘Mortal Kombat’ stars face off in Keoni Waxman’s ‘Survive the Night’Looking forward to this.... Hopefully it gets a limited release near me and a…
Andrew Hernandez on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!IMDB’s review section for this movie is just as unreliable as their trivia se…
sam on Iko Uwais vs. Lewis Tan Round II: ‘The Raid’ and ‘Mortal Kombat’ stars face off in Keoni Waxman’s ‘Survive the Night’I watched "Furious" and then watched this one way too slow. like 90's
Andrew Hernandez on Iko Uwais vs. Lewis Tan Round II: ‘The Raid’ and ‘Mortal Kombat’ stars face off in Keoni Waxman’s ‘Survive the Night’I hope Waxman is stepping back and letting the cast and fight choreographers…
Bren Foster: Martial Artist? Speed vs Bruce Lee & Stunts - Southern Focus on The guy is a f**king beast! Bren Foster puts life back into martial arts movies in Vertical’s actioner ‘Life After Fighting’[…] For Life After Fighting (2022), Foster wrote, directed, produced, a…
Ska Martes on Not making the jump to 4K Ultra HD? 88 Films will release ‘The Armour of God Collection’ on Blu-ray this SeptemberTriple dipping? If you are going to call it an Armour of God collection you n…
Typo on ⚽ Stephen Chow is balls deep in post-production on the anticipated ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ (aka ‘Shaolin Soccer Part II’)A little too late, maybe, Stephen... And I think most people wanted to see yo…
Ningen on Wong Kar-Wai’s ‘Grandmaster’ re-released/re-structured in 3D!The Miramaxe version is free to watch. https://youtu.be/k3tOREQ8uYo?is=MgP8jc…
Ningen on ⚽ Stephen Chow is balls deep in post-production on the anticipated ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ (aka ‘Shaolin Soccer Part II’)I mean theatrical.
JJ Bona on ⚽ Stephen Chow is balls deep in post-production on the anticipated ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ (aka ‘Shaolin Soccer Part II’)The DVD was released by Miramax Films.
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FULLY LOADED! Arrow’s highly anticipated ‘A Better Tomorrow Trilogy’ arrives on 4K Ultra HD this September
On September 27, 2026, Arrow is releasing a 5-Disc Limited 4K Ultra HD set for A Better Tomorrow Trilogy, which includes 1986’s A Better Tomorrow, 1987’s A Better Tomorrow II, and 1989’s A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon. In 1986, a chance encounter between producer Tsui Hark and director John Woo led both men to collaborate on the revolutionary A Better Tomorrow, an unexpected smash hit that … Continue reading
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‘Lone Wolf and Cub’ star shines brighter! Arrow announces the Blu-ray for the ‘Wicked Priest Collection’ arriving in September
Introducing Arrow Video’s Limited Edition 3-Disc Blu-ray (Region B) release for the Wicked Priest Collection, which includes Wicked Priest, Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder, Wicked Priest 3: A Killer’s Pilgrimage, Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back and Wicked Priest 5: Blood on the Commandments – all produced by in the years 1968 through 1971. Most famous for his role as the stoic Ogami Itto in the legendary Lone … Continue reading
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Iko Uwais vs. Lewis Tan Round II: ‘The Raid’ and ‘Mortal Kombat’ stars face off in Keoni Waxman’s ‘Survive the Night’
Martial arts fans will soon get to see Iko Uwais (Timur, The Raid) and Lewis Tan (Wildcat, Mortal Kombat II) go head to head once again in Survive the Night, an upcoming action thriller from writer/director Keoni Waxman, the filmmaker behind Steven Seagal vehicles such as Force of Execution and Contract to Kill. After failing to carry out a hit on rival crime boss, Paine (Uwais) is forced to flee … Continue reading
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa goes Chanbara Noir! Watch the U.S. Trailer for ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’
On July 31, 2026, Janus Films will bring Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s (Before We Vanish) latest feature, The Samurai and the Prisoner, to U.S. theaters. This period samurai noir thriller stars Masahiro Motoki (Gemini), Masaki Suda (We Made a Beautiful Bouquet), Yuriko Yoshitaka (Gantz) and Munetaka Aoki (Rurouni Kenshin). When Lord Murashige Araki rises up against the tyrannical Nobunaga Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, … Continue reading
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From the ‘Lone Wolf and Cub’ creators! ‘Cruel Tales of the Bohachi’ 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray collection arrives in September
On September 21, 2026, Eureka is releasing the Limited Edition set for Cruel Tales of the Bohachi, which includes 1973’s Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight on 4K UHD/Blu-ray and 1974’s Bohachi Bushido: The Villain on Blu-ray (Region B). Based on the popular manga by Lone Wolf and Cub creators Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight is one of the standout films in the career of Teruo Ishii (Shogun’s … Continue reading
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Asian Hawk is running a little late! 88 Films’ MONSTER 4K Ultra HD release for ‘Armour of God’ now arrives on August 10
On June 29, 2026 August 10, 2026, 88 Films is releasing the 4K Ultra HD for Armour of God, a 1986 action-adventure directed by and starring Jackie Chan (The Shadow’s Edge). This will be a Limited Edition release, so secure your copy today! Regarded as “Hong Kong’s answer to Indiana Jones”, Armour of God centers on a fearless treasure hunter named Asian Hawk (Chan). Along with
A full-on Category III shag-a-thon! ‘Sex and the Emperor’ arriving on Blu-ray in September from 88 Films
On September 14, 2026, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Sex and the Emperor, a 1994 Hong Kong Category III film from Sherman Wong Jing-Wa (Queen of Underworld). Sex and the Emperor is a lavish and provocative entry in Hong Kong’s infamous Category III cinema, blending historical drama, erotic spectacle, and darkly comic intrigue into a decadent portrait of power and excess within the imperial court. Directed
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Ready for a full inspection? 88 Films announces ‘The Inspector Wears Skirts Collection’ heading to Blu-ray in September
On September 8, 2026, 88 Films is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A) set for Wellson Chin Sing Wai’s The Inspector Wears Skirts Complete Collection (aka Top Squad Complete Collection), which will include 1988’s The Inspector Wears Skirts, 1989’s The Inspector Wears Skirts 2, 1990’s The Inspector Wears Skirts 3 and 1992’s The Inspector Wears Skirts 4. The Inspector Wears Skirts Collection brings together the complete run of one of Hong Kong cinema’s … Continue reading
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🧛🏻 Jeffrey Lau’s horror-comedy classic ‘Haunted Cop Shop’ arriving on Blu-ray in September from 88 Films
On September 8, 2026, 88 Films is the releasing the Blu-ray (Region A) for Haunted Cop Shop, a 1987 Hong Kong horror-comedy classic from director Jeffrey Lau (Treasure Hunt). The Haunted Cop Shop is a wildly entertaining Hong Kong horror-comedy that blends supernatural chills with slapstick humor and irreverent genre mashups, marking an early screenplay credit for Wong Kar-wai (The Grandmaster, Chungking Express) long before his rise
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Not making the jump to 4K Ultra HD? 88 Films will release ‘The Armour of God Collection’ on Blu-ray this September
On September 14, 2026, 88 Films is releasing a Blu-ray (Region B) collection that will include both 1986’s Armour of God and 1991’s Armour of God II: Operation Condor. This edition appears to be a more affordable, swag-less alternative to 88 Films’ 4K Ultra HD releases. What’s better than a good Jackie Chan film? Why, TWO good
Deal on Fire! The Complete Lady Snowblood | Blu-ray | Only $19.98 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is for Criterion’s The Complete Lady Snowblood collection, which includes Lady Snowblood (1973) and Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance (1974). A young woman (Meiko Kaji), trained from childhood as an assassin and hell-bent on revenge for her father’s murder and her mother’s rape, hacks and slashes her way to gory satisfaction. Rampant with inventive violence and spectacularly choreographed swordplay, Toshiya Fujita’s pair of influential cult classics Lady … Continue reading
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Proof that Chuck Norris may have invented ASMR… 88 Films brings ‘The Octagon’ to Blu-ray this September
On September 28, 2026, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for The Octagon, a 1980 actioner directed by Eric Karson (Black Eagle, Angel Town) and starring martial arts legend, Chuck Norris (Slaughter in San Francisco, Code of Silence, Way of the Dragon). Ninjas were supposed to have died out three
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PANDA-monium! Jackie Chan’s ‘Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe’ arriving on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD on August 11
Martial arts superstar Jackie Chan (Hidden Strike, Ride On) re-teams with “Hu Hu” for Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe, an upcoming release that arrives on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD on August 11. This time around, Derek Hui (Coffee or Tea?) replaces Zhang Luan (Panda Plan) as director. Co-stars for Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe include Qiao Shan (The Myth), Yinglu Wang (I Am Nobody), Tian Qiu (Land of … Continue reading
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Wherever the red dot goes, ya bang! The 4K Ultra HD for John Woo’s ‘Bullet in the Head’ is now shipping!
Now shipping from Goodie Emporium is Arrow’s Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD for 1990’s Bullet in the Head. After re-inventing the action film with The Killer, John Woo would turn inward and deliver the semi-autobiographical Bullet in the Head, complementing the stylistic flourishes that made his name with an unflinching and nihilistic brutality to deliver one of the most intense war films of all time. Set during the Vietnam war, the film follows … Continue reading
HOMEBODIES, buckle up! The instant cult martial arts thriller ‘The Furious’ hits VOD and Digital platforms on July 14th
Martial arts stars Xie Miao (Eye for an Eye: The Blind Swordsman), Joe Taslim (The Raid) and Yayan Ruhian (The Raid 2) team up for the Edko/XYZ Films English-language Hong Kong actioner, The Furious, which is currently in theaters right now from Lionsgate! After the daughter of Wang Wei (Miao) is kidnapped by a criminal network and he receives no help from the corrupt police, Wei sets out on a rampage … Continue reading
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