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Andrew Hernandez on Life After Fighting (2024) ReviewAwesome! I remember when he said he didn’t want to do the sequel right away,…
Guest777 on Life After Fighting (2024) ReviewAccording to Bren Foster, a sequel to Life After Fighting is coming! The stor…
Typo on The King’s Warden (2026) Review12 M tickets sold. 14 M = almost sure. After that...
Typo on War of the Arrows (2011) Review7,5/10
Muhammad Faisal on Timu(r) Genghis Khan? Don’t miss the Trailer for Well Go USA’s ‘Rise of the Conqueror’ arriving to Digital on April 14thHe looks a Persian here, not a Turko Mongol.
Ningen on Protect Ya Neck! Watch the New Trailer for RZA’s Quentin Tarantino-backed thriller ‘One Spoon Of Chocolate’Opening shot makes me think of Attack the Gas Station.
Andrew Hernandez on Martial arts screen icon Cynthia Rothrock and Tatiana Neva go nuclear in the New Trailer for ‘Prey of Wrath’This Tatiana Neva seems like a good martial artist as demonstrated in her onl…
JJ Bona on A female RAID? Livi Ciananta tears through gangsters in the New Trailer for the Iko Uwais-produced ‘Ikatan Darah’The Shadow Strays was pretty solid. Better than anything Hollywood as produce…
Vernardo Lau on A female RAID? Livi Ciananta tears through gangsters in the New Trailer for the Iko Uwais-produced ‘Ikatan Darah’Ugh actually, Indonesia are lacking of action movies since they mostly domina…
Typo on James Wan to direct remake of ‘The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil’ with Ma Dong-seok (aka Don Lee) reprising his roleAnother useless remake. Next!
Tai on Duel to the Death | Blu-ray (88 Films)Where is the 4k version? We’re waiting 😀
Millan on Nothing is over! Sylvester Stallone steps in as Executive Producer for Jalmari Helander’s ‘John Rambo’ prequelTHE RAID films easily blow away the JOHN WICK films,along with THE FAST AND T…
Paul Bramhall on Dead Camping the Live (2022) ReviewThe review was based on the Korean DVD (no English subtitles unfortunately).
Martin Fennell on To Kill with Intrigue (1976) ReviewI got it out of the library. I had to look up on imdb which guy was Jackie. W…
Throwdown on This you can trust… Christopher McQuarrie to write and direct Arnold Schwarzenegger in ‘King Conan’?I can see how a powerful and elegiac sendoff, like Logan, with Conan reckonin…
Sixx on Dead Camping the Live (2022) ReviewWhere did you view this? Can't find it anywhere. thx
Kung Fu Bob O'Brien on This you can trust… Christopher McQuarrie to write and direct Arnold Schwarzenegger in ‘King Conan’?YES! I want this! If they do it right, playing him as ruggedly aged, slower,…
Andrew Hernandez on Jade (2025) ReviewI saw that Jade is on Hi-Yah, and I watched it preparing for a bad movie with…
Martin Fennell on The Black Panther of Shaolin | Blu-ray (AGFA)I just watched this. Thought it was pretty average, but good fight sequences.…
Dawud on Asian DVD retailer SensAsian.com closes its doorsSad news, at least we still have YesAsia
Typo on G.I. Samurai | Blu-ray (Arrow)The new artwork is pretry good (you can recognize the actors, not like in som…
Andrew Hernandez on Witness Japan’s most lethal assassin in a NEW action clip from Well Go USA’s ‘Revolver Lily’ arriving on Digital Jan 17It was a pretty good movie. I liked the visuals and how everything was shot a…
Tory on Once Upon a Time in Mexicali! Watch the New Trailer for Bren Foster’s martial arts actioner ‘Mexicali’The good shit! Yeah, you can always see stuff like The Wild Bunch, The Getawa…
Pap on Always bet on WHITE! Martial arts star Michael Jai White joins Taimak in the upcoming martial arts thriller ‘Paper Made’Damn, Taimak? I can't wait to check it out!
Ningen on The Killer | 4K Ultra HD (Shout)Theatrical trailer. https://youtu.be/UBjnv3C-g5o?si=apNtaGvAcQfSJHhr
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Shaw brothas? Michael Jai White, Tyrese Gibson, and Isaiah Washington pack the heat in ‘Oscar Shaw’
Martial arts star Michael Jai White (Triple Threat, Accident Man) reunites with director R. Ellis Frazier (As Good As Dead) for Samuel Goldwyn Films’ Oscar Shaw. Co-directed by Justin Nesbitt and written by Don Roff (Saint Clare), Oscar Shaw follows a retired cop (White) driven by revenge after the murder of his best friend. Pulled back into a violent underworld, he embarks on a perilous crusade for payback—seeking redemption while … Continue reading
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Bruceploitation lives again?! Cult martial arts star Bruce Le (Huang Kin-Lung) comes out swinging in ‘The Fist’
Cult martial arts icon Huang Kin-Lung — better known as “Bruce Le” of the Bruceploitation era — is making a comeback with The Fist, an upcoming action film currently in production in Macau. Details are scarce, with no word yet on whether Le is directing, starring, or pulling double duty. Still, with a title like The Fist, fans can only hope it marks
How To Upgrade Your Film Obsession
Unsplash – CC0 License Many people say they love film, but how do you turn your film obsession into something really spectacular? What can you do to move away from passive, casual viewing to something more active? That’s a topic we explore right here. We dive into some of the ways that you can upgrade your film, your passion for film, and enjoy the movies at a higher level. Start … Continue reading
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It’s official! ‘Shadow Strays’ filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto and ‘Shang-Chi’ star Simu Liu are ‘Sleeping Dogs’
Over eight years ago, martial arts star Donnie Yen (John Wick 4, The Prosecutor) was announced as the lead of a film adaptation of Square Enix’s hit video game Sleeping Dogs. Since then, the project has been in a state of limbo. Earlier this year, Yen suggested he may have walked away for good, citing years of development, personal investment, and Hollywood inertia — before shrugging it off as “on … Continue reading
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Ryoo Seung-wan is back! South Korea’s top action director dives into espionage in the Trailer for ‘Humint’
Director Ryoo Seung-wan (Veteran, I, The Executioner) has been a staple of Korean action cinema since his debut with Die Bad in 2000, earning a reputation for consistently delivering films with hard-hitting action with character-driven storytelling. The director continues his streak with Humint, an upcoming espionage thriller starring Zo In-Sung (Escape from Mogadishu), Park Jeong-Min (Harbin), Park Hae-Joon (Yadang: The Snitch) and Shin Se-Kyung (Tazza: The Hidden Card). While investigating … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Everything Everywhere All at Once | Blu-ray | Only $8.91 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Everything Everywhere All at Once (read our review), a sci-fi actioner starring for Michelle Yeoh (Boss Level, Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy, Yes, Madam). Directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Swiss Army Man), the writer-directors collectively known as “Daniels”, Everything Everywhere All at Once is a hilarious and big-hearted sci-fi action adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Yeoh) who is swept … Continue reading
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Wishing all a very Merry Christmas! May your holidays be filled with warmth, joy, and a little magic! – From your friends at Cityonfire.com
You’re about to see Jackie Chan in another dimension! 88 Films drops an update on ‘Magnificent Bodyguards’
After many delays, mostly due to perfecting its overall presentation, the hardworking team at 88 Films – with the help of America’s acclaimed 3-D Film Archive – will finally be releasing the long-awaited Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Magnificent Bodyguards next year. This 1978 kung fu oddity is directed by Lo Wei (The Big Boss) and stars the one and only, Jackie Chan (Hidden Strike, Ride On). Magnificent Bodyguards has never … Continue reading
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Exit Protocol | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)
On January 6, 2026, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray for Shane Dax Taylor’s Exit Protocol (aka Fight or Flight), a 2025 actioner starring Scott Martin (The Best Man). Co-starring alongside Martin are Universal Soldier franchise action stars Dolph Lundgren (Wanted Man, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) and Michael Jai White (Universal Soldier: The Return, Triple Threat). Sam Hayden (Martin) as an assassin of assassins, completing every assignment – no … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! A Queen’s Ransom | Blu-ray | Only $15.99
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 … Continue reading
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Arnold will NOT be back! James Cameron to begin work on ‘Terminator 7’, but without Schwarzenegger
While out and about promoting Avatar: Fire and Ash, director James Cameron has openly stated that he’ll get back to completing his script for the next Terminator movie, which will not feature the franchise’s star, Arnold Schwarzenegger. “I can safely say he won’t be [in it],” Cameron told THR (via World of Reel), adding, “It’s time for a new generation of characters. I insisted Arnold had to be involved in … Continue reading
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Hard Boiled | 4K Ultra HD (Arrow)
On March 30, 2026, Arrow (UK) is releasing the 4K Ultra HD for Hard Boiled, John Woo’s 1992 Hong Kong action masterpiece, which can be pre-ordered today at Goodie Emporium! In the 80s and 90s, director John Woo would cement his reputation as a master of action films with classics like A Better Tomorrow, The Killer and Bullet in the Head. This would culminate in 1992 with the release of … Continue reading
Gil Gerard, ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century’ and ‘Sidekicks’ actor, dies at 82
Gil Gerard, an American actor best known for portraying Captain William “Buck” Rogers in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, has died at the age of 82 following a brief battle with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. His career spanned decades across television and film, including a starring role alongside Ernie Reyes Jr. in the 1986–87 action–martial arts series Sidekicks (aka The Last Electric Knight). Our heartfelt thoughts and … Continue reading
Bullet in the Head | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Shout)
On January 6, 2026, Shout Factory will release the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for 1990’s Bullet in the Head. Tony Leung (Hard Boiled), Jacky Cheung (Customs Frontline), Waise Lee (A Better Tomorrow) and Simon Yam (I Did It My Way) star in a dramatically powerful action-thriller from Hong Kong cinema legend John Woo (The Killer). Three childhood friends fight to prove their places in the world when they escape from … Continue reading
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The Blade | 4K Ultra HD (Criterion)
On March 31, 2026, Criterion is releasing the 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray for The Blade, a 1995 Hong Kong martial arts film directed Tsui Hark (Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants, Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind). Among the boldest accomplishments of Hong Kong cinema’s golden age, this uniquely visceral martial-arts movie puts a gritty new spin on the story of the one-armed swordsman, an iconic figure from … Continue reading
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