Debuting exclusively on Digital on June 25 from Well Go USA is Hopeless, a South Korean crime-thriller that marks the feature film debut from writer/director Kim Chang-hoon. After spending his entire childhood in a town riddled with crime and violence, a teenage boy saves up his money in hopes of someday moving with his mother to start a new, happier life. But after he crosses paths with a local gangster … Continue reading →

Jessica Alba (Sin City) is doing the Kate, Maria, Killing Boksoon and Interceptor thing with Netflix’ upcoming thriller, Trigger Warning, which is being described as “a female-led cross between First Blood and John Wick“. In the film, a skilled Special Forces commando (Alba) takes ownership of her father’s bar after he suddenly dies, and soon finds herself at odds with a violent gang running rampant in her hometown. Stuntman Eric … Continue reading →

With dozens of credits as a cinematographer and director, Herman Yau (The Untold Story, Ebola Syndrome, Taxi Hunter) is one of the most prolific filmmakers ever to have worked in Hong Kong cinema. Considering that he’s gone all respectable with historical action pictures like The Legend is Born: Ip Man and The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake – not to mention edge-of-your-seat blockbusters like Shock Wave and Shock Wave 2 – it’s easy to forget … Continue reading →

Today marks the release of Sony’s 40th Anniversary Edition of 1984’s The Karate Kid on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, which includes all-new features in retro-style packaging. Read the official details: Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the coming-of-age classic — from Academy Award®-winning director John G. Avildsen (1976, Rocky) — that will leave you cheering! There is more to karate than fighting. This is the lesson that Daniel (Ralph Macchio), a … Continue reading →

On June 25, 2024, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A) for Beast Fighter, which will include the 1975 martial arts films, Karate Bullfighter and Karate Bearfighter. The mighty Sonny Chiba (Bodyguard Kiba) stars in two spectacular martial arts movies based upon the real life of Masutatsu “Mas” Ōyama – the fabled bull-slaying karate master who trained none other than Chiba himself. In Karate Bullfighter (or Champion of Death), a … Continue reading →

We just watched Life After Fighting (read our review) last night and were incredibly impressed. Not only does Bren Foster (Infini, The Last Ship) write, direct, produce, AND star in the film, but he designed the action choreography as well. The guy is a beast. In Life After Fighting, the tranquil existence of Alex Faulkner (Foster), a former martial arts world champion, is shattered when the inexplicable vanishing of two … Continue reading →