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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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Cop Killers + Project: Kill | Blu-ray (Dark Force)
RELEASE DATE: April 28, 2020 On April 28, 2020, Dark Force Entertainment will release the 2-Feature Blu-ray for 1977’s Cop Killers and 1976’s Project: Kill. Cop Killers: Jason Williams (Flesh Gordon) and William Osco (Night Patrol) star as two hippies on their way to a cocaine deal get stopped by the police at a roadblock, resulting in a shootout where they kill the cops. They then go on a crime spree … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Police Story: Lockdown | Blu-ray | Only $7.65 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Jackie Chan’s Police Story: Lockdown (aka Police Story 2013) from director Ding Sheng (Little Big Soldier, Railroad Tigers, A Better Tomorrow 2018) In Police Story: Lockdown (read our review), Zhong Wen (Jackie Chan) knows all about sacrifice. He’s always been too busy chasing bad guys to be a father to his daughter Miao (Jing Tian). Tonight, he’s seeing her for the first time in years … Continue reading
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Scott Adkins re-teams with ‘Jarhead 3’ director for ‘Vigilante’
Martial arts star Scott Adkins (Ip Man 4, Triple Threat) and William Kaufman (Jarhead 3: The Siege, Sinners and Saints) are re-teaming for Vigilante. The film follows a disgraced soldier (Adkins) who wages war against the city’s most dangerous criminals only to end up endangering the lives of the very same people he initially set out to help protect. Vigilante also reunites Kaufman with his frequent writer Chad Law (Black … Continue reading
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The Witch: Subversion | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: March 10, 2020 On March 10th, 2020, Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray for The Witch: Subversion (aka The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion), the latest thriller from South Korean filmmaker Park Hoon-jung (New World). The Witch: Subversion (read our review) stars Kim Da-mi (Marionette), Choi Woo-Sik (Parasite, The Divine Fury), Cho Min-soo (Pieta), Go Min-Si (The Battle: Roar to Victory) and Park Hee-Soon (The Revenger). 10 years … Continue reading
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‘Brotherhood of the Wolf’ filmmaker Christophe Gans to find his thrill on ‘Fatal Frame’ and ‘Silent Hill’
Director Christophe Gans (Crying Freeman, Brotherhood of the Wolf) and producer Victor Hadida (Resident Evil film series) are currently working on Live-action adaptations of two video game franchises: Tecmo’s Fatal Frame and an entirely new version of Konami’s Silent Hill (Gans directed the 2006 film of the same name). Gans stated that the Fatal Frame film will be set in Japan. He added that he does not “want to root the movie out of … Continue reading
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Amazons vs. Supermen | DVD (Cheezy Flicks)
RELEASE DATE: April 14, 2020 On April 14th, 2020, Cheezy Flicks Entertainment (via MVD) will be releasing the DVD for the 1974 Shaw Brothers co-production, Amazons vs. Supermen (aka Super Stooges vs. the Wonder Women), an exploitation film from director Alfonso Brescia (Beast in Space). This Chinese/Italian production stars Aldo Canti (The Ten Gladiators), Marc Hannibal (Ironside), Malisa Longo (Way of the Dragon), Aldo Bufi Landi (Four Flies on Grey Velvet), Genie Woods … Continue reading
Solid Metal Nightmares: Films from Shinya Tsukamoto | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: April 28, 2020 On April 28th, 2020, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray collection for Solid Metal Nightmares – The Films of Tsukamoto, a collection of films from Shinya Tsukamoto (Killing, Tokyo Fist), featuring eight feature-length films and two shorts. Read the official details below: One of the most distinctive and celebrated names in modern Japanese cinema, there’s no other filmmaker quite like Shinya Tsukamoto. Since his early days … Continue reading
Redcon-1 | Blu-ray (Dread Central)
RELEASE DATE: May 12, 2020 Zombie Fight Club, move over! On May 12th, 2020, Dread Central is releasing the Blu-ray for Redcon-1, an action/horror film from director Chee Keong Cheung (Bodyguard: A New Beginning) that’s been described as a mashup of The Raid and 28 Weeks Later (via SBM). After a deadly viral outbreak, an elite squad of special forces soldiers must infiltrate a quarantine zone to rescue a scientist … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Double Impact | Blu-ray | Only $9.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Collector’s Edition Blu-ray for Sheldon Lettich’s Double Impact (read our review), starring Jean-Claude Van Damme (Black Water, The Bouncer) and Bolo Yeung (Diamond Cartel, Clones of Bruce Lee). Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Together, they join forced to … Continue reading
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New Teaser poster for Sammo Hung’s ‘Medal of the Dawn’
2020 is already looking great with Yuen Biao returning in front of the camera for Heroes Return and Sammo Hung sitting back in the director’s chair with The Medal of the Dawn (via Alejandro Torres), an upcoming action film starring Janice Man (The Brink), Ashton Chen Xiaolong (Shaolin Popey), Nick Cheung (The Trough) and Oho Ou (The Captain). Not much is known of the plot, but if its preliminary poster and press conference … Continue reading
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Why San Diego Is a Paradise for Today’s Gig Worker
Imagine a world where you didn’t have a boss breathing down your neck. A world where toxic coworkers don’t exist. This is the gig economy, and you could be a part of it. One of the biggest perks about gig careers is that you can work from almost anywhere in the world. Thus, it’s no surprise that picture-perfect San Diego is one of the hottest destinations for gig workers. You … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Nemesis: Collector’s Edition | Blu-ray | Only $9.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Albert Pyun’s Nemesis: 2-Disc Collector’s Edition, starring French World Kickboxing Champion Olivier Gruner (Showdown in Manila). Los Angeles, 2027. Troubled cyborg cop Alex (Gruner) is ordered by police commissioner Farnsworth (Tim Thomerson, Near Dark) to apprehend his former partner and lover Jared (Marjorie Monaghan, Regarding Henry), accused of smuggling data to information terrorists plotting to kill government officials. Systems cowboys, bio enhanced gangsters … Continue reading
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Jackie Chan’s ‘The Knight of Shadows’ gets a New U.S. Trailer
Now available on Blu-ray & DVD from Well Go USA is Vash’s The Knight of Shadows Between Yin and Yang, an action-fantasy starring Jackie Chan (The Foreigner, Bleeding Steel). The film follows a demon hunter (Chan), who is asked to investigate the disappearances of young girls from a small village. When he discovers evil forces are responsible, he sets out to save humanity by way of hidden worlds and colorful dimensions. Knight of Shadows co-stars … Continue reading
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The Trigonal: Fight for Justice | Blu-ray & DVD (Gravitas Ventures)
RELEASE DATE: January 24, 2020 On January 24, 2020, Gravitas Ventures is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Vincent Soberano’s The Trigonal: Fight for Justice (aka The Trigonal). Jacob Casa is torn between his love of MMA fighting and his promise to retire. When he starts to considering taking an underground fight, his wife and unborn baby become collateral in a ruthless drug lord’s lunatic ambitions. Jacob finds himself pushed beyond the … Continue reading
10 Coursework Tips and Hacks for Asian Students
Image 1: source Asian students are seen as pretty successful in American, Australian, Canadian, and UK universities. There’s a stereotype going around: if you’re Asian, you’ve gotta be smart. The truth is: you struggle just like any other student. The culture shock is a real thing. You just came to a foreign country, and you got into a completely unfamiliar educational system. It may be more flexible than the education … Continue reading
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