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JJ Bona on Cliff Booth vs Bruce Lee again? Doubt it, but David Fincher is directing a ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ sequelTotally agree with you there. People can't take anything these days.
Nikolai Hel on Richard Norton, ‘Gymkata’ and ‘City Hunter’ actor, martial artist, trainer and stunt performer, dies at 75"Painful?" Definitely, yes. :(
Andrew Hernandez on Cliff Booth vs Bruce Lee again? Doubt it, but David Fincher is directing a ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ sequelIt’s funny and sad how people are bitching about this. Very few people have a…
Andrew Hernandez on 2 for the road! ‘Snatch’ filmmaker Guy Ritchie to direct ‘Road House’ sequel with Jake Gyllenhaal returningIf they’re gonna do this, ditch the “multi-pass” bullshit! Go back to traditi…
Typo on Prosecutor, The (2024) ReviewI like that movie a lot. But I have to admit that the only parts that I find…
JJ Bona on STOP… Hammer time! 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition for the Hammer Film/Shaw Brothers classic ‘Shatter’ arriving in MayI'm sure most fans and collectors will pick it up for its historical value.
JJ Bona on STOP… Hammer time! 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition for the Hammer Film/Shaw Brothers classic ‘Shatter’ arriving in MayThat's tragic, considering the the quality of their product so far.
JJ Bona on Hong Kong’s Heaven’s Gate? Juno Mak’s anticipated thriller ‘Sons of the Neon Night’ to finally shine this yearVery cool, thanks. Sounds like a Trailer should be dropping soon!
JJ Bona on STOP… Hammer time! 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition for the Hammer Film/Shaw Brothers classic ‘Shatter’ arriving in MayYou know, with the right music, I do agree that some of these movies (volume…
Phil Chan on Hong Kong’s Heaven’s Gate? Juno Mak’s anticipated thriller ‘Sons of the Neon Night’ to finally shine this yearThey’ve opened an Instagram for the movie. Looks like they’re getting ready f…
RJ Amadeus on STOP… Hammer time! 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition for the Hammer Film/Shaw Brothers classic ‘Shatter’ arriving in MayI will Support Hammer with this one hoping better is on it's way, also Becaus…
Typo on Karate and Kung Fu collide in the New Trailer for Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio’s upcoming ‘Karate Kid’ movieShitty music trailer, by the way...
Typo on Looking for some spear-slicing action? Donnie Yen’s ‘The Lost Bladesman’ arrives on Blu-ray from ImprintThe lost bladesman is OK, but not "very underrated". "...weapons-based fight…
Typo on You know, like Caine in ‘Kung Fu’? Martial arts star Donnie Yen to star and direct untitled ‘John Wick’ spin-off"immensely high standard for action filmmaking" Best joke of the year so far.
Phil Chan on You know, like Caine in ‘Kung Fu’? Martial arts star Donnie Yen to star and direct untitled ‘John Wick’ spin-offAccording to local HK media reports, Donnie plans to shoot this in Hong Kong…
Andrew Hernandez on We have physical evidence that Donnie Yen’s ‘The Prosecutor’ hits Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD in May from Well Go USAOnce again, it’s that white background of doom that should have been eradicat…
Kiril Valkov on You know, like Caine in ‘Kung Fu’? Martial arts star Donnie Yen to star and direct untitled ‘John Wick’ spin-offPersonally I find Donnie's directing uneven - Legend of the wolf was a mess,…
Killer Meteor on STOP… Hammer time! 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition for the Hammer Film/Shaw Brothers classic ‘Shatter’ arriving in MayHammer doesn't own that many of their own films - most are owned by whichever…
Nick on Feeling triggered? Future pressings of the ‘Bruceploitation Collection Vol. 1’ have you covered!This is the one that gets me today, this?! 😭
Bruce Jensen on STOP… Hammer time! 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition for the Hammer Film/Shaw Brothers classic ‘Shatter’ arriving in MayWhy? Giving Shatter this kind of 4K special treatment makes about as much sen…
Bruce Jensen on Feeling triggered? Future pressings of the ‘Bruceploitation Collection Vol. 1’ have you covered!April Fool! You guys had me going there for a second! Sadly, in the world we'…
Ningen on Karate and Kung Fu collide in the New Trailer for Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio’s upcoming ‘Karate Kid’ movieAm I the only one who thinks it's more of the same that you saw in the first…
Laurine White on ‘Passenger 57’, move over! Andy Lau’s hijack thriller ‘High Forces’ is getting a U.S. release from China LionHigh Forces has been released on Blu-ray in the US - 25 March 2025 - by Bayvi…
Bruce Jensen on Richard Norton, ‘Gymkata’ and ‘City Hunter’ actor, martial artist, trainer and stunt performer, dies at 75Such a shocking loss to the martial arts & film worlds, Mr. Norton may ne…
Andrew Hernandez on Richard Norton, ‘Gymkata’ and ‘City Hunter’ actor, martial artist, trainer and stunt performer, dies at 75My favorites with him are Twinkle Twinkle, and Magic Crystal. It’s interestin…
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Gavin O’Connor has created a layered fight film in ‘Warrior’
Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, and Nick Nolte bring blistering performances to a multi-faceted fight movie in Warrior. Gavin O’Connor has directed a masterpiece. Continue reading
The classic film of Jake LaMotta’s self-destructive spiral
Raging Bull is about a lot more than just boxing. It is about the human condition, and about movies themselves. It reveals man’s capacity for destruction. Continue reading
Deal on Fire! Legend of the Black Scorpion | Blu-ray | Only $7 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Legend of the Black Scorpion (aka The Banquet), directed by Feng Xiaogang (Aftershock). Hailed as a cross between Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Tarantino’s Kill Bill, scheming royals and other officials attempt to consolidate power in a empire in chaos. Legend of the Black Scorpion (read our review) stars Zhang Ziyi (Hero), Ge You (Let the Bullets Fly), Daniel Wu (Sky on Fire) and Zhou Xun … Continue reading
Kickboxers retaliate in the Trailer for Johnson Lu’s ‘Blood Fist’
When kickboxing legend Don “The Dragon” Wilson hinted a Bloodfist reboot last month, we didn’t realize we’d get one this quick! Okay, we’re kidding, but like the 1989 Wilson flick, there is some ‘kickboxing’ in this film. This Blood Fist (note: Two words, not one) is directed by Johnson Lu Zhe-Hao (Let Go of the Girl) and stars Kenny Kwan Chi-Bun (As the Lights Goes Out), Li Mao (The Fatal Mission), Pavarit Mongkolpisit (Operation Mekong), Rachel Liu (Tomb Guardians) … Continue reading
A Crouching Tiger, Hidden ‘Cloverfield’ treat from Netflix
You gotta love Netflix. The streaming company made a surprise announcement during Super Bowl LII on February 4th, 2018 that The Cloverfield Paradox (aka Cloverfield 3) would be available on Netflix, immediately after the game. Official Plot: In the near future, a group of international astronauts on a space station are working to solve a massive energy crisis on Earth. The experimental technology aboard the station has an unexpected result, leaving the team … Continue reading
Bruce’s Deadly Fingers | Blu-ray & DVD (VCI Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: March 27, 2018 On March 27, 2018, VCI will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Bruce’s Deadly Fingers – aka Bruce’s Fingers – starring Bruceplpoitation star Bruce Le (aka Huang Kin Long). For the first time, the film will be released in widescreen High Definition and produced from a new 2K scan from the 35mm original negative. In this 1976 classic, a kung fu master (Heung Kim Lung) returns to Hong Kong on … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! 36th Chamber of Shaolin | Blu-ray | Only $7.53 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for the 1978 Shaw Brothers classic 36th Chamber of Shaolin (aka The Master Killer), directed by Liu Chia-Liang (Executioners from Shaolin) and starring Gordon Liu (Eight Diagram Pole Fighter). Considered one of the greatest kung fu films of all time, 36th Chamber of Shaolin (read our review) is about a young man (Liu) who learns Shaolin kung fu so he can avenge his family and friends, who … Continue reading
Path of Blood | Blu-ray (Synapse Films)
RELEASE DATE: March 13, 2018 On March 13, 2018, Synapse Films is releasing the Blu-ray to Path of Blood, an Animated Love Letter to the Gory Japanese Samurai Films. Japan, 1614. War is over. Samurai displaced through defeat or reform wander the countryside as Ronin, seeking work where they can find it. At the edge of a forgotten village lies a path leading deep into the mountains. It is rumored the brave … Continue reading
Move over Detective Dee! Well Go USA hires ‘Detective K’
Well Go USA has announced the release of Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead, an action/comedy period film by Kim Suk Yoon (Old Miss Diary) – and the third part of a trilogy that began with 2011’s Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow and 2015’s Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island. When a series of unusual murders occurs, Detective K (Kim Myung-min of Proof of Innocence) and his partner (Oh … Continue reading
Seijun Suzuki: The Early Years. Vol. 2 | Blu-ray & DVD (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2018 While we’re still waiting for Seijun Suzuki: The Early Years Vol. 1 box set (due February 13th in the US), Arrow Video has gone ahead and announced Vol. 2! This next set will include Eight Hours of Terror, The Sleeping Beast Within, Smashing the 0-Line, Tokyo Knights, and The Man with a Shotgun. From Arrow’s announcement: Available for home-viewing for the very first time ever … Continue reading
The ‘Black Coal, Thin Ice’ team are back with a ‘Wild Goose’
Award-winning director Diao Yinan (Night Train) will re-unite with Kwei Lun Mei (Flying Swords of Dragon Gate) and Liao Fan (The Final Master) in Wild Goose. The two stars previously headlined Yinan’s 2014 thriller Black Coal, Thin Ice. According to AFS, Wild Goose will revolve around a thief’s redemption. The film will co-star Tang Wei (Office, Wu Xia) and Hu Ge (The Butterfly Lovers, 1911). Considering the talent behind Wild Goose, were expecting another movie that focuses on a tightly constructed narrative and well drawn … Continue reading
‘Friend’ helmer no longer friendly with ‘Resurrected Victims’
Kwak Kyung-Taek, the acclaimed South Korean director of Friend and Friend 2 is back with a not-so-friendly movie RV: Resurrected Victims (read our review). In the near future, murder victims have begun coming back to life with the sole purpose of avenging their deaths. Jin-hong (The Prison’s Kim Rae-won) is a cold-hearted prosecutor who’s obsessed with catching the man that killed his mother – but when she returns home, intent on killing him, he quickly … Continue reading
Michael Jai White teases ‘Black Dynamite’ sequel for 2018
Looks like the possibility of a Black Dynamite sequel is no jive turkey! Since 2012, Michael Jai White (Skin Trade) has been hinting a continuation to the 2009 martial arts/blaxploition spoof – turns out, the idea of bringing Dynamite back in action is still a reality. In a recent interview with TAE, White states that there should be an announcement for a sequel in 2018. He also mentions the possibility of a Never … Continue reading
Showdown in Manila | DVD (Sony)
RELEASE DATE: March 6, 2018 If you’re not going to catch Showdown in Manila’s recent theatrical run, don’t stress – because Sony Home Entertainment is releasing the DVD version of the film on March 6th, 2018. Showdown in Manila (read our review) stars Alexander Nevsky (Black Rose), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Perfect Weapon) and martial arts star Mark Dacascos (Drive), who also serves as the film’s director. This Expendables-esque actioner also stars Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers), Matthias Hues (Ultimate Justice), Cynthia Rothrock (Shanghai … Continue reading
Tokyo Ghoul | Blu-ray & DVD (Funimation)
RELEASE DATE: April 3, 2018 On April 3, 2018, Funimation will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Kentaro Hagiwara’s Tokyo Ghoul, a live-action feature film adaptation of Sui Ishida’s popular manga series. Ken Kaneki’s only chance for survival is an organ donation that turns him into a ghoul-human hybrid. Confused and alone, he finds sanctuary at Anteiku—a café run by the people he once considered monsters. When the innocent members of this ghoul safe … Continue reading
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