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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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Well Go USA to ‘Witness’ Korean box office thriller
Well Go USA will be releasing The Witness at select theaters later this month. This acclaimed thriller, directed by Jo Kyu-Jang (A Camel Doesn’t Leave Desert), is currently making waves at the local box office (and talk about a crazy trailer). The Witness explores the bystander effect, when individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when others are present: A horrific murder occurs near a large apartment complex, and an … Continue reading
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Action Star Alexander Nevsky brings the East to the West with BIG Wins at Action On Film XIV in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, August 27, 2018 – Russian Film Star and Action Legend Alexander Nevsky wins big at Action on Film 2018’s MEGAFest over the weekend. Maximum Impact which Nevsky produced and stars in won “Best Action Film of the Year” along with wins for “Best Action Sequence” and “Best Special Effects.” In addition, Nevsky received the festival’s “Breakout Action Star of the Year” Award and co-star Matthias Hues received the festival’s … Continue reading
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Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: September 18, 2018 On September 18, 2018, Well Go USA will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (read our review), a South Korean horror film directed by Jung Bum-Sik (The Epitaph, Horror Stories I-II). Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum follows the crew of a horror web show who plan to stream live from inside the asylum. To attract more viewers, the show’s host arranges some scares for the team, but as they … Continue reading
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Jackie Chan directs Andy Lau, Kevin Kline in ‘The Diary’
Jackie Chan (The Foreigner) is currently putting finishing touches on The Diary, his first directorial project since 2012’s Armour of God III: Chinese Zodiac. This upcoming China-produced, English-language drama – also written by Jackie – takes place in the early 1930s and is about a young man who leaves Shanghai to come to Europe and reunite with the love of his life. If you’re expecting to see Jackie kickass on screen, you might find yourself disappointed. In … Continue reading
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A sequel to Yeon Sang Ho’s ‘Train to Busan’ is coming
A sequel to the 2016 box office smash Train to Busan is in early stages of development from the original film’s director, Yeon Sang Ho (Psychokinesis). “We are planning to begin filming in the first half of next year,” a representative of Sang-ho told the press. “We still have not cast any actors, so we are still preparing a lot of different things.” The source added that Sang-ho does not plan to bring back any of … Continue reading
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Nadine Truong has her own karate kid with ‘I Can I Will I Did’
If you can’t get enough of coming-of-age, anti-bullying films like The Karate Kid, The Martial Arts Kid – and of course, the recent Cobra Kai series – then prepare yourself for I Can I Will I Did, the full-length debut feature of writer/director Nadine Truong. The film stars Mike Faist, Ellie Lee, Jack DiFalco, and Taekwondo Grandmaster Ik Jo Kang. Depressed foster youth Ben is bullied and as a result gets into a car accident. His recovery process … Continue reading
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The Poet and the Boy | DVD (Altered Innocence)
RELEASE DATE: October 9, 2018 On October 9, 2018, Altered Innocence is releasing the DVD for The Poet and the Boy, the debut feature from filmmaker Kim Yang-hee. The film stars Yang Ik-June (Breathless), actress Jeon Hye-Jin (The Throne) plus young Korean heart-throb and rising star Jung Ga-Ram. The Poet and The Boy is the story of a struggling poet in his late 30s, who has spent all his life living off his hard … Continue reading
They don’t monkey around do they? ‘Monkey King 4’ is coming
In 2014, Soi Cheang Pou-Soi (SPL II) uncaged his first Monkey King film with Donnie Yen in the title role. In 2016, the director returned with a sequel that had Aaron Kwok replacing Yen as the lead. Then in 2018, Soi Cheang and Kwok returned for a third film. This brings us to 2019 where we just received news from AFS that The Monkey King 4 is officially in-the-works. Currently, there is no word if Soi Cheang, Kwok or any … Continue reading
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Should Bruce Lee Fans Bother with Birth of the Dragon?
Source: Birth of the Dragon via Facebook Birth of the Dragon was designed as a way to pay homage to the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee and provide more insight into the film star’s early life. Released on Blu-ray towards the end of 2017, many fans of the Way of the Dragon actor will have been excited to learn things they may not have known before. But unfortunately, the film … Continue reading
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Maximum Impact | Blu-ray & DVD (Sony)
RELEASE DATE: October 2, 2018 Why go Double when you can go Maximum? Director Andrzej Bartkowiak (Romeo Must Die, producer of Showdown in Manila) is back with Maximum Impact (read our review), which is finding its way to theaters on September 28, 2018 from Unified Pictures – then On Demand, DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Video on October 2, 2018. In Maximum Impact, the agents of the Federal Security Service of Russia and the U.S. Secret … Continue reading
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Tony Leung and gang deliver a New Trailer for ‘Europe Raiders’
If you’re fan of Tokyo Raiders (2000) and its sequel, Seoul Raiders ( 2005), then get your go-go gadgets ready for Europe Raiders (read our review). Jingle Ma (Silver Hawk) returns to the director’s chair for the 3rd entry of this star-studded series. It should also be noted that Europe Raiders is produced by Wong Kar-wai (The Grandmaster), which is a departure from the arthouse-style projects his name is usually associated with. In Europe Raiders (aka Paris Raiders), Tony Chiu-Wai Leung (Hard … Continue reading
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First look at Well Go USA’s upcoming release of ‘Legend of Zu’
Get your eyes in FX-mode for Legend of Zu, the latest CG fantasy fest from first-time director Zhu Lingfeng. Cast includes Li Xizi (Realm of the Immortals), Ron Ng (Shock Wave) and Leanne Li (Love Is). We’re not sure how – or even if – this new film is related to Tsui Hark’s seminal Zu: Warriors from Magic Mointain (1983) or less-seminal Legend of Zu (2001), but here’s the film’s plot for you to decide: After claiming countless lives, the fairies … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! The Guillotines | Blu-ray | Only $6.51 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for The Guillotines, directed by Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs). In The Guillotines, an elite crime-fighting unit that relies on flying swords to defeat their enemies. The film is a homage to the classic Guillotine movies of the 70s (i.e. The Flying Guillotine, Master of the Flying Guillotine). The Guillotines stars Huang Xiaoming (Ip Man 2), Ethan Juan (Wu Xia), Shawn Yue (Initial D), Li … Continue reading
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Corpse Prison | Blu-ray (Switchblade Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: October 2, 2018 On October 2, 2018, Switchblade Pictures will be releasing the Blu-ray for 2017’s Corpse Prison: Part 1, the first of a two part movie series directed by Hideo Jojo (Siren X). Corpse Prison: Part 1 stars Moemi Katayamax (Gun), Anna Tachibana (Skirt Gang), Shin’ichi Wago (Lady Ninja: A Blue Shadow), Nagomi, Reimi Fujishiro and Ren Fukusaki. From the moment she and her fellow students arrive in the mountain village of Yasaka, Mikoto knows that there … Continue reading
Korea’s CJ Entertainment launches ‘horror’ label: 413 Pictures
Brace yourself for some exciting news from CJ Entertainment. In a nutshell, expect a number of “Elevated Thrillers and Supernatural Horror Films” with the launch of their new subsidiary. Check out the official Press Release below: July 30, 2018 – Los Angeles, CA / Seoul, South Korea –CJ Entertainment, Korea’s leading entertainment conglomerate, today announced the launch of a new specialty genre label – 413 Pictures. All CJ Entertainment genre films, both English-language, … Continue reading
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