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JJ Bona on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in JulyHmmm... Sounds like the common complaint is for the lack of any interesting a…
Dal on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in JulyI went in expecting to love Tornado but left the cinema really disappointed!…
JJ Bona on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upWould definitely be interesting to see Bren Foster in a HK flick. They'd get…
Steve Marger on Martial arts star Cynthia Rothrock teams up with Tim Scanlon for SRS Cinema’s Blu-ray for ‘Ryan Carson’You don't know the budget and/or the time constraints that came with this mov…
Anonymous on Hong Kong action is BACK with a vengeance! Watch the Newest clip from FURIOUS starring Xie Miao and Joe TaslimEverything is inspired by things that came before. Hong Kong cinema itself wa…
Joly on Life After Fighting (2024) ReviewJe découvre pour la première fois Bren Foster dans son premier film Life Afte…
Walter on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upI also forgot Iko Uwais.
Andy Wozniak on ‘Blades of the Guardians’ hits digital on June 30 and arrives on physical media on August 25 with a new overly long titleThat's up to Jet Li, not for you to decided.
squeesh on Hong Kong action is BACK with a vengeance! Watch the Newest clip from FURIOUS starring Xie Miao and Joe TaslimUh, seriously? The John Wick films were literally inspired by Hong Kong kung…
JJ Bona on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upQuizás quieras esperar a que realmente la hagan primero. 😄
JJ Bona on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upNo Don "The Dragon" Wilson? List rejected. =)
Daniel Justo Borras on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upQueria saber cuando se estrena la pelicula en Argentina ?
Walter on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upHere's a giant list of martial arts actors who could in theory join this hypo…
Kenn Williams on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!Uwe is a helleuva action director. The Rampage trilogy , Assualt on Wall Stre…
dakuan on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in Julyfrom what i recall, there's very little action in the movie, it's just a regu…
Andrew Hernandez on Contour (2006) ReviewI purchased the original DVD from HK Flix way back when. I think it goes for…
Typo on Back to school again! Shout announces 4K Ultra HD for Ringo Lam’s 1988 Hong Kong action film ‘School on Fire’Zero interest if I can't watch the full movie including "Extended and Uncenso…
Typo on 16 bit martial arts mayhem comes to life! Lionsgate’s live action ‘Streets of Rage’ lands director and new writersI'll pass.
Andrew Hernandez on Watch a clip from ‘Beast’ starring Daniel MacPherson, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth and martial arts star Bren FosterBeast was a pretty good film. Daniel MacPherson Didn’t have any previous mart…
Andrew Hernandez on Reck It, Scott! Scott Adkins, Vinnie Jones and Mark Strange make a mess in the New Trailer for ‘Reckless’A US distributor finally picked this up after the stupid UK exclusive streami…
JJ Bona on Back to school again! Shout announces 4K Ultra HD for Ringo Lam’s 1988 Hong Kong action film ‘School on Fire’Even with the "Extended and Uncensored Footage"? If not, I'm sure Arrow is al…
Typo on Back to school again! Shout announces 4K Ultra HD for Ringo Lam’s 1988 Hong Kong action film ‘School on Fire’Not the full version, even if image quality would be partially "really not go…
JJ Bona on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!There are, but many of them lack that all-out, anti-establishment, no-holds-b…
RAM on Shaw Brothers Classics Vol 8 | Blu-ray (Shout)Well, the answer is due to licencing, so your still where we were with region…
knoll on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!So because he became famous by being shit, we're now supposed to defend him b…
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Operation Red Sea | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: July 24, 2018 On July 24th, 2018, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Operation Red Sea (read our review), a big budget actioner that stars Zhang Yi (Brotherhood of Blades 2), Huang Jingyu (Drug War) and Du Jiang (Mr. High Heels). Director Dante Lam (Unbeatable) might just be the hardest working man in Hong Kong cinema. The filmmaker has been reliably turning out hard-hitting films that have helped expand the scope … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! Atomic Blonde | Blu-ray | Only $10 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for David Leitch’s Atomic Blonde (read our review). The movie was previously known as The Coldest City, the title of Antony Johnston’s 2012 graphic novel, from which the film was based. In Atomic Blonde, Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road) plays Lorraine Broughton, an undercover MI6 agent who is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents. Atomic Blonde also … Continue reading
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A ‘Witch’ brews up some action from ‘I Saw the Devil’ writer
Park Hoon-Jung (director behind New World, writer of I Saw the Devil) returns to dark territory with The Witch, an upcoming action-thriller that releases domestically later this month. According to TFS, Witch tells the story of a girl who, after premature memory loss and a violent upbringing, finds herself in a situation where she must fight against dark and unknown assailants. The Witch stars Kim Da-Mi (Marionette), Choi Woo-Sik (Okja), Jo Min-Soo (Pieta) and Park Hee-Soon … Continue reading
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Jennifer Garner is out for blood in the ‘Peppermint’ Trailer
Charlize Theron’s Atomic Blonde better brace herself, because there’s another unstoppable killer on the way. Pierre Morel, the director of 2008’s Taken, is prepping Peppermint, an upcoming female-centric actioner starring Jennifer Garner (Elektra). According to Deadline, Peppermint is a high-action revenge thriller, with a premise likened to John Wick and John Wick 2, only with a female protagonist. When her husband and daughter are gunned down in a drive-by, the heroine wakes up from a coma and spends years learning … Continue reading
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Street Mobster | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: August 7, 2018 On August 7th, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for Kinji Fukasaku’s Street Mobster, a 1972 actioner starring Bunta Sugawara (Battles Without Honor and Humanity). Check out the official details below: A pivotal work in the yakuza movie genre and in the career of director Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale, Doberman Cop), Street Mobster presents an abrasive portrait of the rise and fall of a reckless street punk caught in … Continue reading
Star-studded ‘Fury of the Fist’ is now available on Amazon
The nostalgia factor runs deep in the star-studded Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece (previously known as Enter the Fist and the Golden Fleecing), an upcoming martial arts/comedy directed by and starring Alexander Wraith (No Tears for the Dead) and Sean Stone (Savages). The biggest porn star (Stone) of the 1970s must reclaim his mojo in the ’80s by saving all male kind, fighting his way to the … Continue reading
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Revenge is a dish best served in Jiang Kaiyang’s ‘The Blizzard’
The gritty new Trailer for Jiang Kaiyang’s thriller, The Blizzard, has been released. This upcoming actioner stars Nie Yuan (Brotherhood of the Blades), Tan Kai (Drug War) and Yu Mingjia (The First Half of My Life). Plot: Liu Haiyang and Song Chao were best friends at the Police Academy. After witnessing his trusted friend escape after the murder of his father, Liu Haiyang embarks on a quest for bitter revenge that takes him from Harbin … Continue reading
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Assassination Classroom: The Movies | Blu-ray & DVD (Funimation)
RELEASE DATE: August 7, 2018 On August 7, 2018, Funimation will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Eiichiro Hasumi’s Assassination Classroom: The Movies (read our review), which includes Parts I & II of the Live Action films The killer manga comes to life in this two-part movie series. Join the students of Class 3-E as they learn to become proper assassins and try to kill their teacher. But he’s no ordinary instructor—he’s a … Continue reading
Blast | Blu-ray (MVD Marquee)
RELEASE DATE: August 28, 2018 On August 28, 2018, MVD Marquee Collection will be releasing the Blu-ray for 1997’s Blast (read our review), a Die Hard meets Under Siege knock-off. In this one, the hero taking on terrorists isn’t a cop or a cook… he’s a janitor! Just before the Olympics competition begins, a deadly team of terrorists mounts a precision attack on the swimming complex, holds the womens’ swimming team hostage and unknowingly traps a janitor (Linden … Continue reading
Stallone/Bautista’s ‘Escape Plan 2’ unlocks on Blu-ray in June
A sequel to Mikael Håfström’s Escape Plan, the 2013 prison/action flick starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, is making its way to Blu-ray & DVD on June 29, 2018. In the follow up, titled Escape Plan 2: Hades, Stallone reprises his role as security expert Ray Breslin, who uses his skills to test out the reliability of maximum security prisons. Unfortunately, Schwarzenegger will not be turning. Escape Plan 2: Hades co-stars Dave Bautista (Kickboxer: Vengeance), Jaime King, Jesse … Continue reading
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Timo Tjahjanto’s ‘May the Devil Take You’ Trailer is full of sin
Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto (who is also prepping his anticipated actioner, The Night Comes for Us) of the “Mo Brothers” directing duo (Killers, Headshot) has released the Trailer for his upcoming horror film, May the Devil Take You (or Sebelum Iblis Menjemput). We’re not sure what’s going on regarding to the film’s plot, but judging from what we’ve seen, fans of Tjahjanto’s Macabre will be 100% satisfied (if you haven’t seen Macabre we can’t be friends). May the … Continue reading
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Don “The Dragon” Wilson kills competition in ‘Hitman’s Agency’
Martial arts action star and 11-time World Kickboxing Champion Don “The Dragon” Wilson (Martial Arts Kid, Death Fighter) is back in writer/director Dominik Starck’s The Hitman’s Agency, which is now available to watch on Amazon. The Hitman’s Agency stars Everett Ray Aponte (Atomic Eden) as Lucas Kane, a professional hitman who uncovers the corruption of his own agency by interrogating the greatest hitman to have ever lived. The film also stars Erik Hansen (The Countess), Volkram … Continue reading
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Thai-US-UK thriller ‘M.I.A.: A Greater Evil’ hits iTunes/Amazon
The Amityville Horror meets Apocalypse Now? That’s the vibe we’re getting from Abishek J. Bajaj’s supernatural thriller, M.I.A.: A Greater Evil. This upcoming Thai-US-UK co-production is written by Peter Alan Lloyd and stars Valerie Bentson (Bad Genius), Lamou Vissay (Truy Sat), Mark Matula, Sarah Ball and Sahajak Boonthanakit (Hard Target 2). When a group of college students embark on an expedition looking for gold in the jungles of Vietnam, their dreams unravel when a detour leaves them lost … Continue reading
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Get Out and Getting In…
Get Out Real money online slots are very thrilling. They are probably the most thrilling form of entertainment available. Get Out is an Oscar-winning horror movie that is really giving real money safe online casino games a run for their money as the most thrilling form of on-screen entertainment. Getting In At the beginning of the movie, it gives you time to get to understand the characters. The story moves … Continue reading
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‘Over the Top’-esque ‘Champion’ hits U.S. Theaters in May
South Korean filmmaker Kim Yong-Wan is taking a cue from Sylvester Stalllone’s 1987 film, Over the Top, for his debut feature, Champion (read our review). The super charismatic Ma Dong-seok (The Outlaws, Along with the Gods), who practically stole the show in Train to Busan, headlines this inspirational story about an average guy who dreams of becoming an arm wrestling champion. Champion also stars Kwon Yool (Admiral: Roaring Currents), Han Ye-Ri (Kundo: Age of the Rampant) … Continue reading
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