South Korea’s Jung Byung-gil – the director behind Confession of Murder and The Villainess – will be the latest Korean filmmaker to be imported to Hollywood, thus, following the footsteps of Kim Jee-woon (The Last Stand), Park Chan-wook (Stoker) and Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer, Okja). According to Deadline: Original Film, G-BASE and Endurance Media are setting action director Jung to helm the Gerard Butler-starrer Afterburn, which will be scripted by Matt Johnson (Into the Blue). The film has long been a passion for Butler, and … Continue reading →

On February 23rd, 2018, CJ Entertainment is giving Golden Slumber (read our review), a limited theatrical run in the U.S. In the film, a newly elected prime minister is assassinated as part of a conspiracy, and a deliveryman (Gang Dong-Won of A Violent Prosecutor) has to flee for his life when he is framed and the evidence against him begins to accumulate. Golden Slumber is directed by No Dong-Seok (Boys of Tomorrow) and also stars Kim … Continue reading →

Prepare yourself to witness a good dose of violent revenge with Eli Roth’s (Cabin Fever) upcoming Death Wish remake, which hits theaters on March 2, 2018. This new version of Michael Winner’s 1973 classic stars Bruce Willis (Die Hard) as Dr. Paul Kersey, a surgeon who only sees the aftermath of Chicago violence when it is rushed into his ER – until his wife (Elisabeth Shue) and daughter (Camila Morrone) are viciously attacked in their … Continue reading →

David Sandberg – star, writer and director of the viral short, Kung Fury – is bringing his titular character to the big screen. For the feature film version, he’s recruiting Michael Fassbender (Alien: Covenant) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (Aftermath) to star, along with David Hasselhoff, who’ll be back as “Hoff 9000”. According to Variety, the feature film will be set in 1985 in Miami, which is kept safe under the watchful eye of the police officer Kung Fury through his … Continue reading →

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll notice that there is an increased fascination with everything Asian. Whether it’s music, TV drama or other forms of entertainment, South Korean pop culture in particular has captured the imagination of the Western world and, as a result, we’re seeing more and more Korean movies playing in our theaters. While they are well known for their gripping action movies, the Koreans are … Continue reading →

Black Panther is by no means your average superhero movie. The film tackles some relevant political issues, but manages to stay entertaining and fun. Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →