Japanese film legend Tatsuya Nakadai, best known for his haunting turn as Hidetora Ichimonji in 1985’s Ran, his fierce performance in 1962’s Harakiri and his breakout role in The Human Condition (1959-61), has died at the age of 92. The cause of death was reported as complications from pneumonia while hospitalized in Tokyo. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers

On December 2025/January 2026, Australian label Chameleon Films is releasing a Blu-ray (Region B) for Accident, a 2009 Hong Kong actioner from director Soi Cheang Pou Soi (Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, SPL II: A Time for Consequences). A limited edition version will also be available with a 40-minute CD soundtrack by composer Xavier Jamaux. We typically celebrate Hong Kong cinema for its wild, unrestrained action, but the uniqueness … Continue reading →

On December 2025/January 2026, Australian label Chameleon Films is releasing a Blu-ray (Region B) for A Hero Never Dies, a 1998 Hong Kong actioner from director Johnnie To (Three, Office, Fulltime Killer). The blood-splattered hero film ignited a golden age of Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s, full of outlandish action, mammoth body counts, and plots that might have been hewn out of granite. While Johnnie To came late to … Continue reading →

Even during his post-legendary, A-list Hollywood status, Mel Gibson has been consistently delivering the action with films like Edge of Darkness, Get the Gringo, Blood Father, Dragged Across Concrete, and his directorial comebacks, Hacksaw Ridge and Flight Risk– not to mention the John Wick spin-off, The Continental. Now, Mel is back yet again with Hunting Season, an upcoming thriller from director RJ Collins (Crescent City) and writer Adam Hampton (Out of Exile). … Continue reading →

The sequel to the 2024 remake of the Rowdy Herrington/Patrick Swayze 1989 classic Road House is now in high gear! For the follow-up, Ilya Naishuller (Nobody) is replacing Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) for the director’s chair. Will Beall, who is perhaps best known for penning Bad Boys: Ride or Die and Zack Snyder’s Justice League, is writing the script, replacing R. Lance Hill (writer of both the 1989 and … Continue reading →

On November 11, 2025, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray and DVD for Prisoner of War, the latest actioner from martial arts sensation Scott Adkins (John Wick 4, Ip Man 4, Triple Threat). It’s also currently available on Digital. Directed by and co-starring Louis Mandylor (The Debt Collector, The Doorman), Prisoner of War takes place during WWII and centers on a British officer (Adkins) who is captured and forced to fight … Continue reading →

UK audiences will soon witness Valley of the Shadow of Death, the latest from veteran Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong (Untold Story, Hard Boiled, Big Bullet). Valley of the Shadow of Death marks the feature debut of rising Hong Kong directors Jeffrey Lam and Antonio Tam (who also wrote the picture). In the film, church pastor Leung (Wong) struggles to reconcile his feelings about sin and punishment when the young … Continue reading →

Expendables 3’s box office belly flop back in 2014 – possibly due to the film’s early online leakage or its undesired PG-13 rating – left the franchise in an odd place. Then came 2023’s Expendables 4, but despite its Rated R return, it performed worse at the box office than the previous film. At this point, you’d think the franchise is dead, right?… but not so fast! Lionsgate has made … Continue reading →