Author Archives: JJ Bona

Get over here! The Arcade1Up ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Deluxe Arcade Machine is just what you need for the holidays!

Posted on September 12, 2025 by JJ Bona

Get over here! Unpack all the Fatalities you remember and get ready to hear “FINISH HIM!” Arcade1Up is back with Mortal Kombat Deluxe Edition. With 14 classic games, including 4 different Mortal Kombat versions, you’ve got yourself hours of fighting fun. The Deluxe Edition crisp 17″ LCD brings all the visual details to life; with a real-feel joystick and buttons, and integrated dual speakers to make this a perfect at … Continue reading →

Posted in News |

Preying for a ‘Mantis’? New Trailer for Lee Tae-Seong’s ‘Kill Boksoon’ spin-off arriving on Netflix on September 26

Posted on September 11, 2025 by JJ Bona

2023’s Kill Boksoon is getting the “expanded universe” treatment with Mantis, an upcoming spin-off that’s helmed by newcomer Lee Tae-Seong, with co-writing writing help from Byun Sung-hyun (The Merciless), the writer and director of the original. Mantis is set in the same contract killer world as Kill Boksoon. While the latter explores the story of Gil Bok-soon struggling to balance her life as a single mother and assassin, Mantis shifts … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Top 4 Featured |

Deal on Fire! Vengeance of an Assassin | Blu-ray | Only $10 – Expires soon!

Posted on September 10, 2025 by JJ Bona
Vengeance of an Assassin | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Vengeance of an Assassin (read our review) from the late Panna Rittikrai, the director behind fan favorites like Born to Fight and BKO. This time around, Rittikrai is teaming back up with his Born to Fight leading man Dan Chupong. Natee (Chupong) and Than (Nantawooti Boornrapsap) are orphans raised by their parent’s friend (Ping Lumprapleng). Never knowing their parents or how they died, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Deals on Fire!, News |

‘Ballerina’ meets ‘Die Hard’ in a remote inn’? Uma Thurman returns in kill mode for ‘Ballerina Overdrive’

Posted on September 8, 2025 by JJ Bona

Uma Thurman (Paycheck, Kill Bill Vol. 1) is back in kill mode in Ballerina Overdrive, an upcoming female-driven thriller that we describe as a possible “Die Hard in a remote inn”. Directed by Vicky Jewson (The Witcher: Blood Origin) and written by Kate Freund (Afterlife series), Ballerina Overdrive involves a troupe of ballerinas who find

Posted in News |

Here’s the proof! Yusaku Matsuda, Toshiro Mifune and George Kennedy collides in ‘Proof of the Man’ out next week

Posted on September 7, 2025 by JJ Bona

On September 8, 2025, Arrow is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for 1977’s Proof of the Man. Movie mogul Haruki Kadokawa changed the landscape of Japanese cinema for good when he introduced the concept of the blockbuster to the country with this gripping crime drama featuring an all-star cast. When mixed-raced Johnny Hayward (Flower Travellin’ Band vocalist Joe Yamanaka) heads from his Harlem home to Tokyo, he becomes the victim … Continue reading →

Posted in News |

How Martial Arts Inspire Modern Gaming

Posted on September 6, 2025 by JJ Bona

When most people think of martial arts, they imagine high-flying kicks, Bruce Lee movies, or intense training montages. But martial arts aren’t just about fighting in a ring or practicing in a dojo. They’ve shaped entertainment in so many ways, especially video games. From classic arcade fighters to today’s realistic action adventures, martial arts bring a mix of discipline, skill, and excitement into the digital space. They influence not only … Continue reading →

Posted in News |

Don Lee is a gym teacher with a very particular set of skills! ‘The Villagers’ arriving on Digital and Blu-ray on October 7th

Posted on September 4, 2025 by JJ Bona

On October 7, 2025, Well Go USA is releasing The Villagers (aka Ordinary People) on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD. Written and directed by Im Jin-soon (Men of Plastic), this 2018 South Korean thriller stars Ma Dong-seok, aka Don Lee (Derailed, Roundup: Punishment). Ki-chul (Don Lee) is sent to a high school in the country as its new gym teacher and has a hard time adjusting to his new environment and … Continue reading →

Posted in News |

Deal on Fire! Ip Man 4: The Finale | Blu-ray | Only $9.19 – Expires soon!

Posted on September 4, 2025 by JJ Bona
Ip Man 4: The Finale | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Ip Man 4: The Finale (read our review). The film sees the return of Donnie Yen (Chasing the Dragon) as the legendary martial arts figure, Ip Man. Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son. … Continue reading →

Posted in Deals on Fire!, News |

A Better Tomorrow Trilogy | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Shout)

Posted on September 3, 2025 by JJ Bona

On November 18, 2025, Shout is releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for A Better Tomorrow Trilogy, which includes 1986’s A Better Tomorrow, 1987’s A Better Tomorrow II and 1989’s A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon. Brace yourself for the action-packed A Better Tomorrow Trilogy! This legendary and highly influential saga, whose impact shaped cinema both in Hong Kong and Hollywood, brought filmmakers John Woo and … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, News |

Hard Boiled | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Shout)

Posted on September 3, 2025 by JJ Bona

On November 4, 2025, Shout is releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for Hard Boiled, John Woo’s 1992 Hong Kong action masterpiece. A tough-as-nails cop (Chow Yun-fat) hell-bent on bringing down the gun smugglers responsible for his partners’ death, along with an undercover cop (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) whose secret identity as a hitman hangs by a thread. The film raises gunfights to an art form, with some of the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian Titles, DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, News |

11 Rebels, Jade Leung and more! Here’s what’s streaming on Hi-YAH for the month of September

Posted on September 2, 2025 by JJ Bona

Hi-YAH!, Well Go USA’s very own Asian/martial arts streaming channel has just announced their New Releases for the month of September. If you want to give Hi-YAH! a go, visitors of this site can use the promo code “CITYONFIRE” for a FREE 30 Day trial! Read on for the full list of New and Exclusive

Posted in News |

The Black Panther of Shaolin | Blu-ray (AGFA)

Posted on September 2, 2025 by JJ Bona
The Black Panther of Shaolin | Blu-ray ()

On September 30, 2025, AGFA is releasing a Blu-ray for Ernesto Ventura’s The Black Panther of Shaolin (aka Bamboo Trap), a 1975 martial arts actioner starring Leo Fong (Low Blow), Ron Van Clief (Fist of Fear, Touch of Death) and George Estregan (Pepeng Shotgun). This release also includes 1973’s The Black Six and Martial Arts Mayhem Volumes 1-3. Read the official details below: A skull-smashing double feature from the AGFA … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD/Blu-ray New Releases, Martial Arts Titles, News |

Improving Your Cognitive Capacities Effectively & Confidently

Posted on September 1, 2025 by JJ Bona

If you are keen on making sure that you are able to think as clearly as possible, that you are using your brain in the best way you possibly can, this is something that you can approach from a number of angles. The truth is that it’s always going to be possible to achieve this as long as you put your mind to it and stick with it, so that … Continue reading →

Posted in News |

‘Mad Max’ meets the ‘The Raid’? New Poster for ‘Afterburn’ starring Dave Bautista, Samuel L. Jackson and Olga Kurylenko

Posted on August 30, 2025 by JJ Bona

J.J. Perry, the action director best known for 2022’s Day Shift and 2024’s The Killer’s Game, is back with Afterburn, a post-apocalyptic thriller starring Dave Bautista (Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy). After a massive solar flare destroys the Earth’s eastern hemisphere, an emboldened treasure hunter (Bautista) for hire adventures to Europe to uncover the coveted Mona Lisa, only to learn the world needs a hero more than it needs a … Continue reading →

Posted in News |

The good, the bad and the UGLY! Watch the Trailer for ‘The Ugly’ from ‘Train to Busan’ director Yeon Sang Ho

Posted on August 30, 2025 by JJ Bona
"The Ugly" Theatrical Poster

Visionary filmmaker Yeon Sang Ho (Psychokinesis) – director of the 2016 hit Train to Busan and its follow up Peninsula – is back with The Ugly, a thriller based on Yeon’s own 2018 graphic novel Face, which he also illustrated. One day while overseeing a documentary crew filming his blind father at work, Im Dong-hwan gets a phone call that his missing mother’s remains have been found after forty years. Determined to find the truth of … Continue reading →

Posted in News |
  1. Pages:
  3. 1
  4. ...
  5. 20
  6. 21
  7. 22
  8. 23
  9. 24
  10. 25
  11. 26
  12. 27
  13. 28
  14. 29
  15. 30
  16. ...
  17. 398