Great news for Hong Kong cinema fans, especially those who collect physical media from all over the world. Popular UK label Arrow has struck a deal with Shout! Studios to release Golden Princess Hong Kong titles in the UK. The Golden Princess movie library consists of 156 Hong Kong cinema classics, many of which have been MIA from the market for years. In short, Arrow

In a move reminiscent of what Jet Li did in the 2010 drama, Ocean Heaven – a film that explored the subject of parental love and autism in kids – another martial arts superstar is turning to family drama… Jackie Chan! Next year, we’ll see Jackie in Whispers of Gratitude, where he’ll play a character he’s never played before: someone with Alzheimer’s disease (not to be confused with someone with … Continue reading →

On June 9, 2025, Cineverse is releasing Escape From the 21st Century to select theaters. This 2024 sci-fi/comedy actioner is written and directed by Yang Li (Lee’s Adventure).  The story follows three friends who discover they have the power to travel back and forth 20 years with a sneeze. However, the future is not as good as they hoped, and they need to take on the responsibility of saving the … Continue reading →

Now available is Radiance’s Blu-ray (Region A/B) for The Rapacious Jailbreaker, a 1974 crime thriller from director Sadao Nakajima (Okinawa Yakuza War,A Savage Beast Goes Mad). In the free-for-all chaos after World War II, black marketeer Ueda (Hiroki Matsukata, Cops vs Thugs) is robbed of a pound of morphine. He takes his brutal revenge, but is arrested for murder and sentenced to 20 years. He escapes and is caught, but … Continue reading →

Arriving in Theaters on June 6th from Well Go USA is Big Deal, the debut feature of Choi Yoon-Jin, who is perhaps best-known for his screenwriting work for films such as 2015’s Office and 2013’s Steel Cold Winter. Big Deal stars Lee Je-hoon (Bleak Night, Escape), Yoo Hai-jin (Yadang: The Snitch, Exhuma), Byron Mann (Rise of the Legend), Choi Young-joon (Bloodhounds) and Son Hyeon-ju (The Killer). In 1997, when the … Continue reading →

The highly successful motion picture franchise that spawned three sequels, a remake, and a series is back with another reboot – or should we say crossover? Sony’s new Karate Kid film, titled Karate Kid: Legends, is directed by Jonathan Entwistle, who has served as a director and executive producer on two popular Netflix original series including I Am Not Okay With This and The End of the F**ing World. The upcoming film … Continue reading →

Arriving on Digital on May 9, 2025, is Wick is Pain, a Lionsgate documentary that showcases never-before-seen footage from 2014’s John Wick, 2017’s John Wick: Chapter 2, 2019’s John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum and 2023’s John Wick: Chapter 4, as well as the revealing true story behind the John Wick phenomenon, and it’s rise from independent film to billion-dollar franchise. Directed by Jeffrey Doe, Wick is Pain utilizes never-before-seen footage … Continue reading →