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Paul Bramhall on The Forbidden City (2025) Review& thanks for the catch Henrik! We've updated the review to reflect the correc…
Henrik Rytter on The Forbidden City (2025) ReviewGabriele Mainetti’s first film was the excellent Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot/The…
Andrew Hernandez on Life After Fighting (2024) ReviewAwesome! I remember when he said he didn’t want to do the sequel right away,…
Guest777 on Life After Fighting (2024) ReviewAccording to Bren Foster, a sequel to Life After Fighting is coming! The stor…
Typo on The King’s Warden (2026) Review12 M tickets sold. 14 M = almost sure. After that...
Typo on War of the Arrows (2011) Review7,5/10
Muhammad Faisal on Timu(r) Genghis Khan? Don’t miss the Trailer for Well Go USA’s ‘Rise of the Conqueror’ arriving to Digital on April 14thHe looks a Persian here, not a Turko Mongol.
Ningen on Protect Ya Neck! Watch the New Trailer for RZA’s Quentin Tarantino-backed thriller ‘One Spoon Of Chocolate’Opening shot makes me think of Attack the Gas Station.
Andrew Hernandez on Martial arts screen icon Cynthia Rothrock and Tatiana Neva go nuclear in the New Trailer for ‘Prey of Wrath’This Tatiana Neva seems like a good martial artist as demonstrated in her onl…
JJ Bona on A female RAID? Livi Ciananta tears through gangsters in the New Trailer for the Iko Uwais-produced ‘Ikatan Darah’The Shadow Strays was pretty solid. Better than anything Hollywood as produce…
Vernardo Lau on A female RAID? Livi Ciananta tears through gangsters in the New Trailer for the Iko Uwais-produced ‘Ikatan Darah’Ugh actually, Indonesia are lacking of action movies since they mostly domina…
Typo on James Wan to direct remake of ‘The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil’ with Ma Dong-seok (aka Don Lee) reprising his roleAnother useless remake. Next!
Tai on Duel to the Death | Blu-ray (88 Films)Where is the 4k version? We’re waiting 😀
Millan on Nothing is over! Sylvester Stallone steps in as Executive Producer for Jalmari Helander’s ‘John Rambo’ prequelTHE RAID films easily blow away the JOHN WICK films,along with THE FAST AND T…
Paul Bramhall on Dead Camping the Live (2022) ReviewThe review was based on the Korean DVD (no English subtitles unfortunately).
Martin Fennell on To Kill with Intrigue (1976) ReviewI got it out of the library. I had to look up on imdb which guy was Jackie. W…
Throwdown on This you can trust… Christopher McQuarrie to write and direct Arnold Schwarzenegger in ‘King Conan’?I can see how a powerful and elegiac sendoff, like Logan, with Conan reckonin…
Sixx on Dead Camping the Live (2022) ReviewWhere did you view this? Can't find it anywhere. thx
Kung Fu Bob O'Brien on This you can trust… Christopher McQuarrie to write and direct Arnold Schwarzenegger in ‘King Conan’?YES! I want this! If they do it right, playing him as ruggedly aged, slower,…
Andrew Hernandez on Jade (2025) ReviewI saw that Jade is on Hi-Yah, and I watched it preparing for a bad movie with…
Martin Fennell on The Black Panther of Shaolin | Blu-ray (AGFA)I just watched this. Thought it was pretty average, but good fight sequences.…
Dawud on Asian DVD retailer SensAsian.com closes its doorsSad news, at least we still have YesAsia
Typo on G.I. Samurai | Blu-ray (Arrow)The new artwork is pretry good (you can recognize the actors, not like in som…
Andrew Hernandez on Witness Japan’s most lethal assassin in a NEW action clip from Well Go USA’s ‘Revolver Lily’ arriving on Digital Jan 17It was a pretty good movie. I liked the visuals and how everything was shot a…
Tory on Once Upon a Time in Mexicali! Watch the New Trailer for Bren Foster’s martial arts actioner ‘Mexicali’The good shit! Yeah, you can always see stuff like The Wild Bunch, The Getawa…
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Jaa’ll ready for this? Martial arts star Tony Jaa to star in a ‘Muay Thai Trilogy’ from director Yuthlert Sippapak
Martial arts star Tony Jaa (Striking Rescue, Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy) is on board for an untitled “Muay Thai Trilogy”. The upcoming China-Thailand co-productions will be financed by Stars Collective and Thailand’s Film Odyssey Co. Ltd. Directing the “Muay Thai Trilogy” is Yuthlert Sippapak (Friday Killer), who is perhaps best-known for 2010’s Saturday Killer and 2011’s Friday Killer. Jaa is also
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Today’s lesson… attack the teacher! New Poster for Joko Anwar’s Indonesian actioner-thriller ‘The Siege at Thorn High’
Joko Anwar, the writer and director of films such as 2019’s Impetigore and Gundala, comes The Siege at Thorn High, an upcoming thriller from Amazon MGM Studios. A special school for troubled children. A teacher who is determined to discipline the students. Here, teachers must not only teach, but survive the deadly attacks of their students. The film stars Morgan Oey (The Night Comes for Us), Omara Esteghlal (Andragogy), Hana … Continue reading
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Are you looking for hardware that plays 4K ULTRA HD discs and multi-region Blu-rays and DVDs?
U.S. tariffs on products made in China are expected to increase the prices American consumers pay for a wide array of electronics, so if you’re looking to upgrade, RIGHT NOW is the perfect time! City on Fire’s trusted retail vendor Goodie Emporium has partnered with a very reputable company (we wouldn’t want it any other way) to bring you modified, high quality region-free UHD (Ultra-HD, or 4K), Blu-ray and DVD players … Continue reading
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Halo-sploitation? ‘Story of Ricky’ star Fan Siu-Wong is ‘Unstoppable’ in the Trailer for an upcoming sci fi actioner
Veteran Hong Kong action star Fan Siu-Wong (Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, VR Fighter) is back on the sci-fi trail in Unstoppable, an upcoming actioner from first-time director Feng Yang. The year is 2080 and the Earth has been hit by a mysterious meteor shower, causing innocent humans to be mutated into deadly aliens. Now, it’s up to mankind to stop these deranged creatures and save the planet from total … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! To Kill a Mastermind | Blu-ray | Only $24.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for To Kill a Mastermind, a 1979 Shaw Brothers kung fu movie directed by Sun Chung (The Deadly Breaking Sword). The film stars Johnny Wang Lung-Wei (Eight Diagram Pole Fighter), Teng Wei-Hao (Crippled Avengers), Sek Gong (Kid with the Golden Arm), Yuen Wah (Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic), Yuen Bun (Five Element Ninjas), Luo Sheng (The Kung-Fu Instructor), Luo Jun (Rendezvous with Death), Mang … Continue reading
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Throne of Blood | 4K Ultra HD (BFI)
RELEASE DATE: May 19, 2025 On May 19, 2025, BFI is releasing a 4K Ultra HD for Throne of Blood, Akira Kurosawa’s astonishing 1957 classic that’s considered to be one of the great adaptations of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This new edition features a new 4K restoration! A truly remarkable film, Throne of Blood manages to combine beauty and terror to produce a mood of truly haunting power. Starring the irrepressible Toshiro Mifune … Continue reading
Brother | Blu-ray (BFI)
RELEASE DATE: April 21, 2025 On April 21, 2025, BFI is releasing a Blu-ray (Region B) for Brother, a 2000 crime film starring, written, directed, and edited by Takeshi Kitano (Outrage Coda, Mozu: The Movie). Takeshi ‘Beat’ Kitano directs and stars in this brutal crime thriller about a Japanese yakuza forced to flee to Los Angeles after the death of his boss. In the wake of a failed gang war, … Continue reading
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Lady With a Sword | Blu-ray (88 Films)
On April 21, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Lady With a Sword, a 1971 Swaw Brothers film from director Kao Pao-shu (The Master Strikes). When her sister is attacked and murdered, swordswoman Feng Fei-fei (Lily Ho, The Lady Professional) knows just what to do – find the culprits and
Yakuza Wives | Blu-ray (88 Films)
RELEASE DATE: April 28, 2025 On April 21, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A/B) for 1986’s Yakuza Wives (aka Yakuza Ladies). Hideo Gosha (Samurai Wolf 1 & 2, Sword of the Beast) breathes new life into the yakuza genre in this epic tale of mob rivalry based on a serialized account of the lives of real-life wives of Japanese gangsters, released on home video by 88 Films … Continue reading
Jakoman and Tetsu | Blu-ray (Eureka)
RELEASE DATE: April 21, 2025 On April 21, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Jakoman and Tetsu, 1964 Japanese thriller directed by Kinji Fukasaku (New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss’s Head). Jakoman and Tetsu is an early action masterpiece from Kinji Fukasaku, adapted from a script written by the legendary Akira Kurosawa. Set in 1947 in a small coastal village among the majestic snowy … Continue reading
Night of the Felines | Blu-ray (88 Films)
RELEASE DATE: April 7, 2025 On April 7, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a Blu-ray for 1972’s Night of the Felines. Roman Porno maestro Noboru Tanaka (Watcher in the Attic, The Oldest Profession) brings his characteristically poetic approach to this vibrant collage of the lives, loves and dreams of a group of sex workers at a ‘soapland’ bathhouse massage parlour in Tokyo. Masako (Tomoko Katsura), and her out-of-hours relationship to … Continue reading
Before ‘The Raid’ there was ‘The Devil’s Sword’! Blu-ray for Indonesian martial arts flick arriving later this year
Later this year, Terror Vision is releasing the Blu-ray for The Devil’s Sword (aka Golok Setan), a 1984 Indonesian martial arts film from director Ratno Timoer (The Blazing Battle) and cult action star Barry Prima (The Warrior). The Devil’s Sword lies hidden in a secret cave inside Devil’s Mountain. Four warriors attack the keeper and force him to hand over the map but he manages to escape and runs to … Continue reading
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Shaw Brothers, Desperados, Mulan and Kowloon Walled City! Here’s what’s on Hi-YAH for the month of February
Hi-YAH!, Well Go USA’s very own Asian/martial arts streaming channel has just announced their New Releases for the month of February! 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
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Mobile Casino Apps: How to Start Gaming on the Go
Mobile casino apps have quickly become a central part of the online gaming world, bringing the excitement of slot machines, table games, and live dealer experiences directly into the palms of players’ hands. The convenience of being able to gamble anytime and anywhere has fueled the rapid adoption of these apps, transforming the way people engage with online casinos. As smartphones continue to advance in power and accessibility, the appeal … Continue reading
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The Adventurers | Blu-ray (Eureka)
RELEASE DATE: April 28, 2025 On April 28, 2025, Eureka is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A/B) for The Adventurers, a 1995 actioner from acclaimed director Ringo Lam (Sky on Fire, Wild City, Prison on Fire) and star, Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs). The only collaboration between action master Ringo Lam and Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau, The Adventurers is an explosive story of heroic bloodshed
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