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on Beast Cops (1998) ReviewYeah not much to add to these reviews except to see say this movie is GOATED.…
on Medallion, The | aka Highbinders (2003) ReviewWe have a wonderful collection of reviews for Gordon Chan's illustrious filmo…
on Kate (2021) Review[…] Miku Martineau is best known for playing Ani, the orphaned daughter…
on TIME FOR SOME ACTION! Watch Jason Statham get ambushed in an explosive new action clip from ‘Mutiny’tony jaa tiene nuevo proyecto ya esa rodando y bre foster tiene nuevos proyec…
on Exclusive: Interview with Loren Avedonare you for real?
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on Exclusive: Interview with Loren AvedonLoren Avedon is in my opinion the best movie actor ever on this planet, even…
on They call him Bruce! ‘Revenger’ star Bruce Khan returns in the Trailer for the martial arts prison flick ‘Purgatory: Kill Zone’Bruce Khan is the real deal. I forgot about this one and I am very happy it w…
on Dragons Forever | aka Cyclone Z (1988) ReviewWhen I was a kid, I bought into the whole fantasy that Jackie Chan always doe…
on THE MASTER IS BACK! Yuen Woo-ping’s ‘Blades of the Guardians’ hits 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on October 6thAmigo, no hace falta spamear todos los hilos con la misma solicitud. Tony Jaa…
on Before he became ‘Oldboy’, he met ‘Failan’… Choi Min-sik and Cecilia Cheung’s classic arrives on Blu-ray this NovemberThis movie was like… okay i guess? It needed to focus WAY more on Failan and…
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A Chinese Ghost Story Trilogy | Blu-ray (Shout)
On October 28, 2025, Shout! Factory is releasing A Chinese Ghost Story Trilogy, a 6 film collection. Read the official details below… Romance, comedy, and extraordinary fantasy collide in the sumptuous A Chinese Ghost Story Trilogy. This acclaimed and influential series sparked a wave of ghostly films in Hong Kong, and bolstered the stardom of
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The man who can beat up Bruce Lee (in real life) is back! Trailer for ‘Hostile Takeover’ starring Michael Jai White
Next month, Michael Jai White (Triple Threat, Accident Man) will tear up the joint in Hostile Takeover, the latest from cult filmmaker Michael Hamilton-Wright (The Mangler 2). This upcoming action-comedy follows Pete (White), a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings. The film also stars Aimee Stolte (Magalodon), Dawn Olivieri (Bright), … Continue reading
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Can Spike Lee take Kurosawa higher? New Trailer for ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ starring Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright
In 2013, noted filmmaker Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing) remade Park Chan-wook’s 2003 masterpiece, Old Boy. Now, the award-winning director is back with Highest 2 Lowest, a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 thriller, High and Low. The original High and Low centered on an executive (Toshiro Mifune) of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom. … Continue reading
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Hong Kong Gamblers & Gangsters | Blu-ray (Shout)
On September 30, 2025, Shout! Factory is releasing Hong Kong Gamblers & Gangsters, a 6 film collection. Read the official details below… Celebrating the popular gambling and crime drama subgenres of Asian cinema, Hong Kong Gamblers & Gangsters presents six films that deal out intrigue and thrills in equal measure. Taking viewers from the glitz and glamor of the casino floors to the seedy
Witches, Dogs, Ghosts and a half Korean-Filipino boxer! Here’s what’s streaming on Hi-YAH for the month of August
Hi-YAH!, Well Go USA’s very own Asian/martial arts streaming channel has just announced their New Releases for the month of August. 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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Project Silence | 4K Ultra HD | Only $18.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the 4K Ultra HD SteelBook for Project Silence, a South Korean disaster thriller from writer/director Kim Tae-Gon (Familyhood, Sunshine Boys). The film stars the late Lee Sun-Kyun (Parasite, Kingmaker) and Ju Ji-Hoon (Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days). Co-written by Kim Yong-Hwa of Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds and Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days, Project Silence follows an accident … Continue reading
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The Cinematic Allure of Casino Gaming
Gritty poker tables, Vibrant Vegas lights and smooth operators who never sweat a bet—filmmakers have really played a massive role in defining how gambling looks and plays today. While more and more go online, the silver screen really still makes its mark. From style to suspense, films long predated casino culture’s impact. Scenes of Casinos That Last Forever Films have long enjoyed a scene set in a casino. Chip clatter, … Continue reading
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Set your alarm! Watch the Trailer for ‘By 6am’ starring Rina Takeda of ‘High Kick Girl’ and ‘Karate Girl’
Rina Takeda (High Kick Girl!, Attack on Titan: Part 1, Re:Born), cult martial arts actress known for her real-life karate skills, is back with By 6am, an upcoming actioner from director Munetoshi Mukai (Color of Songs). In the film, Takeda plays a family woman whose prior experience as a Special Assault Team member comes in handy when she’s called back into action to investigate a criminal organization. By 6am also … Continue reading
How Prestige and Recognition Often Overshadow Innovation in Film Selection
In theory, film festivals and funding bodies are the ideal places for bold innovation, fresh narratives, and breakthrough talent. In practice, however, these institutions often favor familiarity over risk. Prestige, name recognition, and prior accolades tend to outweigh originality in film selection, creating an echo chamber that favors the already-established and marginalizes new creative voices. This dynamic raises questions about fairness, artistic progress, and the very purpose of festivals and … Continue reading
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Action Stars Who Surprisingly Started in Theatre
We can’t picture action stars reciting Shakespeare under a spotlight very often. But before car wrecks and explosions, Hollywood’s toughest actors were performing to silent, waiting audiences, live and up close and personal. And frankly, it shows. Source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/people-at-theater-713149/ Wolverine Wore Tap Shoes Hugh Jackman might be best known for slicing up villains with adamantium claws, but long before there were X-Men films, he charmed audiences with musicals on stage. … Continue reading
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Here’s something to cheer you up! Arrow is releasing a 4K Ultra HD for the zombie thriller ‘The Sadness’
On October 20, 2025, Arrow is releasing the 4K Ultra HD for 2021’s The Sadness. Dragging extreme cinema screaming into the post-pandemic age, Rob Jabbaz’s controversial and incredibly gory The Sadness burst onto the genre scene at the tail-end of the COVID epidemic, winning the New Flesh Award for Best First Feature at the Fantasia International Film Festival. When a deadly virus spontaneously mutates in Taiwan it suddenly gives rise … Continue reading
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Three and Three Extremes | Blu-ray (Arrow)
On October 21, 2025, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for 2002’s Three and 2004’s Three Extremes. A trio of ghostly tales of terror, each from a different country, form the anthology Three. Initiated by acclaimed Hong Kong producer and director Peter Ho-Sun Chan, the film would prove highly influential in its innovative approach to pan-Asian horror, and
Hulk Hogan, wrestling legend and actor, passes away at 71
Hulk Hogan (born Terry Gene Bollea) – known best for transforming professional wrestling into a family entertainment phenomenon – has passed away at age 71 due to cardiac arrest. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to his family
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Deal on Fire! Karate Bullfighter & Karate Bearfighter | Blu-ray | Only $19.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Beast Fighter, which will include the 1975 martial arts films, Karate Bullfighter and Karate Bearfighter. The mighty Sonny Chiba (Bodyguard Kiba) stars in two spectacular martial arts movies based upon the real life of Masutatsu “Mas” Ōyama – the fabled bull-slaying karate master who trained none other than Chiba himself. In Karate Bullfighter (or Champion of Death), a karate tournament is crashed … Continue reading
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Murder ink! Eureka’s Blu-ray for the 1973 Jimmy Wang Yu classic ‘The Tattooed Dragon’ now available
Now shipping is the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for The Tattooed Dragon, a 1973 Golden Harvest kung fu classic starring Jimmy Wang Yu (The One-Armed Swordsman). Written and directed by Lo Wei, the man behind the Bruce Lee’s international hits The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, The Tattooed Dragon was designed to bring martial arts superstar Jimmy Wang Yu to a global audience still hungry for kung fu cinema in the aftermath
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