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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…
Pap on Always bet on WHITE! Martial arts star Michael Jai White joins Taimak in the upcoming martial arts thriller ‘Paper Made’Damn, Taimak? I can't wait to check it out!
Ningen on The Killer | 4K Ultra HD (Shout)Theatrical trailer. https://youtu.be/UBjnv3C-g5o?si=apNtaGvAcQfSJHhr
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Shaw Brothers, Lau Kar-Leung, Gordon Liu and a dash of John Woo: Here’s what’s on Hi-YAH for the month of November
Hi-YAH!, Well Go USA’s very own Asian/martial arts streaming channel has just announced their New Releases for the month of November 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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‘Paradox’ and ‘Ip Man 4’ star Wu Yue kicks ass in the Trailer for Well Go USA’s ‘Tai Chi Master’ on Digital on November 12
On November 12, 2024, Well Go USA Entertainment is releasing The Tai Chi Master on Digital. Directed by Siyu Cheng (The Grandmaster of Kung Fu) and Zhenzhao Lin (Detective Dee’s Hell Road), this martial arts fantasy stars Wu Yue (Paradox, Sakra, Ip Man 4, The Brink), Yan Liu (Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy) and Mingcan Zhang (Restart the Earth). Read the official plot below: In the strife of the … Continue reading
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Deal on Fire! One Armed-Boxer | Blu-ray | Only $17.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for 1971’s One Armed-Boxer (aka The Chinese Professionals), directed by and starring Jimmy Wang Yu (One-Armed Swordsman, Master of the Flying Guillotine). When former Shaw Brothers executive Raymond Chow founded rival studio Golden Harvest in 1970, he quickly teamed up with “Jimmy” Wang Yu – Hong Kong’s first kung fu superstar and formerly Shaw’s biggest box office draw. Bringing over his peerless talent for … Continue reading
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Golden Harvest Vol. 2: Shining Stars | Blu-ray (Shout!)
RELEASE DATE: December 17, 2024 On December 17, 2024, Shout! Factory will be releasing the Blu-ray Collection for Golden Harvest Vol. 2: Shining Stars, which will include 1973’s Beach of the War Gods, 1973’s When Taekwondo Strikes, 1974’s The Skyhawk, 1974’s Slaughter in San Francisco, 1976’s Shaolin Boxers, 1986’s Legacy of Rage, 1992’s The Master, and 1998’s Hitman. And if you’re wondering why two non-Golden Harvest films (Legacy of Rage … Continue reading
Enter Ke Huy Quan, the action star! Quan takes on Lionsgate’s ‘Fairytale In New York’ from ‘Sisu’ director Jalmari Helander
Ke Huy Quan’s (Everything Everywhere All at Once) highly-anticipated action-comedy Love Hurts won’t be released until February 7, 2025, but Lionsgate is already prepping him for Fairytale In New York, his 2nd action headliner that comes from writer-director Jalmari Helander (Big Game), who is perhaps best known for the celebrated 2022 Finnish action film, Sisu. Set to be produced by FlynnPictureCo.’s Beau Flynn, Fairytale In New York takes place on Christmas … Continue reading
Let’s get one thing straight… females have always been kickin’ ass! Angela Mao’s ‘Broken Oath’ is now available
Now in stock at Goodie Emporium is Eureka’s Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Broken Oath, a 1977 Golden Harvest classic from Cheng Chang-Ho (Double Crossers) that stars Angela Mao (Dance of Death), the first lady of kung fu cinema! A Hong Kong take on Japan’s Lady Snowblood, Broken Oath is an action-packed tale of righteous vengeance! Orphaned and angry, Lotus (Mao) is raised by Buddhist nuns before she is exiled for … Continue reading
So who are you going to kill next, Mr. Ninja? Newest Trailer ‘Under Ninja’ starring Kento Yamazaki and Minami Hamabe
Writer/director Yuichi Fukuda, who is perhaps best known for 2017’s Gintama, is back at helm for Under Ninja, an upcoming actioner that stars Kento Yamazaki (Alice in Borderland) and Minami Hamabe (Godzilla Minus One). The film is an adaptation of the manga (and anime series) of the same name by Kengo Hanazawa. If the film is anything like its source material, here’s what you can expect of its plot: A high … Continue reading
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Rampo Noir | Blu-ray (Arrow)
RELEASE DATE: January 6, 2025 On January 6, 2025, Arrow will release a Blu-ray for 2005’s Rampo Noir. Four filmmakers from completely different backgrounds bring their radically personal takes to the stories of Japan’s celebrated master of the macabre, Edogawa Rampo (Horrors of Malformed Men, Blind Beast). In “Mars’s Canal”, by music video director and visual artist Suguru Takeuchi, a lone man encounters the other side of his psyche beyond … Continue reading
Cure | 4K Ultra HD (Eureka)
RELEASE DATE: January 27, 2025 On January 27, 2025, Eureka is releasing a 4K Ultra HD for Cure, a 1997 thriller from director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, who would go on to make several further modern masterpieces in Pulse, Creepy and Tokyo Sonata. Released to critical acclaim in both the East and the West, this nerve-shredding thriller charts the hunt for a depraved serial killer in a bleak and decaying Tokyo. A series of murders have … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash | Blu-ray | Only $18.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is for Arrow Video’s Limited Edition Blu-ray (Region B) for Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, a 2021 Indonesian action film directed by Edwin (Blind Pig Who Wants to Fly). Read the official details below: From acclaimed Indonesian director Edwin (Postcards from the Zoo) and based on the novel by Eka Kurniawan comes Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, winner of the Golden Leopard at … Continue reading
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More WANG for your buck? From ‘Drive’ director Steve Wang comes ‘Kung Fu Rascals’ now available on Blu-ray
Now available from Goodie Emporium is Visual Vengeance’s Limited Edition Blu-ray for the 1992 martial arts fantasy film, Kung Fu Rascals. This long out-of-print rarity marks the debut feature from cult director Steve Wang (Drive, The Guyver), who also stars. In the tradition of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and the Three Stooges comes this wildly funny action comedy from director Steve Wang. When chased by mutated monsters, crafty ninjas and … Continue reading
Just in time for Halloween! Radiance Films’ Blu-ray for Toshio Matsumoto’s 1988 thriller ‘Dogra Magra’ now shipping!
Now available is Radiance Films’ Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Dogra Magra, a 1988 thriller from Toshio Matsumoto (Funeral Parade of Roses). A man wakes in an asylum with no memory. Dr Wakabayashi helps him to recall his past in which he killed his bride on their wedding day. Part of his memory becomes linked to another doctor, Dr Masaki, and a manuscript, Dogra Magra. As the two doctors treat him, … Continue reading
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Horrible High Heels | Blu-ray (Massacre Video)
RELEASE DATE: November 12, 2024 On November 12, 2024, Massacre Video is releasing a Blu-ray for Horrible High Heels, a 1996 Hong Kong cult classic directed by three filmmakers: Chow Cheung (responsible for helming the Michiko Nishiwaki flicks Big Circle Blues and City on Fire), Chen Wei-An (who helmed little known Cat III erotica like Windflower and Dark Tale), and Mao Chiang-Pang (the man behind obscure Taiwanese actioners like I … Continue reading
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Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight | Blu-ray (Mondo Macabro)
RELEASE DATE: January 2025 In January 2025, Mondo Macabro is releasing a Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight, a 1973 action-thriller from director Teruo Ishii (Blind Woman’s Curse). The legendary actor Tetsuro Tanba (Kwaidan) stars as Shiro, a master swordsman who is weary of the world of samurai honor and samurai killing, and so attempts suicide rather than finishing a fight. … Continue reading
‘Passenger 57’, move over! Andy Lau’s hijack thriller ‘High Forces’ is getting a U.S. release from China Lion
In the tradition of hijack thrillers like The Delta Force (1986), Passenger 57 (1992), Executive Decision (1996) and United 93 (2006), comes High Forces (aka Crisis Route), an upcoming actioner from Oxide Pang (one half of The Eye and The Eye 2 writing/directing duo, the Pang Brothers). Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau (Shock Wave 2, Walk on Fire) plays an international security expert who combats against hijackers on board the Airbus A380. The film … Continue reading
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