Peter Pham, the indie martial arts star behind Foggy Mountain (as well as the Well Go USA/Hi-YAH! short Mayhem), is back Operation Crossbow, an upcoming actioner he also directs. Pham not only stars, but also directs, with some help from Monsterface Productions, a production team that serves as the film’s associate producer, stunt coordinator, and writer. The film also stars Ron Smorenburg (Triple Threat), Simon Kook (Ip Man 3), Keenan … Continue reading →

Next week, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region ABC) for 1990’s Island on Fire (aka The Prisoner), an all-star Hong Kong thriller directed by Chu Yen Ping (Fantasy Mission Force, Pink Force Commando). Four men of iron face their destinies within the harsh walls of a Taiwanese prison. Steve (Jackie Chan) is a gambler seeking to atone for his sins. Andy (Tony Leung) is an undercover cop solving a … Continue reading →

Writer/director Oh Seung-Uk, a filmmaker known for 2001’s Kilimanjaro and 2014’s The Shameless, returns for Revolver, an upcoming thriller starring Jeon Do-Yeon (Kill Boksoon, Beasts Clawing at Straws). Su-young (Jeon Do-Yeon), a police detective who went to prison for someone else, is surprised when a mysterious woman named Yoon-sun (Lim Ji-yeon, Spiritwalker) arrives to collect her on her day of release. As she discovers that the promised compensation for her … Continue reading →

Arriving to Digital on August 9th is Well Go USA’s Duchess, a revenge-actioner directed by Neil Marshall, who is perhaps mostly known for 2002’s Dog Soldiers, 2005’s The Descent, 2008’s Doomsday and 2019’s Hellboy.  After a series of betrayals lands her squarely in the sights of a group of diamond smugglers, Scarlett Monaghan (Charlotte Kirk, The Reckoning) undergoes a radical transformation from working-class petty criminal to a ruthless underworld queenpin … Continue reading →

A Full Trailer has been released for Bruce Del Castillo’s Lady Scorpions, an upcoming martial arts actioner from Paramount Movies’ The Tiger Style Ultimate Martial Arts Collection. Lady Scorpions stars Cynthia Rothrock (Raging Thunder), Caitlin Dechelle (Armour of God 3: Chinese Zodiac), Jeff Fahey (The Lawnmower Man) and Bruce Del Castillo (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood). In this action-packed thriller from the producer of (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood), an … Continue reading →

A Full Trailer has been released for Ryan C. Jaeger’s Kung Fu Games, an upcoming martial arts actioner from Paramount Movies’ The Tiger Style Ultimate Martial Arts Collection. Kung Fu Games stars Mark Strange (Avengement), Caitlin Dechelle (Armour of God 3: Chinese Zodiac), Lathrop Walker (ECCO), Jose Manuel (Fist of the Condor) and Jade Xu. In this action-packed thriller from the producer of (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood), a group … Continue reading →

Visionary director Park Chan-wook (Decision to Leave, Old Boy, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance) has started production on The Ax (aka I Can’t Help It), an adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s best-selling crime novel of the same name. The upcoming thriller stars Lee Byung-hun (I Saw the Devil, Age of Shadows) and Son Ye-jin (The Negotiation, The Truth Beneath). The Ax follows a middle-aged manager who is laid off. Eighteen months later, … Continue reading →