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on The Forbidden City (2025) ReviewIt’s pretty shameful of the distributors and others to put out a trailer that…
on The Forbidden City (2025) Review& thanks for the catch Henrik! We've updated the review to reflect the correc…
on The Forbidden City (2025) ReviewGabriele Mainetti’s first film was the excellent Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot/The…
on Life After Fighting (2024) ReviewAccording to Bren Foster, a sequel to Life After Fighting is coming! The stor…
on The King’s Warden (2026) Review12 M tickets sold. 14 M = almost sure. After that...
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.
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.
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…
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…
on Duel to the Death | Blu-ray (88 Films)Where is the 4k version? We’re waiting 😀
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…
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…
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…
on Dead Camping the Live (2022) ReviewWhere did you view this? Can't find it anywhere. thx
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,…
on Asian DVD retailer SensAsian.com closes its doorsSad news, at least we still have YesAsia
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‘Die Hard’ meets ‘Stand and Deliver’? Watch the Trailer for ‘Hard Redemption’ starring Jino Kang and Lou Ferrigno
Hapkido instructor-turned-filmmaker, Jino Kang (Weapon of Choice), is back with Hard Redemption, his latest low-budget martial arts actioner co-starring the legendary Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk, Pumping Iron). In the film, Kang – who also co-directs, co-writes, and co-produces – stars as an ex-con turned schoolteacher who teams up with a security guard (Ferrigno) to take down a vicious gang that seizes control of a local school. Hard Redemption also … Continue reading
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I Know What You Did Last Summer-sploitation? Watch the Trailer for ‘Fire Raven’ arriving on Jan 16 from China Lion
From Sam Quah, the director of 2024’s A Place Called Silence and 2019’s Sheep Without a Shepherd, comes The Fire Raven, which opens on January 16th in the US and Canada! 15 years after a brutal murder is covered up by a group of the wealthy and powerful, a killer has decided to hunt down the architects of the incident. The only witness and his detective sister must confront the … Continue reading
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Why Retro Games Are Making a Comeback & Why It Matters
Retro video games were once seen as old toys left in attics, but today they are glowing on living-room screens again. From chunky arcade cabinets to pixel art on smartphones, classics are back in style. Players young and old want to press those simple two-button controls and hear 8-bit tunes one more time. Many collectors also hunt for limited cartridges, while streamers show speed-runs to millions of viewers. Players chasing … Continue reading
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Cruel Tale of Bushido | Blu-ray (Eureka)
On March 23, 2026, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Cruel Tale of Bushido, a 1963 action thriller from director Tadashi Imai (Till We Meet Again, Revenge). Best known for dramas such as Until We Meet Again and An Inlet of Muddy Water, the Japanese filmmaker Tadashi Imai was also the director of Revenge, a highly accomplished and brutal jidaigeki picture. These two sensibilities come
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Shadow Wars: The Elusive Kinji Fukasaku Collection | Blu-ray (Umbrella)
On April 18, 2026, Umbrella (AU) is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for the Shadow Wars: The Elusive Kinji Fukasaku Collection, which includes 1975’s Cops vs. Thugs, 1975’s Cross the Rubicon! and 1977’s Hokuriku Proxy War. Read the full details
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Return to the living dead! ‘Train to Busan’ director returns to the zombie subgenre in the Teaser Trailer for ‘Colony’
Visionary filmmaker Yeon Sang Ho (Psychokinesis) – director of the 2016 hit Train to Busan and its follow up Peninsula – returns to the zombie subgenre with Colony, an upcoming thriller that stars Gianna Jun (My Sassy Girl, The Thieves), Koo Kyo-hwan (Escape, Peninsula), Ji Chang-wook (Fabricated City) and Shin Hyun-been (The Ugly). Colony follows Se-jeong (Gianna Jun), a biotech professor attending a conference that suddenly turns deadly when a fast-mutating virus is released. … Continue reading
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Invincible Eight | Blu-ray (Eureka)
On March 23, 2026, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for The Invincible Eight, a 1971 Golden Harvest wuxia film from director Lo Wei (Tattooed Dragon, Seaman No. 7). Directed by Lo Wei shortly before he achieved global success with the Bruce Lee vehicles The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, The Invincible Eight was one of the first films produced by Golden Harvest following the company’s founding in 1970 – a wuxia tale
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Romancing in Thin Air | Blu-ray (Radiance)
On April 20, 2026, Radiance is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Romancing in Thin Air, a 2012 film from acclaimed director Johnnie To (Three, A Hero Never Dies) Movie star icon Michael (Louis Koo, Death Notice) sinks into a depression after being publicly dumped at the altar by his former fiancée. After embarking on a drunken bender, he is found in a mountain forest, lost and barely responsive, by … Continue reading
Why Fast-Round Casino Play Is Booming
If you’ve ever found yourself with ten spare minutes and a phone in your hand, you already understand the appeal of fast entertainment. Convenience is a feature. That’s a big reason quick-round casino formats, including crash-style games like Aviator, feel so “right” in the U.S. right now. And the timing isn’t subtle: the American Gaming Association (AGA) reported iGaming revenue of $899.8 million in May 2025, up 33.0% year over … Continue reading
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Films and Series About AI (With Cast, Creators, and a Short Plot Snapshot)
AI stories work because they’re rarely “about computers.” They’re about loneliness, control, desire, fear, and that uncomfortable question humans keep circling back to: what exactly makes someone real? Below is a curated list of films and TV series where artificial intelligence isn’t just a prop—it’s the engine of the plot. Review prepared by joi.ai Note on ratings: to keep this guide consistent and readable, the scores below are joi.ai editorial … Continue reading
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Isaac Florentine raises HELL! Watch the Trailer for ‘Hellfire’ starring Stephen Lang, Harvey Keitel and Dolph Lundgren
Cult filmmaker Isaac Florentine (Seized, Acts of Vengeance) – known for consistently delivering the low budget thrillers such as U.S. Seals II, Ninja: Shadow of a Tear, Close Range and Undisputed 2 – is unleashing Hellfire, an upcoming actioner starring Stephen Lang (Avatar), Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs) and Dolph Lundgren (Section 8). The film – written by Richard Lowry (who wrote Florentine’s Seized) – is about a drifter (Lang) with a mysterious past who arrives … Continue reading
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Naked Weapon | Blu-ray (Umbrella)
On April 18, 2026, Umbrella (AU) is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Naked Weapon, a 2002 action film from acclaimed Hong Kong filmmmaker Tony Ching Siu-Tung (Duel to the Death). Read the official details
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District 13 Collection | Blu-ray (Umbrella)
On April 18, 2026, Umbrella (AU) is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for the District 13 Collection, which includes both 2004’s District 13 (aka Banlieue 13 or B13) and 2009’s District 13: Ultimatum. These two French actioners are directed by Pierre Morel (Taken, From Paris with Love) and Patrick Alessandrin (Surviving the Wild), respectively. Read the official details
The Swordsman Trilogy | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Shout)
On March 3, 2026, Shout is releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for The Swordsman Trilogy, which will include 1990’s Swordsman, 1992’s Swordsman II and 1993’s Swordsman III: The East Is Red. Collectively, the films are directed by King Hu (Touch of Zen), Tony Ching Siu-Tung (The Raid), Tsui Hark (Double Team), Ann Hui On-Wah (Visible Secret), Andrew Kam Yeung-Wa (Asian Cop – High Voltage) and Raymond
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Deal on Fire! Vanguard | Blu-ray | Only $7.77 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Vanguard (read our review) that re-teams Jackie Chan (The Foreigner) with noted Hong Kong director Stanley Tong (Rumble in the Bronx). Jackie Chan leaps into action as Tang, CEO of the covert security company Vanguard in this gripping action-thriller. After wealthy businessman Qin rats out his corrupt partner in an arms deal gone fatally wrong, he and his family become targets of the world’s … Continue reading
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