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on Time for a break! Watch the Trailer Reel for Arrow’s 4K Ultra HD ‘Jackie Chan’s Breakout Hits!’ collection arriving in JuneI don't have this anymore but if I remember correctly theres 2 women on the c…
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on Wanna see heads roll? Visual Vengeance announces Blu-ray for ‘Fatal Flying Guillotine’ starring Carter Wong and Chen SingGood film but has one of the most strange and abrupt endings of all time.
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on Forbidden City, The (2025) Reviewi agree, but it's not the 80s anymore.
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Author Archives: Paul Bramhall
The Sin Trade (2026) Review
Director: Siyu Cheng Cast: Ashton Chen, Lin Fengchao, Wang Zhen Er, Michael Mao, Liu Yitong, Rui Xiu Running Time: 98 min. By Paul Bramhall An unexpected phenomena occurred in the 2020’s that I’d dare say won’t be fully appreciated until we have enough hindsight to look back on them – the Chinese streaming industry (or web movies as they’re known locally) elevated its action genre offerings to a level that … Continue reading
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Butcher’s Blade, The (2026) Review
Director: Liu Wenpu Cast: Liu Fengchao, Yuan Fufu, Chunyu Shanshan, Liu En Shang, Gao Wei Man, Liu Ben Running Time: 90 min. By Paul Bramhall Remember those old-school Korean kung-fu movies that got re-titled for international distribution with names like Shaolin Drunken Monkey and 7-Star Grand Mantis, only to leave viewers baffled when it turned out there was no discernible monkey (drunken or any other) or mantis styles on display? … Continue reading
Salmokji: Whispering Water (2026) Review
Director: Lee Sang-min Cast: Kim Hye-yoon, Kim Young-sung, Oh Dong-min, Yoon Jae-chan, Jang Da-ah, Kim Jun-han Running Time: 95 min. By Paul Bramhall In 2018 director Jeong Beom-sik had a stroke of genius for a found footage horror movie – film it in a real location that’s said to be haunted, effectively blurring the lines between cinema and reality. The result was Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, a real abandoned psychiatric hospital, … Continue reading
Assassin (2025) Review
AKA: Assassination: 1932 Director: Zhou Jiu Qin Cast: Wang Ming, Jin Long, Cheng Qi, Jinhao Guo, Ray Lui, Di Wang, Tang Hao Yuan Running Time: 90 min. By Paul Bramhall One of the quirks I always enjoy in the world of Chinese streaming movies is the occasional oddly worded credit introduction, and 2025’s Assassin offers up a good one in the form of ‘Special Invited Lead Actor Ray Lui’, who … Continue reading
Thunderstruck Cop (2025) Review
Director: Kim Young-jun Cast: Kim Soo-mi, Shin Hyun-jun, Chae Si-yeon, Jung Jun-ho, Jo Won Hee, Kim Heung Kook Running Time: 107 min. By Paul Bramhall Being a fan of Korean cinema since the early 2000’s, one of the unique quirks of the countries film industry is for directors to seemingly disappear for years, sometimes decades at a time, then re-appear with a new movie out of the blue. My nostalgia … Continue reading
Humint (2026) Review
Director: Ryoo Seung-wan Cast: Zo In-Sung, Park Jeong-Min, Park Hae-Joon, Shin Se-Kyung, Lee Shin-Ki, Jung Eugene, Park Myung-Shin, Kim Eui-Sung, Jang Hyun-Sung Running Time: 119 min. By Paul Bramhall It’s been 13 years since director Ryoo Seung-wan helmed The Berlin File, a murky espionage action thriller that revolved around a quartet of characters – a South Korean agent and a trio of North Koreans, two of them operatives, one of … Continue reading
Exclusive First Look: ‘The Raid 3’ is in production from acclaimed ‘Police Story 3: Supercop’ director Stanley Tong
It’s been 12 years in the making, but next year the wait is over, with The Raid 3 finally happening. In fact we can exclusively reveal initial filming is already underway. What may surprise fans is the way in which the long awaited third entry is arriving, with Gareth Evans – director of the The Raid and The Raid 2 – confirming that the rights for the franchise have been purchased by … Continue reading
Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe (2026) Review
Director: Derek Hui Cast: Jackie Chan, Ma Li, Qiao Shan, Rongguang Yu, Yinglu Wang, Tian Qiu, Yang Yu Running Time: 100 min. By Paul Bramhall In 2024 Jackie Chan hit a career low (one which is only rivalled by Kung Fu Yoga) with Panda Plan, a movie which – in the words of my own review from the time – was a “charmless affair devoid of any purpose or entertainment … Continue reading
Project Y (2026) Review
Director: Lee Hwan Cast: Han So-Hee, Jun Jong-Seo, Kim Shin-Rok, Kim Sung-Cheol, Kim Sung-cheol Running Time: 110 min. By Paul Bramhall It’s always interesting to watch a director who’s primarily worked in the independent scene have the opportunity to helm a mainstream production. The likes of Jo Sung-hee would go from the lo-fi post-apocalyptic road movie End of Animal to helming Werewolf Boy, Phantom Detective, and Space Sweepers. Yeon Sang-ho … Continue reading
Ghost Train (2025) Review
Director: Tak Se-woong Cast: Joo Hyun-young, Jeon Bae-soo, Choi Bo-min, Kim Woo-kyum, Kim Na-yeon Running Time: 94 min. By Paul Bramhall Spend any amount of time in the world of 21st century Asian horror cinema, and you’ll soon realise that practically any enclosed space can become haunted. From elevators to toilet cubicles to school corridors – nowhere is safe if a vengeful spirit is on the loose. So it shouldn’t … Continue reading
Forbidden City, The (2025) Review
Director: Gabriele Mainetti Cast: Yaxi Liu, Enrico Borello, Marco Giallini, Sabrina Ferilli, Shanshan Chunyu, Elisa Wong Running Time: 139 min. By Paul Bramhall Is there another city in Europe that has more connection to the kung-fu genre than Rome? I’m going to say no. From providing the classic backdrop to Bruce Lee’s directorial debut Way of the Dragon in 1972, it would go on to inspire several other productions to … Continue reading
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King’s Warden, The (2026) Review
Director: Jang Hang-Jun Cast: Yu Hae-Jin, Park Ji-Hoon, Yoo Ji-Tae, Jeon Mi-Do, Park Ji-Hwan, Lee Jun-Hyuk, Ahn Jae-Hong, Kim Min, Lee Joon-Hyuk, Kim Soo Jin, Jung Jin Woon Running Time: 116 min. By Paul Bramhall The latest period piece from Korea has turned into quite the cultural phenomenon on its home soil, one which is continuing to play out as of the time of writing (March 2026). Having recently passed … Continue reading
Blazing Fists | aka Blue Fight (2025) Review
Director: Miike Takashi Cast: Kinoshita Danhi, Yoshizawa Kamame, Mikuru Asakura, Gackt, Kuon Chikashi, Mariko Shinoda, Katsunori Takahashi, Susumu Terajima, Riki Sanada Running Time: 119 min. By Paul Bramhall Over the last year chances are that, if you spend enough time scrolling on social media, you’ll have come across clips of trash talking Japanese fighters yelling at each other and almost coming to blows, set in what appears to be some … Continue reading
Dead Camping the Live (2022) Review
Director: Kim Hyun-woo Cast: Nam Jihyun, Lee Jae-seok, Lee Pu Reum, Kim Jung Joo, Jo Myung-haeng, Jeong In-gi, Dong-Hyung Kim, Rim-Hoo Kim, Seung-Jae Won, Big Alex Running Time: 72 min. By Paul Bramhall Ladened with the kind of grammatically challenged title that feels like it came straight out of 80’s or 90’s Hong Kong cinema, 2022’s Dead Camping the Live is a low budget entry in the rape-revenge genre, a … Continue reading
Trivia of the Guardians: An Interview with Yuen Woo-Ping on Blades of the Guardians
As part of the marketing campaign for Blades of the Guardians, which hit theatres on 17th February (check out our review!), we were given an opportunity to sit down with director Yuen Woo-Ping to talk about the production. As most will be able to guess, we’re big fans of Yuen Woo-Ping here at cityonfire, so ideally would have liked to have been locked in a room together for 24 hours … Continue reading
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