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on THESE GIRLS GOT BALLS! Watch the New Trailer for Stephen Chow’s ‘Kung Fu Soccer’The biggest hit for the summer in China, according to Variety. https://variet…
on THE PERFECT WEAPON IS BACK! Martial arts star Jeff Speakman talks about his comeback film ‘Lost Echoes’Jeff Speakman is undoubtedly one of the best martial artists of my lifetime.…
on Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (2025) ReviewThe movie should have been so much better. For me, the issue is really the ca…
on THE PERFECT WEAPON IS BACK! Martial arts star Jeff Speakman talks about his comeback film ‘Lost Echoes’This is great news... He is a great talent that due to politics we missed out…
on Phone, The (2015) RevewThe ending didn't make any sense. So he comes back from the future to save hu…
on Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (2025) ReviewI love this film. Saw it on an international flight and couldn’t wait to get…
on Chen Kuan-tai, martial artist and Shaw Brothers star of ‘Boxer from Shantung’ and ‘Flying Guillotine’, passes away at 80Absolute legend. Boxer from Shantung, Blood Brothers and Executioners of Shao…
on Chen Kuan-tai, martial artist and Shaw Brothers star of ‘Boxer from Shantung’ and ‘Flying Guillotine’, passes away at 80RIP to a legendary OG and one of my favorite Shaw Actors.
on This collection is FAT! Details and Trailers for Shout’s ‘Chow Yun-fat Collection’ on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray‘Diary of a Big Man’ should be in any discerning HK cinema fans Chow Yun Fat…
on PERFECT!!! Watch the NEW action packed Trailer for Kitao Sakura’s star-studded ‘Street Fighter’ live-action filmOkay this new Trailer was cooking. I love it
on Limited Time Offer!!! Get a FREE Golden Harvest-Inspired Keychain with Any Order or Pre-order!Can't wait for these Keychains, want the SHAW BROTHERS, OCEAN SHORES & GO…
on This collection is FAT! Details and Trailers for Shout’s ‘Chow Yun-fat Collection’ on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-rayI’m pleased with Eighth Happiness and City War being included. I haven’t seen…
on I ain’t afraid of no ghosts! Watch the Trailers for Arrow’s ‘A Chinese Ghost Story’ Trilogy arriving on 4K UHD in OctoberI thought for sure I'd seen one of these in the past but even watching the tr…
on This collection is FAT! Details and Trailers for Shout’s ‘Chow Yun-fat Collection’ on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-rayIt's a real shame they seemingly can't get Chow to participate in any of thes…
on Scott Adkins vs. Kane Kosugi? Watch the explosive New Trailer for ‘One Last Shot’ also starring Dolph Lundgrensaw first one was bad and others wrote second was awful also. at least no man…
on The Bodyguard (2024) ReviewIt was a great watch, though the lighting could have been better. Could recom…
Author Archives: Paul Bramhall
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
Posted in Features, Interviews, News, Top 4 Featured
Blades of the Guardians (2026) Review
Director: Yuen Woo-ping Cast: Wu Jing, Nicholas Tse, Yu Rong-Guang, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Max Zhang, Kara Hui, Jet Li, Zhang Yi, Yosh Yu, Chen Lijun, Sun Yizhou, Cisha, Li Yunxiao Running Time: 125 min. By Paul Bramhall On paper Blades of the Guardians reads like a wuxia fans dream – Yuen Woo-Ping in the director’s chair, paired with the likes of Wu Jing and Jet Li, for an adaptation of … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Jet Li, Kara Hui, Max Zhang Jin, Nicholas Tse, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Wu Jing (Jacky Wu), Yu Rong-Guang, Yuen Woo-ping, Zhang Yi
An Eye for an Eye (1990) Review
Director: O Sing-Pui Cast: Joey Wong Cho-Yin, Max Mok Siu-Chung, Wilson Lam Jun-Yin, Lung Fong, John Ching Tung, Ricky Yi Fan-Wai, Leung Gam-San, Melvin Wong Gam-San Running Time: 90/93 min. By Paul Bramhall For fans of Hong Kong cinemas golden age 1990’s An Eye for an Eye makes for an enticing prospect on paper – Joey Wong (The Beheaded 1000, God of Gamblers) steps into the role of a triad … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Joey Wong Cho-Yin, Max Mok Siu Chung, Melvin Wong Kum-Sum
Dead to Rights (2025) Review
Director: Shen Ao Cast: Liu Haoran, Wang Chuanjun, Gao Ye, Wang Xiao, Zhou You, Yang Enyou, Daichi Harashima Running Time: 137 min. By Paul Bramhall The Nanjing Massacre remains one of the most harrowing examples of wartime atrocities in recent history, with the Japanese army systematically murdering and raping an untold number of Chinese, regardless of if they were military, men, women, or children in December 1937, lasting well into … Continue reading
Dongji Rescue (2025) Review
Director: Guan Hu Co-director: Zhenxiang Fei Cast: Zhu Yi Long, Leo Wu, Ni Ni, William Franklyn-Miller, Yang Haoyu, Chen Minghao Running Time: 135 min. By Paul Bramhall The latest blockbuster from China, Dongji Rescue, tells the story of the 1942 sinking of the Lisbon Maru. The freighter was being used by the Japanese military to transport over 1800 British prisoners of war captured during the Battle of Hong Kong in … Continue reading
Back to the Past (2025) Review
Director: Ng Yuen-Fa Co-director: Jack Lai Cast: Louis Koo, Raymond Lam, Michael Miu, Wu Yue, Fay Bay Baihe, Jessica Hsuan, Chris Collins, Timmy Hung, Sonija Kwok, Joyce Tang, Louis Cheung, Michelle Saram, Kevin Chu, Jimmy Au, Wong Man-piu, Liu Kai-chi Running Time: 107 min. By Paul Bramhall Back to the Past offers up an intriguing proposition – a movie sequel to A Step into the Past, a 40-episode TVB series … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Chris Collins, Louis Koo, Michael Miu Kiu Wai, Raymond Lam, t, Wu Yue
Rip, The (2026) Review
Director: Joe Carnahan Cast: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Sasha Calle, Kyle Chandler, Teyana Taylor, Steven Yeun, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Scott Adkins, Jose Pablo Cantillo Running Time: 113 min. By Paul Bramhall I recently read an article about the surge in AI generated music beginning to infiltrate streaming platforms, with one service reporting that towards the end of 2025, the number of AI generated songs had risen to represent 34% of … Continue reading
Posted in All, News, Other Movies, Reviews
Tagged Ben Affleck, Joe Carnahan, Matt Damon, Scott Adkins, Steven Yeun
Hot Blooded (2022) Review
Director: Cheon Myeong-Kwan Cast: Jung Woo, Kim Kap-Soo, Choi Moo-Sung, Ji Seung-Hyun, Lee Hong-Nae, Yoon Ji-Hye, Lee Sung-Woo, Yoon Dae-Yul, Hyun Bong-Sik, Heo Dong-Won Running Time: 120 min. By Paul Bramhall In the opening scene of Hot Blooded we follow a gangster played by Jung Woo (Dirty Money, Spare) as he’s dropped off on a boat in the open sea. Sat around a table are his fellow criminal brethren, and … Continue reading
Dirty Money (2024) Review
Director: Kim Min-Soo Cast: Jung Woo, Kim Dae-Myung, Park Byung-Eun, Cho Hyun-Chul, Jung Hae-Kyun, Baek Soo-Jang, Yoo Teo, Lim Hwa-Young, Kim Yoon-Sung Running Time: 100 min. By Paul Bramhall Is there anything more dangerous in cinema than the trope of a character hauling around a bag of cash that doesn’t belong to them? Almost every country has an entry, and Korea is no different, with 2020’s Beasts Clawing at Straws … Continue reading
Asian Connection, The (2016) Review
Director: Daniel Zirilli Cast: John Edward Lee, Byron Gibson, Pim Bubear, Dean Alexandrou, Michael Jai White, Ron Smoorenburg, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Nick Khan Running Time: 90 min. By Paul Bramhall I confess to being a fan of Steven Seagal’s movie output. Sure, depending on the era the kind of entertainment they deliver varies – the reasons you watch a 90’s Seagal movie are very different to the reasons you watch a … Continue reading
Posted in All, Asian Related, News, Other Movies, Reviews
Tagged Daniel Zirilli, Michael Jai White, Ron Smoorenburg, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Steven Seagal
In Search of The Man from Hong Kong: Re-tracing Jimmy Wang Yu’s Footsteps for the 50 Year Anniversary
It’s hard to believe it’s been 50 years since The Man from Hong Kong hit Hong Kong and Australian cinema screens, a rare co-production between the legendary Golden Harvest and flash in the pan Australian production house The Movie Company. Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, the movie cast Hong Kong star Jimmy Wang Yu as a HK cop sent to Australia to extradite a drug mule (played by a pre-fame Sammo … Continue reading
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The Great Flood (2025) Review
Director: Kim Byung-Woo Cast: Kim Da-mi, Park Hae-soo, Kwon Eun-seong, Jeon Hye-Jin, Lee Hak-Joo, Yu-Na, Lee Dong-Chan, Kang Bin, Kim Dong-Yeong, Lee Jun-Hyeok Running Time: 108 min. By Paul Bramhall The last time Korea had to face a cinematic tsunami threat was in 2009’s Hauendae, and technically it still stands true in 2025, since the latest addition to Korea’s disaster genre catalogue, The Great Flood, went directly to the streaming … Continue reading
Hard Justice (1995) Review
Director: Greg Yaitanes Cast: David Bradley, Charles Napier, Yuji Okumoto, Clabe Hartley, Benita Andre, Adam Clark, John Koyama, Vernon Wells, Doug Kruse, Harold Cannon, Arthur Roberts, Jim Maniaci, William S. Wong Running Time: 88 min. By Paul Bramhall If you’re a fan of U.S. DTV action, when the Nu Image logo appears onscreen at the beginning of a production, you usually know you’re in for a good time. At best … Continue reading
Posted in All, Asian Related, News, Other Movies, Reviews
Tagged Charles Napier, David Bradley, Vernon Wells, Yuji Okumoto
No Other Choice (2025) Review
Director: Park Chan-wook Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran, Cha Seung-won, Yoo Yeon-seok, Kim Hae-sook, Kim Hyung-mook, Oh Dal-su Running Time: 138 min By Paul Bramhall In the opening scene of director Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice we meet a dedicated company man played by Lee Byung-hun (The Match, Ashfall) who seemingly has it all – a nice house, a loving wife, 2 kids, and … Continue reading
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