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on I AM THE CAPTAIN NOW! Before the controversial ‘Citizen Vigilante’ Uwe Boll made the migrant thriller ‘Run’no Streisand Effect for this one, i guess.
on COF Presents: The Top 10 Fight Scenes on a BusGood list. I'd add the bus fight in Wira (2019).
on Return to the living dead! New Trailer for Well Go USA’s ‘Colony’ from ‘Train to Busan’ director Yeon Sang HoWeel Go USA? Maybe in a theatre near you, if you're lucky. But ot'll be strea…
on Peter Dinklage goes FURIOUS! The ‘Game of Thrones’ star to team up with ‘The Furious’ director Kenji TanigakiWhy wouldn't he show a lot of physicality? He's a human just like me and you.
on Colony (2026) ReviewLove Paul's review. Gianna Jun leading a zombie movie just feels right. Way m…
on Peter Dinklage goes FURIOUS! The ‘Game of Thrones’ star to team up with ‘The Furious’ director Kenji TanigakiI’m constantly around what feels like toxic masculinity that too often mirror…
on Beat it, Brucey! Blu-ray for Oliver Harper’s ‘The Untold Story of No Retreat No Surrender’ available in JanuaryWhere can I get a used copy of this ?
on Peter Dinklage goes FURIOUS! The ‘Game of Thrones’ star to team up with ‘The Furious’ director Kenji TanigakiIt would be interesting to see how Dinklage adapts to such fight choreography…
on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!The fact is, Boll's movies have been bashed for years, because, from what I'v…
on Peter Dinklage goes FURIOUS! The ‘Game of Thrones’ star to team up with ‘The Furious’ director Kenji TanigakiThe article is insensitive to people of short stature.
on Peter Dinklage goes FURIOUS! The ‘Game of Thrones’ star to team up with ‘The Furious’ director Kenji TanigakiWeng Weng was chosen for his height only. What's the problem?
on Peter Dinklage goes FURIOUS! The ‘Game of Thrones’ star to team up with ‘The Furious’ director Kenji TanigakiI don't see any disrespect. Most people watch martial arts movies for the phy…
on Peter Dinklage goes FURIOUS! The ‘Game of Thrones’ star to team up with ‘The Furious’ director Kenji TanigakiDinklage’s unique physicality??? Why not highlight the fact that he’s an incr…
on Contour (2006) ReviewI also have fond memories of picking this one up from HK Flix back in the day…
on Grandmaster Ji Han-jae, founder of Sin Moo Hapkido and ‘Game of Death’ action star, passes away at 89IN MEMORY OF DOJUNIM JI, HAN JAE 10/27/1936 – 1/28/2026 Our great teacher and…
on 🦂 SCORPION WINS! 88 Films’ Blu-ray of the 1992 Golden Harvest classic ‘Operation Scorpio’ lands this AugustThis Trailer 100% DOES NOT represent 88 Films' final product.
on 🦂 SCORPION WINS! 88 Films’ Blu-ray of the 1992 Golden Harvest classic ‘Operation Scorpio’ lands this AugustTo be honest, I hope this trailer ISN"T the actual remaster because The Fox D…
Author Archives: Paul Bramhall
Unstoppable (2018) Review
Direcor: Kim Min-ho Writer: Kim Min-Ho Cast: Ma Dong-Seok, Song Ji-Hyo, Kim Sung-Oh, Kim Min-Jae, Ji-Hwan, Lee Sung-Woo, Bae Noo-Ri, Park Ji-Hoon, Park Kwang-Jae, Lim Hyung-Joon Running Time: 115 min. By Paul Bramhall It’s fair to say that if The Man from Nowhere was Korea’s Taken, then Unstoppable is Korea’s Taken 2. One had Won Bin tracking down the traffickers who kidnapped his neighbour’s child, while the other has Ma … Continue reading
Posted in All, Korean, News, Reviews
Tagged Ma Dong-seok
Europe Raiders (2018) Review
Director: Jingle Ma Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Kris Wu, Tiffany Tang, Du Juan, George Lam, Jija Yanin, Cung Le Running Time: 100 min. By Paul Bramhall It’s fair to say that perhaps the biggest fan of cinematographer turned director Jingle Ma’s …….. Raiders series, is Ma himself. The first (and I’m sure many considered last) entry in the series was 2000’s Tokyo Raiders, which was a fun but slight slice of action … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Cung Le, Jingle Ma, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Yanin Vismitananda
Unity of Heroes (2018) Review
Director: Lin Zhenzhao Cast: Vincent Chiu Man Chuk, Wei Ni, Michael Tong, Li Lubing, Li Yuan, Chen Chen, Xu Zhengguo, Wei Xiaohuan, Zhang Lei, Chen Chao, Zhou Jianhua Running Time: 104 min. By Paul Bramhall I believe it was Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption that said “hope is a dangerous thing my friend”, but even knowing this, I couldn’t help but feel optimistic when news broke that Vincent Zhao … Continue reading
Once Upon a Time in China V (1994) Review
Director: Tsui Hark Cast: Vincent Chiu, Rosamund Kwan, Jean Wong, Kent Cheng, Hung Yan Yan, Mok Siu Chung, Lau Shun, Elaine Lui, Gwok Chun On, Stephen Tung Wei Running Time: 101 min. By Paul Bramhall Remember that time Tsui Hark decided to make his own version of Project A, but film it in the style of John Woo? If not, then it likely means you’ve never seen Once Upon a … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Elaine Lui, Hung Yan Yan, Jean Wong Ching Ying, Kent Cheng Jak Si, Rosamund Kwan, Stephen Tung Wai, Tsui Hark, Vincent Chiu Man Chuk
Witch: Part 1. The Subversion, The (2018) Review
Director: Park Hoon-Jung Cast: Kim Da-Mi, Jo Min-Soo, Choi Woo-Sik, Go Min-Si, Park Hee-Soon, Da-Eun, Choi Jung-Woo, Oh Mi-Hee, Kim Byung-Ok, Lee Joo-Won, Kim Ha-Na Running Time: 125 min. By Paul Bramhall As 2018 draws close to an end, the appetite for female driven action movies doesn’t seem to be waning in the West or the East. Warner Brothers appear to know this, so for their latest foray into the … Continue reading
Negotiation, The (2018) Review
Director: Lee Jong-Suk Writer: Choi Sung-Hyun Cast: Son Ye-Jin, Hyun-Bin, Kim Sang-Ho, Jang Young-Nam, Jang Gwang, Lee Moon-Sik Running Time: 114 min. By Paul Bramhall In the Korean film industry, Son Ye-jin is known as the Queen of Melodrama, and Hyun Bin the Rom-Com King. However the movie that’s brought them both together is (perhaps mercifully) neither a melodrama nor a romantic comedy, with The Negotiation instead being a thriller … Continue reading
Rampant (2018) Review
Director: Kim Sung-Hoon Writer: Won Shin-yun Cast: Hyun-Bin, Jang Dong-Gun, Jo Woo-Jin, Kim Eui-Sung, Jeong Man-Sik, Lee Sun-Bin Running Time: 129 min. By Paul Bramhall Less than 3 years ago Korea spawned one of its most unlikely breakout hits, with the zombie action thriller Train to Busan. While personally I didn’t find the concept of zombies on a train to be executed as entertainingly as it could have been, there’s no … Continue reading
Resurrection of the Little Match Girl (2003) Review
Director: Jang Sun-Woo Cast: Lim Eun-Kyung, Kim Hyun-Sung, Kim Jin-Pyo, Myung Gye-Nam, Myung Gye-Nam, Jung Doo-Hong, Kang Ta, Lee Chung-Ah, Seo Jae-Kyung, Park Sung-Woong Running Time: 125 min. By Paul Bramhall There are some movies out there that seem destined to only be appreciated in retrospect, such could be the case for Resurrection of the Little Match Girl. It was a title that I avoided since its release, as I … Continue reading
Eastern Cherries – First Experiences of Asian Cinema: Japan Edition Part I
While it was Jet Li’s breakthrough role in Shaolin Temple that provided me with my first real taste of Asian cinema, my curiosity was piqued enough that I soon found myself exploring the realms beyond the kung fu genre. As a result, after binge watching the Hong Kong cinema classics for over a year, I gradually began consuming cinema from countries like Japan and Korea. My exposure to Japanese cinema … Continue reading
Trap: Lethal Temptation (2015) Review
Director: Bong Man-Dae Writer: Lee Chang-Yeol, Bong Man-Dae Cast: Yu Ha-Jun, Jung Min-Gyul, Na Sang-Gyu, Kang Yong-Gyu, Jo Soo-Jung, Lee Sang-Hwa Running Time: 107 min. By Paul Bramhall In Korea director Bong Man-dae is something of an anomaly. Even today he remains the only director to successfully transition from the world of erotic B-movies to mainstream cinema. After cranking out 12 titles in the 3 years spanning 1999 – 2002, … Continue reading
Maximum Impact (2018) Review
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak Cast: Alexander Nevsky, Danny Trejo, Tom Arnold, Kelly Hu, Mark Dacascos, William Baldwin, Alphonso McAuley, Matthias Hues, Keith Powers, Bai Ling, Eric Roberts, Brian Kirchoff, Liliya May, Odin Lund Biron Running Time: 110 min. By Paul Bramhall Let me start by saying that I’m a guy who’s all for giving second chances. I mean if I wasn’t, then I’d never have bothered checking out a movie like … Continue reading
Posted in All, Asian Related, News, Other Movies, Reviews
Tagged Alexander Nevsky, Andrzej Bartkowiak, Bai Ling, Danny Trejo, Eric Roberts, Kelly Hu, Mark Dacascos, Matthias Hues, Tom Arnold
Keep Calm and Be a Superstar (2018) Review
Director: Vincent Kok Cast: Eason Chan Yick-shun, Li Rong-Hao, Cui Zhi-Jia, Li Yi-Tong, Zheng Ji-Feng, Danny Chan Kwok-kwan, Wilfred Lau Ho-Lung, Hui Siu-Hung, Chris Collins, Vincent Kok Tak-chiu , Edward Ma, Lam Tze-Chung, Steven Fung Running Time: 98 min. By Paul Bramhall Most fans of Hong Kong cinema will be familiar with Jackie Chan and Wong Jing’s reported inability to get along while making City Hunter in 1993. As a … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Chris Collins, Danny Chan, Eason Chan, Vincent Kok
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) Review
Director: Jung Bum-Sik Cast: Wi Ha-Joon, Park Ji-Hyun, Oh Ah-Yeon, Moon Ye-Won, Park Sung-Hoon, Lee Seung-Wook Running Time: 94 min. By Paul Bramhall The found footage horror film could be said to have started with Italian filmmaker Ruggero Deodato’s notorious 1980 jungle nightmare Cannibal Holocaust, but for many viewers it will arguably be a movie that came almost 20 years later, in the form of The Blair Witch Project, that … Continue reading
Big Brother (2018) Review
Director: Kam Ka-Wai Cast: Donnie Yen, Joe Chen, Yu Kang, Brahim Achabbakhe, Tom Caserto, Alfred Cheung, Ye Fan, Semiquaver Iafeta, Tin-Lung Koo, Gladys Li, Ka Wah Lam, Mike Leeder, Jess Liaudin, Billy Lau Nam-Kwong, Fung Lee, Brahim Chab Running Time: 101 min. By Paul Bramhall In the last 3 years alone Donnie Yen has played a kung fu master, a wandering swordsman, a sci-fi version of Zatoichi, a kick ass … Continue reading
Posted in All, Chinese, News, Reviews
Tagged Alfred Cheung Kin Ting, Donnie Yen, Joe Chien, Mike Leeder
Meg, The (2018) Review
Director: Jon Turteltaub Cast: Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Cliff Curtis, Shuya Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Robert Taylor, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Running Time: 113 min. By Paul Bramhall Let’s just get it out of the way upfront. Yes, The Meg is the movie which puts Jason Statham on equal footing with Jackie Chan. Is there another star out there who’s had the pleasure of starring alongside … Continue reading
Posted in All, Asian Related, News, Other Movies, Reviews
Tagged Jason Statham, Li Bing Bing, Vithaya Pansringarm, Winston Chao
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