Today’s Deal on Fire is Arrow’s 4K Ultra HD Limited Edition for 1990’s Bullet in the Head. After re-inventing the action film with The Killer, John Woo would turn inward and deliver the semi-autobiographical Bullet in the Head, complementing the stylistic flourishes that made his name with an unflinching and nihilistic brutality to deliver one of the most intense war films of all time. Set during the Vietnam war, the film follows B, … Continue reading →

Furious, shmurious…Today’s Deal on Fire is for Gareth Evans’ The Raid Collection on Blu-ray, which contains both 2011’s The Raid and 2014’s The Raid 2. In The Raid, an elite swat team moves in to take down the notorious drug lord that runs a drug-gang’s safe house, which is the home to some of the most terrifying and ruthless fighters in the city; In The Raid 2, the cop from the first film … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for The Doorman, the latest action-thriller from Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus, Lupin the Third). A former Marine (Ruby Rose, John Wick: Chapter 2) turned doorman at a luxury New York City high-rise must outsmart and battle a group of art thieves and their ruthless leader (Jean Reno, Léon: The Professional, The Adventurers) — while struggling to protect her sister’s family. As the thieves become increasingly desperate … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Beyond Redemption. This martial arts actioner stars Brian Ho (Marco Polo), Osric Chau (Killing Poe) and Hong Kong cinema great, Eddy Ko (Heroes Shed No Tears). Beyond Redemption is directed by veteran Hong Kong actor/stuntman Bruce Fontaine (Armour of God II, Once Upon a Time in China, Ruthless Bastards). Beyond Redemption follows a weary undercover cop who must maintain his cover while trying … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Shadow (read our review), a martial arts epic from director Zhang Yimou (The Great Wall). The film, which takes places during the Three Kingdoms era, stars Leo Wu (S.M.A.R.T. Chase), Ryan Zheng (Jian Bing Man), Deng Chao (The Mermaid), Sun Li (The Lost Bladesman), Wang Qianyuan (Saving Mr. Wu) and Hu Jun (The Bodyguard). With Shadow, director Zhang Yimou (Hero) once again pushes the boundaries of wuxia action to create … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for the International version of John Woo’s Red Cliff starring Tony Leung (Hard Boiled), Takeshi Kaneshiro (The Returner) and Fengyi Zhang (The Emperor and the Assassin). Red Cliff is the epic historical drama based on a legendary 208 A.D. battle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty. A power-hungry Prime Minister-turned- General Cao Cao seeks permission from the Han Dynasty Emperor to organize … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray collection for Jackie Chan: Emergence of a Superstar, a six-film collection that will include 1978’s Half a Loaf of Kung Fu, 1978’s Spiritual Kung Fu, 1979’s The Fearless Hyena, 1983’s The Fearless Hyena II, 1980’s The Young Master, and 1985’s My Lucky Stars. Originally tapped as a potential successor to Bruce Lee, Hong Kong martial-arts phenom Jackie Chan soon established his own unique screen … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the 4K Ultra HD for The Blade, a 1995 Hong Kong martial arts film directed Tsui Hark (Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants, Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind). Among the boldest accomplishments of Hong Kong cinema’s golden age, this uniquely visceral martial-arts movie puts a gritty new spin on the story of the one-armed swordsman, an iconic figure from the moment he was … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Donnie Yen and Andy Lau’s Chasing the Dragon (read our review), an action/thriller directed by Wong Jing (Mercenaries from Hong Kong) and renowned cinematographer Jason Kwan (As the Light Goes Out, Helios). Donnie Yen (Big Brother, Ip Man 4: The Finale) plays real-life gangster Ng Sek-ho (aka Crippled Ho). Andy Lau (Switch, Mission Milano) reprises his role as Lee Rock (he starred in a pair of movies … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Out for Justice, a 1991 actioner from legendary martial arts star Steven Seagal (Above the Law, Clementine, Attrition) and director John Flynn (Rolling Thunder). Anybody seen Richie? The gruesome murder of a Brooklyn Detective will turn the case into a personal vendetta when the deceased’s best friend and fellow officer (Seagal) will unleash an all-out attack against a psychotic Mafia (William Forsythe, Boardwalk … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Chocolate, a 2008 martial arts thriller directed by Prachya Pinkaew (Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior). The film stars Yanin Vismitananda (Furious, Triple Threat, Hard Target 2 and Tom Yum Goong 2).  Reportedly, the director saw Yanin performing Taekwondo and was impressed enough to cast her in her own movie. A young girl (Vismitananda) learns to fight from watching TV and the fighters from the boxing … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is for Criterion’s The Complete Lady Snowblood collection, which includes Lady Snowblood (1973) and Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance (1974). A young woman (Meiko Kaji), trained from childhood as an assassin and hell-bent on revenge for her father’s murder and her mother’s rape, hacks and slashes her way to gory satisfaction. Rampant with inventive violence and spectacularly choreographed swordplay, Toshiya Fujita’s pair of influential cult classics Lady … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Parasite, the Winner of the prestigious Palme d’Or (more importantly, it has been stamped “Certified On Fire” by our very own Paul Bramhall). Acclaimed South Korean director Bong Joon-ho (Okja) is back with Parasite (read our non-spoiler review), a black comedy/thriller starring the Bong’s frequent collaborator, Song Kang-ho (Memories of Murder). Brief, non-spoiler plot synopsis: All unemployed, Ki-taek’s family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Prisoner of War, the latest actioner from martial arts sensation Scott Adkins (John Wick 4, Ip Man 4, Triple Threat). Directed by and co-starring Louis Mandylor (The Debt Collector, The Doorman), Prisoner of War takes place during WWII and centers on a British officer (Adkins) who is captured and forced to fight in a Japanese internment camp. Inspired by real World War II events, … Continue reading →

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Mile 22 (read our review), a 2018 action/thriller directed by Peter Berg (Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day, Very Bad Things). Mile 22 stars Mark Wahlberg (The Corruptor, The Big Hit), Iko Uwais (Timur, The Night Comes for Us, The Raid, The Raid 2), Ronda Rousey (The Expendables 3, Furious 7) and John Malkovich (Deep Water Horizon, Con Air). In a visceral modern thriller from the director of Lone Survivor, … Continue reading →