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JJ Bona on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in JulyThanks for elaborating. Good to know. I'll give it a chance if it convenientl…
Dal on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in JulyNo, it wasn’t just the lack of action pieces, l was disappointed with the who…
Ningen on Shaolin Soccer (2001) ReviewLooks like it's the dubbed version. *Sigh*. https://www.academymuseum.org/pro…
Ningen on GET OVER HERE! Watch a fight clip from ‘Mortal Kombat II’ starring Karl Urban, Joe Taslim and Hiroyuki SanadaFirst ten minutes free. https://youtu.be/Uwq3EzDCVqA?si=_c5WWbNAS00qtj6Z
Ningen on Shaolin Soccer (2001) ReviewAcademy screening this Sunday. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZVN8r5APMX/?ut…
JJ Bona on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in JulyHmmm... Sounds like the common complaint is for the lack of any interesting a…
Dal on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in JulyI went in expecting to love Tornado but left the cinema really disappointed!…
JJ Bona on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upWould definitely be interesting to see Bren Foster in a HK flick. They'd get…
Steve Marger on Martial arts star Cynthia Rothrock teams up with Tim Scanlon for SRS Cinema’s Blu-ray for ‘Ryan Carson’You don't know the budget and/or the time constraints that came with this mov…
Anonymous on Hong Kong action is BACK with a vengeance! Watch the Newest clip from FURIOUS starring Xie Miao and Joe TaslimEverything is inspired by things that came before. Hong Kong cinema itself wa…
Joly on Life After Fighting (2024) ReviewJe découvre pour la première fois Bren Foster dans son premier film Life Afte…
Walter on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upI also forgot Iko Uwais.
Andy Wozniak on ‘Blades of the Guardians’ hits digital on June 30 and arrives on physical media on August 25 with a new overly long titleThat's up to Jet Li, not for you to decided.
squeesh on Hong Kong action is BACK with a vengeance! Watch the Newest clip from FURIOUS starring Xie Miao and Joe TaslimUh, seriously? The John Wick films were literally inspired by Hong Kong kung…
JJ Bona on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upQuizás quieras esperar a que realmente la hagan primero. 😄
JJ Bona on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upNo Don "The Dragon" Wilson? List rejected. =)
Daniel Justo Borras on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upQueria saber cuando se estrena la pelicula en Argentina ?
Walter on THE FURIOUS PART II? A sequel to ‘The Furious’ already in the works as producer promises a bigger follow upHere's a giant list of martial arts actors who could in theory join this hypo…
Kenn Williams on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!Uwe is a helleuva action director. The Rampage trilogy , Assualt on Wall Stre…
dakuan on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in Julyfrom what i recall, there's very little action in the movie, it's just a regu…
Andrew Hernandez on Contour (2006) ReviewI purchased the original DVD from HK Flix way back when. I think it goes for…
Typo on Back to school again! Shout announces 4K Ultra HD for Ringo Lam’s 1988 Hong Kong action film ‘School on Fire’Zero interest if I can't watch the full movie including "Extended and Uncenso…
Typo on 16 bit martial arts mayhem comes to life! Lionsgate’s live action ‘Streets of Rage’ lands director and new writersI'll pass.
Andrew Hernandez on Watch a clip from ‘Beast’ starring Daniel MacPherson, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth and martial arts star Bren FosterBeast was a pretty good film. Daniel MacPherson Didn’t have any previous mart…
Andrew Hernandez on Reck It, Scott! Scott Adkins, Vinnie Jones and Mark Strange make a mess in the New Trailer for ‘Reckless’A US distributor finally picked this up after the stupid UK exclusive streami…
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Category Archives: Asian Titles
Asian Extreme Collection | Blu-ray (Cinedigm)
RELEASE DATE: March 6, 2018 On March 6, 2018, North American entertainment company Cinedigm will be releasing the Asian Extreme Blu-ray set, which will include the following films: R100 (read our review): A mild-mannered family man with a secret taste for S&M finds himself pursued by a gang of ruthless dominatrices each with a unique talent in this hilarious and bizarre take on the sex comedy from Japanese comedy giant Hitoshi Matsumoto (Big … Continue reading
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Thousand Faces of Dunjia | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: March 27, 2018 On March 27, 2018, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Yuen Woo-ping’s (True Legend, Ip Man 3, Crouching Tiger, Hidden II) The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (read our review), a remake of Miracle Fighters, a supernatural kung fu film he directed in 1982. Lending a hand will be Tsui Hark (The Taking of Tiger Mountain), who is on board as producer and writer. The film … Continue reading
Bruce’s Deadly Fingers | Blu-ray & DVD (VCI Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: March 27, 2018 On March 27, 2018, VCI will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Bruce’s Deadly Fingers – aka Bruce’s Fingers – starring Bruceplpoitation star Bruce Le (aka Huang Kin Long). For the first time, the film will be released in widescreen High Definition and produced from a new 2K scan from the 35mm original negative. In this 1976 classic, a kung fu master (Heung Kim Lung) returns to Hong Kong on … Continue reading
Seijun Suzuki: The Early Years. Vol. 2 | Blu-ray & DVD (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2018 While we’re still waiting for Seijun Suzuki: The Early Years Vol. 1 box set (due February 13th in the US), Arrow Video has gone ahead and announced Vol. 2! This next set will include Eight Hours of Terror, The Sleeping Beast Within, Smashing the 0-Line, Tokyo Knights, and The Man with a Shotgun. From Arrow’s announcement: Available for home-viewing for the very first time ever … Continue reading
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Tokyo Ghoul | Blu-ray & DVD (Funimation)
RELEASE DATE: April 3, 2018 On April 3, 2018, Funimation will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Kentaro Hagiwara’s Tokyo Ghoul, a live-action feature film adaptation of Sui Ishida’s popular manga series. Ken Kaneki’s only chance for survival is an organ donation that turns him into a ghoul-human hybrid. Confused and alone, he finds sanctuary at Anteiku—a café run by the people he once considered monsters. When the innocent members of this ghoul safe … Continue reading
Kung Fu Traveler | DVD (Cinedigm)
RELEASE: April 3, 2018 On April 3, 2018, Cinedigm Entertainment will be releasing Zhang Xianfeng’s sci-fi actioner Kung Fu Traveler to DVD. The film stars Tiger Chen (Monk Comes Down the Mountain) and Wang Zhi (Drug War). In the film, aliens have invaded and overtaken the Earth. Trying to escape defeat, a Chinese General (Chen) is accidentally sent back in time while trying to devise a way to defeat the alien invaders. Is this … Continue reading
Ichi the Killer: Restored Director’s Cut | Blu-ray (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2018 On March 20, 2018, Well Go USA will be releasing Takashi Miike’s 4K Restoration of Ichi the Killer (aka Ichi the Killer: The Digitally Restored Director’s Cut) on Blu-ray. Based on the manga Ichin the Killer by Hideo Yamamoto, the film follows Kakihara (Tadanobu Asano), a notoriously sadistic yakuza enforcer whose search for his boss’ killer brings him into the orbit of a demented costumed assassin known as Ichi … Continue reading
Seijun Suzuki: The Early Years. Vol. 1 | Blu-ray & DVD (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: February 13, 2018 On February 13, 2018, Arrow Video is releasing the 4-disc Blu-ray + DVD set for Seijun Suzuki: The Early Years. Vol. 1 – Seijun Rising: The Youth Movies. Read the official details below: Making their home-video debuts outside Japan, this diverse selection of Nikkatsu youth movies (seishun eiga) charts the evolving style of the B-movie maverick best known for the cult classics Tokyo Drifter (1966) and … Continue reading
Reset | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: February 6, 2018 Director Yoon Hong-seung (The Target) joins forces with Jackie Chan (as producer) for the Korean/Chinese production titled Reset (read our review), which is heading to Blu-ray & DVD from Well Go USA on February 6, 2018. When her son is kidnapped, the inventor of a time machine (Yang Mi of The Bullet Vanishes) teams up with multiple versions of her future self to rescue him. Reset also stars Wallace Huo (The … Continue reading
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Old Stone | Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)
RELEASE DATE: January 30, 2018 On January 30, 2018, Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber will be releasing the Blu-ray for Johnny Ma’s Old Stone, a critically acclaimed social-realist drama that slowly turns into blood-drenched noir. Old Stone follows the repercussions of a car accident in a society where life is cheap and compassion is ruinously expensive. When a drunken passenger causes Lao Shi (Chen Gang) to swerve and hit a motorcyclist, the driver stops … Continue reading
Legend of the Naga Pearls | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: January 30, 2018 Ready for a heavy dose of fantasy-infused martial arts action? If so, then Yang Lei’s Legend of the Naga Pearls is right up your alley. And even more – Well Go USA is releasing its Blu-ray & DVD on January 30, 2018. Legend of the Naga Pearls stars Darren Wang (Railroad Tigers), Crystal Zhang (The Founding of an Army), Sheng Guansen (City Monkey), Simon Yam (The Midnight … Continue reading
Birth of the Dragon | Blu-ray & DVD (Universal)
RELEASE DATE: November 21, 2017 On November 21st, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Birth of the Dragon, a fable-based movie about the controversial showdown between an up-and-coming Bruce Lee and kung fu master Wong Jack Man – a battle that gave birth to a legend. At the helm of Birth of the Dragon is George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) with a screenplay by Christopher Wilkinson (Ali) and Stephen J. … Continue reading
Broken Sword Hero | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: October 31, 2017 On October 31, 2017, Well Go USA is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Broken Sword Hero (aka Legend of the Broken Sword Hero), an upcoming martial arts epic from actor/director, Bin Bunluerit (Bang Rajan). Based on a real warrior from Thailand’s Ayutthaya period, Broken Sword Hero (read our review) follows the heroics of legendary military general Thongdee (World-renowned Muay Thai kickboxer, Buakaw Banchamek). From the disparity as … Continue reading
Tam Cam: The Untold Story | DVD (Cleopatra Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: November 7, 2017 Cleopatra Entertainment, the company that recently unleashed the Kazakhstan spectacle, Diamond Cartel, now brings us the DVD for Tam Cam: The Untold Story, Vietnam’s action-packed answer to Cinderella. Tam Cam: The Untold Story marks the directorial debut of Veronica Ngo (House in the Alley), who is mostly known for her work in the acclaimed Vietnamese martial arts features The Rebel and Clash with Johnny Tri Nguyen. She was also featured in Yuen Woo-ping’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: … Continue reading
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Fabricated City | Blu-ray & DVD (Sony)
RELEASE DATE: October 3, 2017 On October 3, 2017, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release the Blu-ray & DVD for Fabricated City (read our review), a sci-fi actioner directed by Park Kwang-Hyun. In real life, Kwon Yoo (Ji Chang-Wook) is unemployed, but in the virtual game world he is the best leader. Kwon Yoo is then framed for a murder. With the help of hacker Yeo-Wool (Shim Eun-Kyung), he tries to uncover the truth … Continue reading











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