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Carol on Foggy Mountain | aka The Foggy Mountain-Dinh Mu Suong (2020) ReviewThe movie is available for free on PlutoTV. English subs. It's listed under t…
Tory on Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (2025) Review“… unintentionally charming throwback to when Hong Kong first started dabblin…
Tory on Expecting a disaster flick? John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ heading to U.S. theaters later this yearSlow West was great, so I’m expecting good things from this one.
emma on Martial arts star Scott Adkins is part of a deadly gang in the New Trailer for the Billy Zane actioner ‘Day of Reckoning’I am a sucker for the horror genre, and I am the first to admit that I was lu…
Typo on 100 Yards (2024) ReviewLoved it. A lot. The last 5 minutes were, well, not usual and left a bittersw…
JJ Bona on Superhero movies the Takashi Miike way! ‘Zebraman’ Blu-rays arriving in June from 88 Films 🦓lol separately.
Typo on Superhero movies the Takashi Miike way! ‘Zebraman’ Blu-rays arriving in June from 88 Films 🦓Wait... It's not a set? Are they selling them separately???? Let me guess...…
Typo on Superhero movies the Takashi Miike way! ‘Zebraman’ Blu-rays arriving in June from 88 Films 🦓Now I'll get that set!!!!
Typo on Asian Hawk in 4K Ultra HD! Jackie Chan’s 1991 action masterpiece gets the treatment it deserves from 88 FilmsThe Blu-Ray was excellent. They should put out "new" movies, not milking the…
paul taggart on Eye for an Eye 2: Blind Vengeance (2024) ReviewBlack Storm is fab
Andrew Hernandez on ‘The Raid’ director Gareth Evans is back! Watch the New Trailer for Netflix’ ‘Havoc’ starring Tom HardyIt looks like Gareth and company are staying true to their previous work. Sin…
Kashif Nasar on ‘The Raid’ director Gareth Evans is back! Watch the New Trailer for Netflix’ ‘Havoc’ starring Tom HardyI have been waiting for so long. I'm glad it's finally got a date.
Bruce Jensen on Asian Hawk in 4K Ultra HD! Jackie Chan’s 1991 action masterpiece gets the treatment it deserves from 88 FilmsOne of my favorite Jackie Chan movies but I'm not sure I'll get this. I've ha…
Cuttermaran on ‘The Raid’ director Gareth Evans is back! Watch the New Trailer for Netflix’ ‘Havoc’ starring Tom HardyJude Poyer! I'm watching it!!
Kevin on ‘The Raid’ director Gareth Evans is back! Watch the New Trailer for Netflix’ ‘Havoc’ starring Tom HardyTrailer looks great. Evan know how to do action that for sure. Looks better t…
Typo on When Kung Fu Zombies Attack! Social Media star Steven He to lead ‘Kung Fu Deadly’ with Jason Tobin and Max Huang"Social media star" I won't watch it.
dakuan on 100 Yards (2024) Reviewi've watched it the other day, it had been a while since i last watched an Ha…
David K on In the mood for some all-you-can-eat VFX? Don’t miss the kinetic Trailer for Han Yan’s sci-fi thriller ‘Per Aspera Ad Astra’Does anyone know if it will be released in 3-D? It looks to have been shot fo…
Akari Minami on Koji Suzuki’s ‘Ring’ saga continues with a creepy marketing Trailer for the upcoming Japanese thriller ‘Sadako DX’From the very beginning, the drawings are incredibly powerful, and the candle…
Bovodaro on ‘Aliens’-sploitation? West gives Bishop’s knife game some stiff competition in a New action clip from Well Go USA’s ‘Jade’Hope she sees this bro.
Bovodaro on Lookin’ for Sammo action!? Watch the Trailer for the ‘The Swordsman II’ remake ‘Invincible Swordsman’"Written by Wong Jing " Truly the stamp of highest quality in Chinese film.
JJ Bona on Let’s talk about sex… 88 Films’ Blu-ray for Michael Mak’s 1991 sexy cult Hong Kong comedy ‘Sex and Zen’ has come…lol!
KayKay on Let’s talk about sex… 88 Films’ Blu-ray for Michael Mak’s 1991 sexy cult Hong Kong comedy ‘Sex and Zen’ has come…As is advertising something like a "LIMITED EDITION RIGID SLIPCASE" as a spec…
dakuan on Just Beat it! ‘Outrage’ star Takeshi Kitano returns for more ultra-violence in the New Trailer for ‘Broken Rage’i couldn't even bear to watch it all.
A on ‘Aliens’-sploitation? West gives Bishop’s knife game some stiff competition in a New action clip from Well Go USA’s ‘Jade’Would love to see her in Black Dynamite 2
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Category Archives: Asian Titles
Kingdom of Conquerors | aka An End to Killing | DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: March 8, 2014 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Wang Ping’s Kingdom of Conquerors (aka An End to Killing). In the early 13th century, when all the nomadic clans of Mongolia were at war, one man was able to conquer them all and unite them under one banner: his own. Genghis Khan, known for his ruthlessness and barbarism, built an empire that covered nearly all of Asia and cemented his … Continue reading
The Hidden Fortress | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)
RELEASE DATE: March 18, 2014 Criterion presents the Blu-ray & DVD for 1958’s The Hidden Fortress. Akira Kurosawa directs this spirited period action-adventure in which two conniving peasants are tasked with smuggling a general, a princess and the remains of her family’s wealth through mountainous, hostile territory in feudal Japan. This rip-roaring ride is among the director’s most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas’s Star Wars. Watch … Continue reading
The Wrath of Vajra | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: March 18, 2014 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for The Wrath of Vajra, directed by Law Ching Cheong (who is currently wrapping up Donnie Yen’s The Iceman Cometh). In The Wrath of Vajra, a top Chinese martial artist (Yu Xing) sets his sights on a Japanese death cult after they abduct innocent Chinese children and train them to be assassins. Judging by the trailer, the filmmakers … Continue reading
Commitment | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: March 11, 2014 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Park Hong-Soo’s Commitment. After his father’s botched espionage mission, North Korean Myung-Hoon (Choi Seung-Hyun) and his young sister Hye-In (Han Ye-Ri) are sent to a labor prison camp. In order to save his sister’s life, Myung-Hoon volunteers to become a spy and infiltrates the South as a teenage defector. Watch the trailer.
A Touch of Sin | Blu-ray & DVD (Kino Lorber)
RELEASE DATE: March 18, 2014 Kino Lorber presents the Blu-ray & DVD for A Touch of Sin. Both acclaimed and controversial, Jia Zhangke’s A Touch of Sin (a nod to King Hu’s 1969 action classic, A Touch of Zen) has been compared to the works of Sergio Leone and Quentin Tarantino. This ultra-violent film stars Wu Jiang (Dragon), Vivien Li (The Guillotines) and Lanshan Luo. Watch the trailer.
Dark Desires: The Oniroku Dan 3-Disc Collection | DVD (Switchblade Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: February 4, 2014 Switchblade Pictures presents the DVD set for Dark Desires: The Oniroku Dan, a 3-Disc Collection, which includes 2010’s The Slave Ship, 2009’s The Curse – M and 2007’s The Devil’s Feast. These three films – from the pen of internationally acclaimed bondage novelist and screenwriter Oniroku Dan – explore the darkest secrets of human sexuality. Think of them as Fifty Shades of Grey meets Japanese cult … Continue reading
Sword of the Assassin | Blu-ray & DVD (Epic Pictures Group)
RELEASE DATE: February 25, 2014 Epic Pictures Group presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Victor Vu’s martial arts epic Sword of the Assassin (aka Blood Letter). Nguyen Vu (Huynh Dong) is the sole survivor of his family who was executed by the empress of Vietnam. Upon discovering that his family may have been framed for crimes they did not commit, he sets out to bring justice and clear his family name. Also … Continue reading
Jackie Chan: 8 Film 2-Disc Collection | DVD (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: May 6, 2014 Shout! Factory presents the DVD for the Jackie Chan: 8 Film 2-Disc Collection, which includes 1978’s Dragon Fist, 1978’s Magnificent Bodyguards, 1980’s Battle Creek Brawl, 1985’s The Protector, 1985’s Police Story, 1988’s Police Story 2, 1993’s Crime Story and 1993’s City Hunter. All films were previously released in double features, now you can get them all at one low price. All films are enhanced for 16×9 … Continue reading
On the Job | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: February 18, 2014 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Erik Matti’s On the Job, a Filipino crime thriller inspired by a real-life scandal in which prison inmates are temporarily released from prison to work as contract killers on behalf of politicians and high ranking military officials. Joey Marquezm Piolo Pascual, Joel Torre and Gerald Anderson. Watch the trailer.
Lust of the Dead 2 | DVD (Tokyo Shock)
RELEASE DATE: February 11, 2014 Tokyo Shock presents the DVD for Naoyuki Tomomatsu’s Lust of the Dead 2, the sequel to Lust of the Dead. After 90% of the world is taken over by “zombified” males, the remaining females form a military unit to protect themselves. This over-the-top Japanese splatter flick comes the same team who brought us Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl and Stacy. Lust of the Dead 2 stars … Continue reading
Sex Hunter: 1980 | DVD (Impulse Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: February 11, 2014 Impulse Pictures presents the DVD for Toshiharu Ikeda’s Sex Hunter:1980. With similar tones to Dario Argento’s masterwork Suspiria, Sex Hunter: 1980 is one of the more controversial entries in the Nikkatsu Erotic Films Collection. The depictions of disturbing sexual violence so concerned Nikkatsu studios, they actually warned director Toshiharu Ikeda to tone things down for his next film! Starring Erina Miyai, Ayako Oota and Teruo … Continue reading
Nurse Girl Dorm: Sticky Fingers | DVD (Impulse Pictures)
RELEASE DATE: February 11, 2014 Impulse Pictures presents the DVD for 1985’s Nurse Girl Dorm: Sticky Fingers, directed by Yoshihiro Kawasaki. The title should say it all. Nurse Girl Dorm: Sticky Fingers mixes nudity with madcap comedy and jaw-dropping scenes of steamy sex that only Nikkatsu studios could unleash. In other words, this would make a great stocking stuffer for the entire family! (kidding!). Starring Jun Izumi, Chiaki Kitahara, Yukari … Continue reading
Lost in Thailand | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: February 25, 2014 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Xu Zheng’s Lost in Thailand, an adventure/comedy flick that grossed $200 million dollars at the Chinese box-office. Lost in Thailand is about two businessmen who go searching for their boss in Thailand, and then meet up with a tourist eager to explore the country. It’s the sequel to 2010’s Lost on Journey and has been described as … Continue reading
The Berlin File | DVD (CJ Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: December 24, 2013 CJ Entertainment presents the DVD for Ryoo Seung-wan’s The Berlin File. The plot involves a secret agent who is framed for a crime he did not commit, and who must also protect the lives of his wife and unborn child. Starring Ha Jung-woo (The Chaser), Han Suk-kyu (Shiri), Ryoo Seung-bum (Crying Fist) and Jeon Ji-hyun (My Sassy Girl). Watch the trailer.
Badges of Fury | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: January 7, 2014 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Badges of Fury, starring Jet Li. When a spate of eerie murders erupts across Hong Kong, two troublemaking cops are assigned to the case. After discovering that all of the victims were former boyfriends of aspiring starlet, the detectives find themselves in a deadly situation. Also starring Wen Zhang, Michelle Chen, Collin Chou and Wu Jing. Watch the … Continue reading
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