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Ningen on Departed, The (2006) ReviewHonest trailer coming soon. https://youtube.com/shorts/rmT_IcGhVAk?si=kQZQDAG…
dakuan on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’don't you trust him to be able to wear a full beard? XD
Throwdown on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?Good points! To be fair, if his legacy can survive Kung Fu Yoga, Vanguard, Bl…
Throwdown on Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe (2026) ReviewBetter than the original, Jackie's persona shines through, and the fight scen…
Wacky Chan on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?I get what you’re saying, but I think it’s a little too black and white. Sure…
Throwdown on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?I think it must stick in Jackie's craw that for all the phenomenal works of a…
Ska Martes on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?Jackie and Tucker need to stay away from VIP #1 (Brett Ratfuck) at Epsteins P…
JJ Bona on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?"There’s a difference between actually being funny, and just being flat-out o…
squeesh on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?Comedy is also supposed to be funny, not just offensive. There's a difference…
Elvis 1990 on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?You do have to love how in every interview, even for the SHADOWS EDGE , Jacki…
Ningen on Deal on Fire! The Grandmaster | Blu-ray | Only $11.67 – Expires soon!Tony Leung retrospective in New York. https://youtu.be/dsw7TL0ssy8?si=ZkaycsN…
FilmFan47 on Has Brett Ratner’s ‘Rush Hour 4’ hit some speed bumps with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker holding things up?The Rush Hour series is hilarious. Even the third film is funnier than most c…
Ningen on GET OVER HERE! Watch a fight clip from ‘Mortal Kombat II’ starring Karl Urban, Joe Taslim and Hiroyuki SanadaKlip. https://youtu.be/Ao6Xs-0cmr0?si=yhXom86VQcV66nGj
JJ Bona on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?I should have mentioned that I knew he had passed, which is why I found it st…
Ningen on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Unless they 'bring him back' with AI like they just did with Val Kilmer....
Paul Bramhall on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?The fact he passed away in 2022 would also have had an impact on his involvem…
Garner on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’This Louis Mandylor is not good and he likes to star in many scott adkins fil…
Phil Chan on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Nah that’s definitely an error, Corey Yuen’s Chinese name is 元奎.
Anonymous on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’We have a new DTV trash star Bren Foster lol.
JJ Bona on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?Thanks for the info. The poster also says something about Corey Yuen, unless…
JJ Bona on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’We thought he was playing Groucho Marx. =)
Phil Chan on Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and more! Star-studded Hong Kong epic ‘1941’ in the works for a 2027 release?I think Louis Koo has confirmed that filming is set to start in the 2nd half…
dakuan on Marx for death? Martial arts powerhouse Bren Foster teams up with Mekhi Phifer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Marx’Brenn's definitely not the first one i'd have chosen to portray Karl Marx, gu…
Callum on Rumor has it… Chow Yun-fat to join Jackie Chan in Larry Yang’s sequel to ‘The Shadow’s Edge’?This could be cool but I hope they give the sequel the same love the first re…
Ningen on Bruce Lee returns! Check out the thrilling New Trailer for the ‘Game of Death’-focused documentary ‘Broken Rhythm’History Channel has a segment on what killed Lee. https://youtu.be/eLENH9u1Hw…
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Category Archives: Asian Titles
Shaw Brothers Classics Vol 8 | Blu-ray (Shout)
On December 2, 2025, Shout is releasing the Shaw Brothers Classics Vol. 8, which will include 12 Hong Kong classics from the legendary Shaw Brothers studios. Master your knowledge of the legendary Shaw Brothers with this latest collection of martial arts and wuxia epics. Featuring twelve spellbinding
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Over Your Dead Body | Blu-ray (88 Films)
On December 15, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a Blu-ray (Region B) for 2014’s Over Your Dead Body. This Takashi Miike (The Happiness of the Katakuris) production is a haunting tale where art and reality collide. Set against the backdrop of a kabuki production, the story follows actors whose personal jealousies and desires dangerously mirror the ghostly play they
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Shawscope Volume Four | Blu-ray (Arrow)
On December 9, 2025, Arrow Video will be releasing Shawscope Volume Four: Limited Edition, which will include 16 films on Blu-ray (Region A/B). Secure your copy now at Goodie Emporium! Read the official details below: A LONG TIME AGO, IN A MOVIE STUDIO JUST OFF CLEARWATER BAY…. As special effects-driven horror and sci-fi cinema dominated the global box office in the 1970s, Hong Kong’s mightiest film studio Shaw Brothers
Saga of the Phoenix | Blu-ray (88 Films)
On December 16, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Saga of the Phoenix (aka The Peacock King 2), a 1990 action-fantasy from director Nam Nai Choi (The Story of Ricky, The Peacock King) and co-director Lau Shut Yue (New Tales of the Flying Fox). In a world where the boundaries between mysticism and mortality blur, Saga of the Phoenix tells the story of a young novice … Continue reading
A Better Tomorrow Trilogy | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Shout)
On November 18, 2025, Shout is releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for A Better Tomorrow Trilogy, which includes 1986’s A Better Tomorrow, 1987’s A Better Tomorrow II and 1989’s A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon. Brace yourself for the action-packed A Better Tomorrow Trilogy! This legendary and highly influential saga, whose impact shaped cinema both in Hong Kong and Hollywood, brought filmmakers John Woo and … Continue reading
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Hard Boiled | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Shout)
On November 4, 2025, Shout is releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for Hard Boiled, John Woo’s 1992 Hong Kong action masterpiece. A tough-as-nails cop (Chow Yun-fat) hell-bent on bringing down the gun smugglers responsible for his partners’ death, along with an undercover cop (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) whose secret identity as a hitman hangs by a thread. The film raises gunfights to an art form, with some of the most … Continue reading
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G.I. Samurai | Blu-ray (Umbrella)
On December 3, 2025, Umbrella is releasing a Blu-ray (Region B) for G.I. Samurai (aka Time Slip or I Want To). Directed by Kosei Saito (Ninja Wars), this 1979 actioner stars martial arts legend Sonny Chiba (Fighting Fist, Soul of Chiba). Packed with explosive clashes of metal versus sword, Chiba’s signature physical intensity, and a pulsing ’70s soundtrack, G.I. Samurai delivers a high-octane
Peacock King | Blu-ray (88 Films)
On October 27, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a Blu-ray (Region B) for The Peacock King (aka Legend of the Phoenix), a 1989 action-fantasy from director Nam Nai Choi (The Story of Ricky, Saga of the Phoenix). The Peacock King revolves around two magically
A Chinese Ghost Story Trilogy | Blu-ray (Shout)
On October 28, 2025, Shout! Factory is releasing A Chinese Ghost Story Trilogy, a 6 film collection. Read the official details below… Romance, comedy, and extraordinary fantasy collide in the sumptuous A Chinese Ghost Story Trilogy. This acclaimed and influential series sparked a wave of ghostly films in Hong Kong, and bolstered the stardom of
Hong Kong Gamblers & Gangsters | Blu-ray (Shout)
On September 30, 2025, Shout! Factory is releasing Hong Kong Gamblers & Gangsters, a 6 film collection. Read the official details below… Celebrating the popular gambling and crime drama subgenres of Asian cinema, Hong Kong Gamblers & Gangsters presents six films that deal out intrigue and thrills in equal measure. Taking viewers from the glitz and glamor of the casino floors to the seedy
Three and Three Extremes | Blu-ray (Arrow)
On October 21, 2025, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for 2002’s Three and 2004’s Three Extremes. A trio of ghostly tales of terror, each from a different country, form the anthology Three. Initiated by acclaimed Hong Kong producer and director Peter Ho-Sun Chan, the film would prove highly influential in its innovative approach to pan-Asian horror, and
Fearless Dragons | Blu-ray (Severin)
On July 25, 2025, orders begin for Severin Films’ Blu-ray (Region A) for 1980’s Fearless Dragons, a kung fu-comedy classic from the iconic ‘70s label, Hong Kong studio Goldig Films Ltd. (The Dragon Lives Again). When two wily con men – martial arts movie legends Phillip Ko (Final Run) and Bryan Leung (Knockabout) – are framed for hijacking a trunkful of charity
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Daiei Gothic Vol. 2 – Japanese Ghost Stories | Blu-ray (Radiance)
On October 13, 2025, Radiance Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) set for Daiei Gothic Vol 2 – Japanese Ghost Stories, which includes 1960’s Demon of Mount Oe, 1969’s The Haunted Castle and 1957’s The Ghost of Kasane Swamp. This collection brings Japan’s classic ghost stories brought to the screen by masters of the genre, Tokuzo Tanaka (The Snow Woman) and Kimiyoshi
Peking Opera Blues | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Shout)
On September 23, 2025, Shout Studios is releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for Peking Opera Blues, a 1986 Hong Kong classic from visionary director, Tsui Hark (Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants, The Taking of Tiger Mountain, Knock Off). In 1913 Beijing, three fierce women (Brigitte Lin, Sally Yeh and Cherie Chung) — disguised rebel Tsao Wan, jewel-seeking Sheung Hung, and opera heiress
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The Resurrection of Golden Wolf | Blu-ray (Umbrella)
On October 8, 2025, Australian label Umbrella Entertainment is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for 1979’s The Resurrection of Golden Wolf, a rare Japanese crime-thriller from a 4K restoration. The film features the iconic Sonny Chiba (Kill Bill Vol. 2) and Yusaku Matsuda (Black Rain). Yusaka Matsuda stars as a seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salary man who leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme



























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