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Andrew Hernandez on Mortal Kombat II (2026) ReviewIt’s good to see this being talked about here. The 6.5 is a fair rating, sinc…
Dal on B-B-B-B-B-Benny the Jet! The Keanu Reeves-produced Benny “The Jet” Urquidez documentary currently filmingReally looking forward to this!
Throwdown on Hop right to it! New Bruce Lee doc, ‘Mr. Vampire’ reboot and more arriving from veteran Hong Kong producer Bey LoganGreat commentaries on the old DVDs, Bey. Question, since you're working with…
Ska Martes on Most posters ever award goes to THE FURIOUS! The highly anticipated martial arts thriller hitting theaters FridaySo its a Iqiyi type effort but theatrical and "elevated"? Is it better than X…
KayKay on Most posters ever award goes to THE FURIOUS! The highly anticipated martial arts thriller hitting theaters FridayI caught this at a special screening* in my neck of the woods. So…I caveat th…
Ska Martes on Blades of the Guardians (2026) ReviewI kind of agree. It starts off really rough. Maybe I went in with too high ex…
Typo on City on Fire (1987) ReviewOverrated, far from Lam's best movies (School on fire, Prison on fire and "It…
Typo on Duel to the Death (1982) ReviewIn my top ten, easily.
Typo on City War (1988) ReviewVery average. Not my cup of tea anymore, or, more likely, I can't say anymore…
Typo on Master, The | aka The Final Master (2015) ReviewThat guy rules. He's the best. My favorite martial arts movies since, what...…
Typo on ‘Blades of the Guardians’ hits digital on June 30 and arrives on physical media on August 25 with a new overly long titleI'll take it, first day!
Dal on ⚠️ Tornado Warning! ⚠️ John Maclean’s samurai-Western actioner ‘Tornado’ hits 4K Ultra HD in JulyI’d like to hear your thoughts
D3SH on Blades of the Guardians (2026) ReviewHonestly thought the film was the wuxia equivalent of Marvel slop. Entertaini…
Ningen on The Japanese ‘Rocky’? Perhaps. But it’s every bit its equal! Shuji Terayama’s ‘The Boxer’ arrives on Blu-ray in JulyIf you like it, check out Ashita no Joe on Crunchyroll.
dakuan on Most posters ever award goes to THE FURIOUS! The highly anticipated martial arts thriller hitting theaters Fridayyou sound like Michael Jackson on that old South Park episode. "That's ignora…
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 Most posters ever award goes to THE FURIOUS! The highly anticipated martial arts thriller hitting theaters FridayEverything is inspired by things that came before. Hong Kong cinema itself wa…
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Deathstalker Triple Feature | 4K Ultra HD (Shout!)
On June 30, 2026, Shout Factory is releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for the 4-Disc SteelBook edition of Deathstalker Triple Feature, which includes 1983’s Deathstalker, 1987’s Deathstalker II and the 2025 Deathstalker reboot. In 1982, John Milius and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Conan the Barbarian reshaped the fantasy landscape and helped ignite a wave of “sword and sorcery” films throughout the 1980s. In its wake, a surge of imitators followed, … Continue reading
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The Base and The Base 2 | Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)
On May 19, 2026, Kino Lorber is releasing a Mark L. Lester (Commando, Showdown in Little Tokyo) Blu-ray double feature that includes 1999’s The Base and its 2000 sequel, The Base 2: Guilty as Charged. The Base (1999) – When an officer is gunned down on the Camp Tillman Army base, the Pentagon sends in their top Army Intelligence man, John Murphy (Mark Dacascos, John Wick 3). Murphy discovers that a … Continue reading
Amsterdam Kill | Blu-ray (88 Films)
In April, 88 Films is releasing a Blu-ray for Amsterdam Kill, a 1977 actioner from director Robert Clouse (Enter the Dragon, Game of Death). This Hong Kong/U.S. co-production between Golden Harvest and Columbia Pictures stars Robert Mitchum (Cape Fear) and Leslie Nielsen (The Naked Gun). Robert Mitchum is Quinlan, an ex-cop dragged back in the game when he’s given information that could stop the heroin trade. But there’s a lot of … Continue reading
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District 13 Collection | Blu-ray (Umbrella)
On April 18, 2026, Umbrella (AU) is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for the District 13 Collection, which includes both 2004’s District 13 (aka Banlieue 13 or B13) and 2009’s District 13: Ultimatum. These two French actioners are directed by Pierre Morel (Taken, From Paris with Love) and Patrick Alessandrin (Surviving the Wild), respectively. Read the official details
Snowpiercer | 4K Ultra HD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: January 14, 2025 On January 14, 2025, Lionsgate is releasing is releasing a Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD SteelBook for Snowpiercer, a 2013 sci fi thriller directed by Bong Joon-Ho (Parasite, The Host) and produced by Park Chan-Wook (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance). A post-apocalyptic ice age forces humanity’s last survivors aboard a globe-spanning super train. One man will risk everything to lead a revolt for control
Rolling Thunder | 4K UHD (Shout!)
RELEASE DATE: April 23, 2024 On April 23, 2024, Shout! Factory is releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for 1977’s Rolling Thunder (read our review), a revenge-thriller directed by John Flynn (Out for Justice) and written by Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver). When a returning war veteran loses his family to a violent home invasion, he decides to seek and retaliate against those responsible. Think of it as One-Armed Swordsman meets Death Wish with … Continue reading
Face/Off | 4K UHD + Blu-ray (Kino Lorber)
RELEASE DATE: December 12, 2023 On December 12, 2023, Kino Lorber will be releasing a 4K UHD + Blu-ray release for John Woo’s Face/Off, a 1997 action thriller stars John Travolta (Broken Arrow) and Nicolas Cage (Prisoners of the Ghostland). The film will be featured with a New 4K Restoration and Dolby/Vision HDR Grade. Obsessed with bringing terrorist Castor Troy (Cage) to justice, FBI agent Sean Archer (Travolta) tracks down Troy, … Continue reading
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Section 8 | Blu-ray (Image)
RELEASE DATE: November 15, 2022 On November 15, 2022, RLJE Films is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Section 8 (read our review), a Christian Sesma-directed (Take Back) actioner starring Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), Dolph Lundgren (Black Water), Dermot Mulroney (Hanna), Scott Adkins (Debt Collectors) and Mickey Rourke (Take Back, Double Team). Section 8 also stars Robert LaSardo (Death Race), Maurice Compte (Narcos), Geoffrey Blake (Midway), Paul Sloan (Vigilante Diaries), Mary Christina Brown (Vigilante Diaries), … Continue reading
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Gardener | DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: December 28, 2021 On December 28th, 2021, martial arts star Gary Daniels (City Hunter, Bloodmoon, The Expendables) is teaming up with Charles Bronson lookalike, Robert Bronzi (Once Upon a Time in Deadwood), for Lionsgate’s DVD release for The Gardener. The quiet of the English countryside is shattered one brutal night in this intense home-invasion thriller. A troubled wealthy family gathers in a quaint manor home for the holidays, never suspecting … Continue reading
Death Ring | Blu-ray (Code Red)
RELEASE DATE: September 7, 2021 On September 7, 2021, Code Red will be releasing the Blu-ray for the 1992 low budget action film Death Ring. The film stars Mike Norris (Chuck’s son), Don Swayze (Patrick’s brother), Chad McQueen (Steve’s son), Billy Drago (Untouchables) and George Cheung (Rambo: First Blood Part II). Death Ring is directed by R.J. Kizer, who is perhaps best known for directing the U.S. footage for Godzilla … Continue reading
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Fast Vengeance | Blu-ray (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: August 17, 2021 On August 17, 2021, Shout! Factory is releasing the Blu-ray for Fast Vengeance, the latest thriller from writer/director Pearry Reginald Teo (The Gene Generation). This upcoming film stars D.Y. Sao (Champion Road: Arena), Natalie Burn (Hollow Point), Bai Ling (Maximum Impact, The Crow), Lyndon Hoffman-Lew (Recipe for Abduction), Randall J. Bacon (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Jeff Fahey (Only the Brave) and the late DMX (Exit Wounds). … Continue reading
Gangs of London Season One | Blu-ray (Image)
RELEASE DATE: July 20, 2021 On July 20, 2021, RLJ Entertainment is releasing the Blu-ray set for Season One of Gangs of London, the latest from Gareth Evans, the action filmmaker behind The Raid, Apostle and Merantau. Gangs of London stars Joe Cole (A Prayer Before Dawn) and Sope Dirisu (Humans), alongside Lucian Msamati, Michelle Fairley, Mark Lewis Jones, Narges Rashidi, Jing Lusi and Pippa Bennet-Warner. Evans directed the majority of the 10-part run, including choreographed … Continue reading
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Walking the Edge | Blu-ray (Fun City)
RELEASE DATE: June 29, 2021 On June 29, 2021, Fun City Editions will launch the release of their new label with a Blu-ray release of Norbert Meisel’s Walking the Edge, a 1985 crime thriller starring Robert Forster (Vigilante, Jackie Brown, Delta Force), Nancy Kwan (Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, The Wrecking Crew) – and featuring a soundtrack by Jay Chattaway (Maniac Cop 2, Invasion U.S.A.). Jason Walk (Forster) is a part-time … Continue reading
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Deep Cover | Blu-ray & DVD (Criterion)
RELEASE DATE: July 13, 2021 On July 13, 2021, Criterion Collection is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for Deep Cover, a 1992 crime-thriller directed by Bill Duke (A Rage in Harlem) and starring Larry Fishburne (John Wick: Chapter 3) and Jeff Goldblum (The Fly). Read the official details below: Film noir hits the mean streets of 1990s Los Angeles in this stylish and subversive underworld odyssey from veteran actor-director Bill Duke. Laurence … Continue reading
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Action U.S.A. | Blu-ray (MVD Rewind)
RELEASE DATE: May 11, 2021 On May 11, 2021, MVD Rewind is releasing the Blu-ray for Action U.S.A., a 1989 film directed by Hollywood stuntman John Stewart, who is perhaps best known for his work on 1973 film Scorpio, and the TV’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Read the official details below: Billy Ray’s a bad risk. He took the mob’s family jewels, now they want his! They tried beating and … Continue reading


























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