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Paul Taggart on The Forbidden City (2025) ReviewPlenty of those from the 70s and 80s
Paul Taggart on Mexicali (2026) ReviewOh look its mr lame-oh again
Tory on Mexicali (2026) ReviewWhat site do you write at, man? I’m always looking for new film sites and ide…
dakuan on The Forbidden City (2025) Reviewno such thing as an all action film in Italy.
Anonymous on Mexicali (2026) ReviewSounds like typical DTV crap. You can't polish a turd🤣
Andrew Hernandez on The Forbidden City (2025) ReviewIt’s pretty shameful of the distributors and others to put out a trailer that…
Andrew Hernandez on Mexicali (2026) ReviewI really enjoyed the action scenes and Foster had good chemistry with Raymond…
Paul Bramhall on The Forbidden City (2025) Review& thanks for the catch Henrik! We've updated the review to reflect the correc…
Henrik Rytter on The Forbidden City (2025) ReviewGabriele Mainetti’s first film was the excellent Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot/The…
Andrew Hernandez on Life After Fighting (2024) ReviewAwesome! I remember when he said he didn’t want to do the sequel right away,…
Guest777 on Life After Fighting (2024) ReviewAccording to Bren Foster, a sequel to Life After Fighting is coming! The stor…
Typo on King’s Warden, The (2026) Review12 M tickets sold. 14 M = almost sure. After that...
Typo on War of the Arrows (2011) Review7,5/10
Muhammad Faisal on Timu(r) Genghis Khan? Don’t miss the Trailer for Well Go USA’s ‘Rise of the Conqueror’ arriving to Digital on April 14thHe looks a Persian here, not a Turko Mongol.
Ningen on Protect Ya Neck! Watch the New Trailer for RZA’s Quentin Tarantino-backed thriller ‘One Spoon Of Chocolate’Opening shot makes me think of Attack the Gas Station.
Andrew Hernandez on Martial arts screen icon Cynthia Rothrock and Tatiana Neva go nuclear in the New Trailer for ‘Prey of Wrath’This Tatiana Neva seems like a good martial artist as demonstrated in her onl…
JJ Bona on A female RAID? Livi Ciananta tears through gangsters in the New Trailer for the Iko Uwais-produced ‘Ikatan Darah’The Shadow Strays was pretty solid. Better than anything Hollywood as produce…
Vernardo Lau on A female RAID? Livi Ciananta tears through gangsters in the New Trailer for the Iko Uwais-produced ‘Ikatan Darah’Ugh actually, Indonesia are lacking of action movies since they mostly domina…
Typo on James Wan to direct remake of ‘The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil’ with Ma Dong-seok (aka Don Lee) reprising his roleAnother useless remake. Next!
Tai on Duel to the Death | Blu-ray (88 Films)Where is the 4k version? We’re waiting 😀
Millan on Nothing is over! Sylvester Stallone steps in as Executive Producer for Jalmari Helander’s ‘John Rambo’ prequelTHE RAID films easily blow away the JOHN WICK films,along with THE FAST AND T…
Paul Bramhall on Dead Camping the Live (2022) ReviewThe review was based on the Korean DVD (no English subtitles unfortunately).
Martin Fennell on To Kill with Intrigue (1976) ReviewI got it out of the library. I had to look up on imdb which guy was Jackie. W…
Throwdown on This you can trust… Christopher McQuarrie to write and direct Arnold Schwarzenegger in ‘King Conan’?I can see how a powerful and elegiac sendoff, like Logan, with Conan reckonin…
Sixx on Dead Camping the Live (2022) ReviewWhere did you view this? Can't find it anywhere. thx
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Category Archives: DVD/Blu-ray New Releases
Parasite | Blu-ray (Criterion)
RELEASE DATE: October 27, 2020 The Winner of the prestigious Palme d’Or (more importantly, it has been stamped “Certified On Fire” by our vey own Paul Bramhall) is making its way to Blu-ray on October 27, 2020, courtesy of The Criterion Collection. 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). Two families in Seoul—one barely scraping … Continue reading
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Zeiram 2 | Blu-ray (Tokyo Shock)
RELEASE DATE: September 22, 2020 On September 22, 2020, Tokyo Shock is releasing the Blu-ray for Zeiram 2, is a live-action film directed by Keita Amemiya (Mirai Ninja), who is perhaps best known for designing characters for Japan’s popular Kamen Rider franchise. Upon successfully wrapping up an important case, the beautiful alien bounty hunter Iria returns to Earth. Along with her computer, Bob, and her assistant, Fujicrow, she is assigned a new … Continue reading
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Vampire Cleanup Department | DVD (Widowmaker Films)
RELEASE DATE: September 8, 2020 On September 8, 2020, U.S. label Widowmaker Films is releasing the DVD for Vampire Cleanup Department (read our review), a 2017 action/thriller starring BabyJohn Choi (SPL II: A Time for Consequences). Vampire Cleanup Department is the directorial debut of screenwriters Chiu Sin-Hang and Yan Pak-Wing. The pair deserve credit for crafting a tale which at least offers a new slant on the usual hopping vampire shenanigans, as we … Continue reading
Black Test Car & The Black Report | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: August 25, 2020 On August 25, 2020, Arrow Video will be releasing the Blu-ray for Black Test Car, which will be paired with The Black Report – both directed by Yasuzo Masumura (Blind Beast). Read the official details below: Japanese maverick director Yasuzo Masumura helms a bitingly satirical espionage thriller set in the heart of the Japanese auto industry in his 1962 landmark Black Test Car, which launched a … Continue reading
Graveyards of Honor | Blu-ray (Arrow Video)
RELEASE DATE: September 8, 2020 On September 8, 2020, Arrow Video will release the Blu-ray for Graveyards of Honor, a 2-disc collector’s set that will include films from Japanese cult directors Kinji Fukasaku (Battles without Honor and Humanity) and Takashi Miike (Audition). Read the official details below: Two peerless masters of Japanese cinema Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale) and Takashi Miike (Dead or Alive) present their own distinctive adaptations of yakuza … Continue reading
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One Night in Bangkok | DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: August 25, 2020 Cult martial arts star Mark Dacascos (John Wick: Chapter 3: Parabellum, Drive) is re-teaming with The Driver director Wych Kaosayananda (Tekken: Kazuya’s Revenge) and Zero Tolerance co-stars Kane Kosugi (9 Deaths of the Ninja) and Prinya Intachai (Choice, Mindfulness and Murder) for the Collateral-esque One Night in Bangkok (read our review), which arrives on DVD, Digital, and On Demand August 25 from Lionsgate. A hit man named Kai (Dacascos) … Continue reading
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Delta Force | Blu-ray (Scorpion Releasing)
RELEASE DATE: TBA Later this Summer, Scorpion Releasing’s Blu-ray for the 1986 Cannon Films classic The Delta Force is hitting retail outlets. After a plane is hijacked by terrorists, The Delta Force is sent in to resolve the crisis. Directed by Cannon head honcho Menahem Golan (Enter the Ninja), Delta Force offers a little bit of everything: Action, martial arts, motorcycles with missiles, and even some intense drama that may surprise you! … Continue reading
I Am Vengeance: Retaliation | Blu-ray (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: August 11, 2020 On August 11, 2020, Lionsgate will be releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for I Am Vengeance: Retaliation, the latest project from writer/director Ross Boyask (10 Dead Men, Left for Dead) and action star Stu Bennett (Eliminators). I Am Vengeance: Retaliation (or Vengeance 2) is the sequel to 2018’s I Am Vengeance. This time round, Bennett finds himself going face to face with Vinnie Jones (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking … Continue reading
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About House of Hummingbird | Blu-Ray (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: August 4, 2020 Time for a change-of-pace for those expecting another Asian action flick from the much appreciated U.S. label. On August 4, 2020, Well Go USA will release the Blu-ray for Kim Bora’s House of Hummingbird, which took home the Grand Prix for Best Feature Film at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. House of Hummingbird stars Jihu Park (The Witness), Saebyuk Kim (The First Lap), Seungyeon Lee (Alive) and … Continue reading
Gemini | Blu-ray (Mondo Macabro)
RELEASE DATE: August 11, 2020 In August, Mondo Macabro will release the Blu-ray for Gemini, a 1999 Japanese thriller from director Shinya Tsukamoto (Killing, Tetsuo: The Iron Man). This release marks the world premier Blu-ray edition of the film. Read the official details below: This stunning film from director Shinya Tsukamoto (Tokyo Fist, Tetsuo: The Bullet Man) is set in Tokyo in 1910. Dr. Yukio Daitokuji (Masahiro Motoki), is a former … Continue reading
Sweating Bullets | DVD (Mill Creek Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: June 18, 2020 On June 18, 2020, Mill Creek Entertainment will shoot off their DVD for Sweating Bullets, a 2-disc/10 movie set featuring a stack of low budget, straight-to-video thrillers – most of them from the 1990s – by cult directors Damian Lee (Moving Target) and Fred Olen Ray (Armed Response). The highlight of the collection (at least for us) is the 1995 actioner Fatal Combat (aka No Exit) … Continue reading
Chinese Hercules & Bruce’s Ninja Secret | Blu-ray (Dark Force)
RELEASE DATE: September 29, 2020 On September 29, 2020, Dark Force Entertainment is releasing the Blu-ray Drive-in Double Feature for Bolo’s Yueng’s Chinese Hercules (aka Freedom Strikes a Blow) and Bruce Le’s Bruce’s Ninja Secret (aka Bruce’s Secret Kung Fu). Made from the only known existing 35mm print with extensive scene by scene color correction, 1973’s Chinese Hercules stars Bolo Yeung (Enter Three Dragons) and Michael Chan Wai Man (The Handcuff). Also included is … Continue reading
The Wild Goose Lake | Blu-ray & DVD (Film Movement)
RELEASE DATE: July 7, 2020 On July 7, 2020, Film Movement is releasing Diao Yinan’s The Wild Goose Lake t0 Blu-ray & DVD. The critically acclaimed film is director Yinan’s follow up to his 2014 thriller, Black Coal, Thin Ice. Toppling box office records in Diao’s native China, The Wild Goose Lake ‘cements his status as a master filmmaker with another ingenious crime epic. When small-time mob leader Zhou Zenong (Hu … Continue reading
P.O.W. the Escape | Blu-ray (Scorpion Releasing)
RELEASE DATE: TBA This summer, Scorpion Releasing is coming out with the Blu-ray for Gideon Amir’s P.O.W. the Escape (aka Attack Force ‘Nam), a 1986 Cannon actioner starring David Carradine (Kill Bill Vol. 1, True Legend), Steve James (Vigilante, American Ninja) and Mako (The Big Brawl, Perfect Weapon). As with the ninja craze and the kickboxing craze, there was the Vietnam craze – for the most part, this “sub-genre” usually centered around … Continue reading
Legacy of Lies | DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: July 28, 2020, On July 28, 2020, martial arts star Scott Adkins (Ip Man 4) will soon be caught in Legacy of Lies (read our review), an upcoming thriller that follows a former assassin (Adkins) who is pulled back into the dangerous world he hoped he’d left behind. The film marks the feature-length debut of writer/director Adrian Bol. A decade ago, agent Martin Baxter (Adkins) quit MI6 after his wife’s tragic murder … Continue reading
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