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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? Iâm 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 turdđ¤Ł
Andrew Hernandez on The Forbidden City (2025) ReviewItâs 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 Mainettiâs first film was the excellent Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot/The…
Andrew Hernandez on Life After Fighting (2024) ReviewAwesome! I remember when he said he didnât 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 Kingâs 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? Weâre waiting đ
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
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi | Blu-ray (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: September 8, 2015 No need to pay $60 for this out-of-print movie, because Lionsgate is bringing the Blu-ray for The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi back to life! Directed, written, co-edited, and starring Takeshi Kitano (Beyond Outrage), this is one film you’ll want to watch or revisit! In an empire ruled by fear, the people’s only hope is the ultimate weapon: Zatoichi (Kitano) â a blind, nomadic samurai whose sword … Continue reading
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Blunt Force Trauma | DVD (Alchemy)
RELEASE DATE: October 6, 2015 Alchemy presents the DVD for Blunt Force Trauma (aka The Effects of Blunt Force Trauma), written and directed by Ken Sanzel (The Replacement Killers). Two duelists wearing Kevlar vests stand in opposing circles; face each other, draw, and shoot. The one left standing in the circle wins. John (Ryan Kwanten), a talented young shooter seeks the ultimate duel with the champion, Zorringer (Mickey Rourke), while … Continue reading
Showdown in Little Tokyo | Blu-ray (Warner)
RELEASE DATE: July 21, 2015 Warner presents the Blu-ray for 1991’s Showdown in Little Tokyo, directed by Mark L. Lester (Commando, Class of 1984). This martial arts action-comedy pairs Dolph Lundgren (Skin Trade) and Brandon Lee (Legacy of Rage, The Crow) as L.A. cops against a gang of Japanese drug dealers, headed by Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Tekken 2: Kazuyaâs Revenge). The film also stars Tia Carrere (True Lies), Toshishiro Obata (The … Continue reading
The Dead Lands | Blu-ray & DVD (Magnolia)
RELEASE DATE: August 4, 2015 Magnolia presents the DVD for To a Fraser’s The Dead Lands, an action film that utilized the Maori martial art Mau Rakau (the skilled use of weapons). The film has been described as Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto meets Tony Jaa’s Ong Bak. After his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery, the teenage son of a slain Maori chieftain looks to avenge his father’s murder and … Continue reading
Silver Hawk (w/Bonus Movies) | DVD (Echo Bridge)
RELEASE DATE: July 21, 2015 Echo Bridge presents the DVD for Jingle Ma’s Silver Hawk starring Michelle Yeoh (True Legend), Richie Ren (Punished), Luke Goss (Death Race II),  Michael Jai White (Falcon Rising) and Li Bingbing (Detective Dee). The DVD also includes the bonus movies: Running Delilah, The Legend of Red Dragon, Snake-Crane Secret and Honor. In the public eye, she’s billionaire heiress, but with a mask, she’s transformed into a silver crusader. Silver … Continue reading
The Mercury Conspiracy | DVD (Entertainment One)
Entertainment One presents the DVD for The Mercury Conspiracy (aka The Mercury Factor), directed by and starring Luca Barbareschi (Cannibal Holocaust). After her son dies from poisoned food, Xiwen falls in love with Matteo, a businessman. Though a good man at heart, Matteo has been lured into the black market trafficking of adulterated food â the same food responsible for killing Xiwen’s son! This Italian film is noted for its … Continue reading
Lawless Kingdom | aka The Four II | DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: September 2, 2015 Lionsgate presents the DVD for Lawless Kingdom (aka The Four II), directed by Gordon Chan (Fist of Legend). Four detectives (Emotionless, Iron Hands, Life Snatcher, and Coldblood), each uniquely skilled with their own individual superpowers, are sent to investigate a murder outside the city. Lawless Kingdom stars Deng Chao (Detective Dee), Liu Yifei (Outcast), Collin Chou (Special ID), Ronald Cheng (12 Nights) and Anthony Wong (Untold … Continue reading
Underdogs Kids | DVD (Anchor Bay)
RELEASE DATE: July 7, 2015 Anchor Bay presents the DVD for Underdogs Kids, directed by and starring Philip Rhee (Best of the Best series). Itâs a few weeks before the big karate tournament, and the struggling Mid-City Community Center has just lost their instructor. But when former MMA champ Jimmy âThe Lightning Boltâ Lee (Rhee) returns to the old neighborhood, he reluctantly agrees to train the misfit kids for their … Continue reading
Z Storm | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: August 18, 2015 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for the crime-thriller Z Storm, which stars Louis Koo (Accident), Lo Hoi-pang (Dream Home), Michael Wong (Nightfall), Gordon Lam (Triad Election) and Liu Kai-chi (The Stool Pigeon). Z Storm involves the ICAC, Hong Kongâs 40-year-old anti-corruption body, in a three-way conflict among the police and the government. Z Storm also marks the return of veteran Hong Kong filmmaker David Lam, … Continue reading
Rumble in the Bronx | Blu-ray (Warner)
RELEASE DATE: October 6, 2015 Warner presents the Blu-ray for Rumble in the Bronx, directed by Stanley Tong (Police Story 4: First Strike). Please note that this Blu-ray is most-likely the English-dubbed, U.S. edited version of the film. A young man (Jackie Chan) visiting and helping his uncle (Bill Tung) in New York City finds himself forced to fight a street gang and the mob with his martial art skills. Also starring … Continue reading
Absolution | Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)
RELEASE DATE: July 7, 2015 Lionsgate presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Steven Seagal’s The Mercenary: Absolution (aka Absolution), directed by Keoni Waxman (Force of Execution). The Mercenary: Absolution also stars Byron Mann (The Corrupter) and Vinnie Jones (Escape Plan). When an ex-operative is recruited by his old boss to assassinate an Afghan drug dealer, he begins to suspect a link between a drug smuggling operation, a sex trafficking ring and the … Continue reading
For the Emperor | Blu-ray & DVD (Well Go USA)
RELEASE DATE: July 7, 2015 Well Go USA presents the Blu-ray & DVD for For the Emperor, an action-noir film directed by Park Sang-jun (Bank Attack). Lee Hwan gets kicked out of professional baseball after being involved in match fixing. He is then recruited by a gangster boss named Jung Sang Ha. Over time, Lee Hwan climbs the ranks and gets involved in sex, money and murder! Watch the trailer. The film stars … Continue reading
Black & White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault | Blu-ray & DVD (Shout! Factory)
RELEASE DATE: August 4, 2015 Shout! Factory presents the Blu-ray & DVD for Tsai Yueh-hsun’s Black & White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault, starring Mark Chao (Young Detective Dee), Huang Bo (Journey to the West) and Angelababy (Rise of the Legend). A policeman, who is fearless to death, can do anything for just one truth; while a gangster, who fears death the most, has drew life threats from his risky … Continue reading
Escape from Hellhole | DVD (Cheezy Flicks)
RELEASE DATE: August 25, 2015 Cheezy Flicks presents the DVD for 1983’s Escape from Hellhole, directed by Maman Firmansyah. This cult-classic Indonesian film is about a Punjabi girl getting tricked into living with a big time pimp. Uncle MG as they call him, abducts virgins, and forces them to submit to his hymen bustin ways. The not so attractive gals get several chances to marry Uncle MG, or it’s into … Continue reading
Lust of the Dead 5 | DVD (Tokyo Shock)
RELEASE DATE: June 23, 2015 Tokyo Shock presents the DVD for Lust of the Dead 5 (aka Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 5) starring Asami (Prison Girl) and Mihiro (Ju-on series). The insane apocalyptic zombie saga continues! Watch the viral epidemic spread as the sex-craved, walking-dead expand their rampage across post-nuke Tokyo! Can they be sopped? Can their perpetual lust ever be satisfied? Don’t miss the trailer! Also see Lust of … Continue reading










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