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- Scott Robinson on The Last Kumite | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (MPI Home Video)His first name is Bruce..... so we know he's 50% good at fight footage.
- Scott Robinson on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’LP...... you can't just come in and out, give us hard info, then disappear. T…
- HarryToeface on The Last Kumite | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (MPI Home Video)I'd love to see your fight footage bud. Lets see your accomplishments. XD
- Andrew Hernandez on Is Hi-YAH working exclusively with ‘The Mob’? Watch the Trailer for this upcoming martial arts thriller streaming in MayI hope it’s more action packed than The Game Changer. That movie was a step i…
- Paul Bramhall on Is Hi-YAH working exclusively with ‘The Mob’? Watch the Trailer for this upcoming martial arts thriller streaming in MayThis is giving me 'The Game Changer' vibes.
- Andrew Hernandez on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’Do you know something we don’t?
- LP Hugo on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’No Jeeja Yanin in this film, sadly..
- Andrew Hernandez on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’I won’t call it a renaissance, but we are in an era where more people who car…
- Tory on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’Oh, I’d say so!
- Scott Robinson on The Roundup: Punishment (2024) ReviewIf i'm reading your review right we should have another Round Up movie in the…
- Andrew Hernandez on The Roundup: Punishment (2024) ReviewWell, I was hoping they’d up the ante, but I guess they want to keep playing…
- Andrew Hernandez on Ready to kill some Nazis? New poster for Guy Ritchie’s ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ starring Henry CavillNo, Henry Cavill has plenty of time on the frontlines. Cary Elwes stays behin…
- KayKay on Ready to kill some Nazis? New poster for Guy Ritchie’s ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ starring Henry CavillThis is the third time in a row that Cary Elwes has been sidelined in a spy t…
- Tory on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’Yeah, with that cast and with Kenji in the director’s chair…this should rock.
- Andrew Hernandez on ‘Enter the Fat Dragon’ helmer rounds up Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian for ‘The Furious’I hope this lives up to the hype. I guess Phillip Ng and Andy On’s Without Re…
- Andrew Hernandez on Ready to kill some Nazis? New poster for Guy Ritchie’s ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ starring Henry CavillI caught it over the weekend, and it was some good fun. If Inglorious Basterd…
- ShaOW!linDude on Virtual Recall (2010) ReviewOkay, this movie sounds abysmal, but makes for a witty review. Thanks, Paul.…
- Andrew Hernandez on Virtual Recall (2010) ReviewWas Larry Cheung trying to be like Alejandro Jodorowsky?
- Andrew Hernandez on Lethal Combat: Techno Warriors 2 | aka Digital Warriors (2000) ReviewI’ve heard of the Techno Warriors duology for years, but ignored them. It’s n…
- Aerosniff Someglue on Acclaimed ‘Versus’ filmmaker Ryuhei Kitamura is getting into the amusement park business with ‘Thrill Ride’One good movie: Midnight meat train. The rest: crap.
- Andrew Hernandez on The Project A Collection | 4K Ultra HD (88 Films)Damn. It got delayed from today to July 9th.
- Andrew Hernandez on John Travolta and Nicolas Cage to return for a sequel to John Woo’s ‘Face/Off’?I don’t know about this one. I would have been more excited about it 10 years…
- Mike on Lama Avenger, The | aka The Three Avengers (1979) ReviewWell, hopefully they can squeeze this one on the next Volume with "The Man, T…
- Paul Bramhall on Lethal Combat: Techno Warriors 2 | aka Digital Warriors (2000) ReviewCheers Scott. To assist with some total recall, you commented on my review of…
- ShaOW!linDude on Lethal Combat: Techno Warriors 2 | aka Digital Warriors (2000) ReviewWow. I wish a dvd showcasing both movies were floating around somewhere. I've…
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#Alive (2020) Review
Director: Cho Il-hyeong Cast: Yoo Ah-In, Park Shin-Hye, Jeon Bae-Su, Lee Hyun-Wook, Jin So-Yeon, Oh Hye-Won, Lee Chae-Kyung, Jeon Woon-Jong, Lee Kyu-Ho, Son Kyoung-Won Running Time: 98 min. By Paul Bramhall Since 2016’s Train to Busan the zombie genre has continued to attract filmmakers in South Korea, eager to catch up on a genre that for many countries has been a mainstay of horror filmmaking since the 70’s. Whether it … Continue reading
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone | Blu-ray (Paramount)
RELEASE DATE: December 8, 2020 On December 8, 2020, Paramount Home Media will release the Blu-ray for Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. The film is described as a re-working of The Godfather III, that has been re-edited with new scenes and re-arranged music cues. Read the official details below: Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone is an acknowledgement of Mario’s and my … Continue reading
Vanguard (2020) Review
Director: Stanley Tong Cast: Jackie Chan, Jackson Lau Hok-Yin, Ai Lun, Yang Yang, Miya Muqi, Zhu Zhengting, Fady Zaky, Xu Ruo Han, Eyad Hourani, Brahim Achabbakhe, Tomer Oz Running Time: 108 min. By Paul Bramhall After reuniting for Kung Fu Yoga, the 2017 promotional video focusing on China-India relations, the ageing action star and director pairing of Jackie Chan and Stanley Tong are back in 2020 with Vanguard! Of course … Continue reading
Tony Leung Chiu-wai and former James Bond girl Olga Kurylenko go on a ‘Fox Hunt’ in this New Trailer
Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Bullet in the Head, Europe Raiders) and French actress/model Olga Kurylenko (former Bond girl from Quantum of Solace) are teaming up for Fox Hunt (aka The Hunting), an upcoming spy-thriller from director Leo Zhang, who is perhaps best-known for helming the 2017 Jackie Chan flick, Bleeding Steel. Fox Hunt takes place in Paris and follows a pair of cops going up against an international money trafficking … Continue reading
The Head Hunter (1982) Review
Director: Lau Shing-hon Cast: Chow Yun Fat, Rosamund Kwan, Philip Chan Yan Kin, Flora Cheung Tien Oy, O Chun Hung, Tang Ching, Wan Chi Keung, Melvin Wong Gam San, Lo Wai Running Time: 98 min. By Paul Bramhall The early 80’s was an exciting time for Hong Kong cinema, as the collective new blood of directorial talent began to reshape the cinematic landscape, and would produce a number of movies … Continue reading
Can this be South Korea’s answer to Tak Sakaguchi’s Re:Born? Watch the Trailer for ‘Special Agent’ and find out…
Stuntman-turned-director Shin Jae-myung (who worked on the action for Gangnam 1970) is getting ready to unleash his first film, Special Agent. The trailer for this upcoming actioner has just been released and begs the question: Has South Korea found its take on Tak Sakaguchi’s Re:Born? Special Agent tells the story of Won-cheol (Lee Jae-yoon), an agent of the National Intelligence Service of the Republic of Korea, who is in charge of removing VIPs who … Continue reading
Chris Pratt and Wu Jing team up for ‘Saigon Bodyguards’ remake
An English-language remake of Ken Ochiai’s Vietnamese-made, 2016 action-comedy film, Saigon Bodyguards, is brewing at Universal Pictures with Hollywood A-lister Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World) and martial arts star Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior 2, SPL II: A Time for Consequences) leading the cast. Saigon Bodyguards focuses on two pals, one a straight arrow and the other a doof, who try to find a corporate heir who got kidnapped right … Continue reading
There’s some infernal affairs-type action going on in the Trailer for ‘The Infernal Walker’ starring Michael Tse and Ray Lui
If you’re into crime films like Infernal Affairs and The Line Walker, then chances are, you’ll want to check out The Infernal Walker (sorry, we couldn’t resist!), an upcoming crime-thriller directed by Wong Ka Fai (The Redeemers) and produced by Billy Chung (From Vegas to Macau). It’s a story of triad vs. anti-triad where real identities are not what they seem – and – undercover agents are not as “good” as … Continue reading
Flower and Snake: Zero (2014) Review
Director: Hajime Hashimoto Cast: Maiko Amano, Noriko Hamada, Rina Sakuragi, Kanji Tsuda, Naoki Kawano, Hideo Sakaki Running Time: 113 min. By Paul Bramhall Spend enough time in the world of Asian cinema, and somewhere along the line, you’re likely to stumble across the Japanese SM (sadomasochism) genre. At least, that’s what I’ve been telling myself for as long as I can remember. Not that I’ve seen that many of them, … Continue reading
Zoom Up: Murder Site | Blu-ray & DVD (Impulse)
RELEASE DATE: February 9, 2021 On February 9, 2021, Impulse Pictures is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for 1979’s Zoom Up: Murder Site. The film is the first entry in Nikkatsu’s famous Zoom Up adult series, Zoom Up: Murder Site is a dark, violent film that’s described as …a collection of staggeringly repulsive murders, perhaps the most sadistic ever generated on film…The words misogynist and mean-spirited can barely describe the atrocities on … Continue reading
Milla Jovovich and Tony Jaa take center in the New Japanese Poster for Paul W.S. Anderson’s ‘Monster Hunter’
Director Paul W.S. Anderson (Mortal Kombat) is back with Monster Hunter, a film adaptation of the popular Capcom video game of the same name. Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil) stars alongside martial arts star Tony Jaa (Paradox, xXx: The Return of Xander Cage), Ron Perlman (Hellboy), Diego Boneta (Rock of Ages) and recording artist, T.I. Harris (aka T.I.). When an unexpected sandstorm transports Lt. Artemis (Jovovich) and her unit to a new world, the … Continue reading
Flower and Snake | Blu-ray (Impulse)
RELEASE DATE: March 16, 2021 On March 16, 2021, Impulse Pictures is releasing the Blu-ray & DVD for 1974’s Flower and Snake. Based on Oniroku Dan’s famous Japanese novel, the film is the first Nikkatsu erotic film to deal with the subject of sadomasochism (Sir Paul Bramhall recently reviewed a newer rendition of the film). Makoto (Yasuhiko Ishizu) is a sexually suppressed man living with his mother Miyo (Hiroko Fuji) who owns … Continue reading
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