Later this year, U.S. label Massacre Video will release the 4K restoration Blu-ray for The Devil (aka Devil’s Express), a 1981 cult classic directed by Cheung Yan-Git (The Idiot Swordsman). If the following plot for this film doesn’t strike your interest, you’re not human: In The Devil, a hideously ugly witch casts spells on her victims which turns their insides into snakes and worms. The Devil stars Au Da (Kung Fu Kids Break Away), Sherman Chow Shiu-Dung (Monkey War), Chen … Continue reading →

Sorry folks. This isn’t exactly a Blood and Bone sequel – nor is it Black Dynamite II (or Outlaw Johnny Black). In fact, it’s probably somewhere along the lines of The Crooked Man, as far as quality control is concerned. The Trailer for Devin Hume’s Making a Killing, starring martial arts sensation Michael Jai White (Accident Man), has been released. Making a Killing involves three morticians who get caught in a web of greed and deceit, … Continue reading →

As one of the most significant film festivals in Asia the Busan International film Festival which was previously known as the Pusan International Film Festival is held annually in Haeundae-gu Busan in South Korea. The very first was held way back in September of 1996 and this year (2018) will be the 23rd Busan International Film Festival taking place on the 4th October through to the 13th. In all 401 … Continue reading →

David Leitch (John Wick, Atomic Blonde) is in early talks to direct a remake of Enter the Dragon, the 1973 kung fu classic about a martial artist (Bruce Lee) who agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord (Shih Kien) using his invitation to a tournament there as cover. Brett Ratner (Rush Hour 1-3) was originally attached to the remake, but producers most likely distanced themselves from the director due to sexual misconduct allegations against him. … Continue reading →

Filmmaker/actor Jiang Wen (Let the Bullets Fly, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) is currently prepping his latest actioner, Hidden Man (read our review), which he’ll also star in. According to Variety, Hidden Man is pitched as the third element in a loose trilogy that stared with Let The Bullets Fly and continued with Gone With The Bullets. Both mix up old time gangsters, decadent high life, and power grabs, throwing up … Continue reading →

Yoon Jong-Bin, the director behind Nameless Gangster and Kundo: Age of the Rampant is back with The Spy Gone North, an upcoming espionage thriller starring Hwang Jung-Min (Battleship Island, The Wailing). In the mid-1990s, a loyal South Korean secret agent (Hwang) is caught in a political vortex plotted by the ruling classes of North and South Korea. The film also stars Lee Sung-Min (A Violent Prosecutor), Cho Jin-Woong (Bluebeard) and Ju Ji-Hoon (Along with the Gods: … Continue reading →

Cannes Palme d’Or winner Hirokazu Koreeda (Third Murder) will be directing The Truth (aka La Vérité), which will be his first film outside of Japan. The Truth (short for its original title, The Truth About Catherine) will star Ethan Hawke, Juliette Binoche and Catherine Deneuve. The French-backed production involves a stormy reunion between a daughter and her actress mother, Catherine, against the backdrop of Catherine’s latest role in a sci-fi picture as a mother who never … Continue reading →