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Typo on Mickey 17 (2025) Review"not only became a box office hit, but also became the first non-English lang…
Bowski602 on Glitter, sex and violence! More on ‘Drive’ director Nicolas Winding Refn’s thriller ‘The Avenging Silence’Refn is such an amazing and unique director! I just love his is dark and gorg…
Andrew Hernandez on Demon City (2025) ReviewI felt a little bit of that. I liked the way Ikuta had to figure out techniqu…
Wout Thielemans on Demon City (2025) ReviewReally expected you to like this one more because of the originality at play…
dakuan on Demon City (2025) Reviewi don't think there's any actual supernatural element: the story about the de…
CJ on Scott Adkins doesn’t give a SHIRT! World War II actioner ‘Death March’ gets retitled to ‘Prisoner of War’Does Scott Adkins ever sleep? How many movies a year does he make at this poi…
chrichtonsworld on Demon City (2025) ReviewThe action was solid. But overall, the story was disappointing. I kept hoping…
Kevin on Demon City (2025) ReviewGot some decent action but the movie still looks cheap. Most movies that go t…
Typo on Glitter, sex and violence! More on ‘Drive’ director Nicolas Winding Refn’s thriller ‘The Avenging Silence’"European spy who accepts a mission from a Japanese businessman to take down…
Andrew Hernandez on Demon City (2025) ReviewInteresting points. I assumed the yakuza bosses didn’t kill Ikuta earlier bec…
Ningen on Kiss of the Dragon (2001) ReviewFree on YouTube.
Daryl Mooney on Jade (2025) ReviewLooks great to me. And she is gorgeous.
G D on Clarence Fok, director of ‘Iceman Cometh’, ‘Naked Killer’ and ‘Special ID’ dies at 68Naked Killer needs a blu ray release. RIP
Kung Fu Bob on Mickey 17 (2025) ReviewGreat review. My son saw this and liked it a lot, but a cinephile friend was…
Robert Rodriguez on ‘The Raid’ director Gareth Evans is back! Watch the New Trailer for Netflix’ ‘Havoc’ starring Tom HardyHELL YEAH!!!!
Andrew Hernandez on Mickey 17 (2025) ReviewI’m glad this turned out well, and I hope it finds its audience. It’s gotta b…
dakuan on Half-mortal and half-god, cursed and compelled to violence? Justin Lin to direct Keanu Reeves in gritty actioner BRZRKRWhat part of Russia are you from?
Ska Martes on The return of Jet Li? More on Yuen Woo Ping’s ‘Blades of the Guardians’ starring Wu Jing and Nic TseJet did his ride off into the sunset movie 15 years ago with Oceans Heaven. E…
Typo on The return of Jet Li? More on Yuen Woo Ping’s ‘Blades of the Guardians’ starring Wu Jing and Nic Tse"Legendary Hong Kong filmmaker and action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping" Better…
Andrew Hernandez on The return of Jet Li? More on Yuen Woo Ping’s ‘Blades of the Guardians’ starring Wu Jing and Nic TseThis is great news about Jet Li coming back. We all knew he wouldn’t be aroun…
Ningen on Half-mortal and half-god, cursed and compelled to violence? Justin Lin to direct Keanu Reeves in gritty actioner BRZRKRInsert Clerks line here.
Mr. Odessa on Clarence Fok, director of ‘Iceman Cometh’, ‘Naked Killer’ and ‘Special ID’ dies at 68A legendary director with beautiful trademarks of sexuality, loud neon colors…
Andrew Hernandez on Ultra violent Jackie Chan vibes? Watch an action clip from ‘Demon City’ streaming on Netflix on February 27thI checked out Demon City, and it was pretty good. It does follow the traditio…
JJ Bona on Bow-wow-wow, yippie-yo, yippie-yay! Martial arts star Scott Adkins and Jesse V. Johnson teaming up for ‘Irish Dog’Pleasure is ours! =) Thank you stopping in throughout the years!
Madsmaddox on Bow-wow-wow, yippie-yo, yippie-yay! Martial arts star Scott Adkins and Jesse V. Johnson teaming up for ‘Irish Dog’You are welcome and thanks for all the reviews over the years, always helps w…
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Sunset Warriors | Blu-ray (88 Films)
RELEASE DATE: May 19, 2025 On May 19, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a Blu-ray for John Woo’s Sunset Warriors (aka Heroes Shed No Tears), a 1983 Hong Kong action film that stars Eddie Ko Hung (The Miracle Fighters) and Lam Ching Ying (Mr. Vampire). An overlooked classic from an action master! Made by John Woo just before the game-changing A Better Tomorrow, Sunset Warriors was hacked about by the … Continue reading
Today’s lesson… attack the teacher! New Poster for Joko Anwar’s Indonesian actioner-thriller ‘The Siege at Thorn High’
Joko Anwar, the writer and director of films such as 2019’s Impetigore and Gundala, comes The Siege at Thorn High, an upcoming thriller from Amazon MGM Studios. A special school for troubled children. A teacher who is determined to discipline the students. Here, teachers must not only teach, but survive the deadly attacks of their students. The film stars Morgan Oey (The Night Comes for Us), Omara Esteghlal (Andragogy), Hana … Continue reading
Too fast, too furious! Visual Vengeance’s Blu-ray for Simon and Phillip Rhee’s 1984 cult gem ‘Furious’ arriving this month!
On February 25, 2025, Visual Vengeance will deliver a Blu-ray for Furious, a 1984 cult martial arts gem from filmmaker Tim Everitt (Too Fast Too Young). Furious is the first film to star brothers Simon and Phillip Rhee (4 years before the pair found the greener pastures of Hollywood in the Best of the Best franchise). The rest of the film’s cast consists mostly of the Rhees’ own students and friends, including a … Continue reading
Are you looking for hardware that plays 4K ULTRA HD discs and multi-region Blu-rays and DVDs?
U.S. tariffs on products made in China are expected to increase the prices American consumers pay for a wide array of electronics, so if you’re looking to upgrade, RIGHT NOW is the perfect time! City on Fire’s trusted retail vendor Goodie Emporium has partnered with a very reputable company (we wouldn’t want it any other way) to bring you modified, high quality region-free UHD (Ultra-HD, or 4K), Blu-ray and DVD players … Continue reading
What’s Scott Adkins breaking now? The martial arts star is re-teaming with ‘Legacy of Lies’ director for ‘Breaking Cover’
Martial arts star Scott Adkins (John Wick 4, Ip Man 4, One More Shot) is re-teaming with director Adrian Bol for WestEnd Films’ Breaking Cover. The pair worked together in 2020’s Legacy of Lies. The upcoming actioner follows an seemingly ordinary back-office worker (Adkins) whose father-daughter hunting trip turns into a relentless fight for survival, when
Dark Nuns (2025) Review
Director: Kwon Hyeok-Jae Cast: Song Hye-Kyo, Jeon Yeo-Bin, Lee Jin-Uk, Heo Jun-Ho, Moon Woo-Jin, Kim Guk-Hee Running Time: 114 min. By Paul Bramhall It’s been a decade since the release of 2015’s The Priests, a movie for which its Korean title directly translates to Dark Priests, an approach which has been taken quite literally for its 2025 sequel – Dark Nuns. Despite The Priests being a straight forward exorcism flick, … Continue reading
Scott Adkins attacks Marko Zaror in Ernesto Díaz Espinoza’s ‘Diablo’ arriving this year from Grindstone Entertainment
Director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza (Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman) and Chilean martial arts sensation Marko Zaror (Invincible) – the creative duo who previously worked together on 2006’s Kiltro, 2007’s Mirageman, 2009’s Mandrill, 2014’s Redeemer, and the recent, The Fist of the Condor – are reuniting for Diablo. Zaror’s Undisputed 3: Redemption, Savage Dog, John Wick: Chapter 4 co-star, Scott Adkins (Ip Man 4, Max Cloud), headlines the devilish fun. Kris … Continue reading
Halo-sploitation? ‘Story of Ricky’ star Fan Siu-Wong is ‘Unstoppable’ in the Trailer for an upcoming sci fi actioner
Veteran Hong Kong action star Fan Siu-Wong (Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, VR Fighter) is back on the sci-fi trail in Unstoppable, an upcoming actioner from first-time director Feng Yang. The year is 2080 and the Earth has been hit by a mysterious meteor shower, causing innocent humans to be mutated into deadly aliens. Now, it’s up to mankind to stop these deranged creatures and save the planet from total … Continue reading
The final ‘Mission Impossible’ we reckon? Watch the Big Game Trailer for ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning – the 8th entry in the long running Mission Impossible franchise – will be exploding to theaters on May 23, 2025. Christopher McQuarrie (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Mission: Impossible – Fallout) is back in the director’s chair, continuing from the events in 2023’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. Originally meant to be titled Dead Reckoning Part Two, the film underwent significant changes … Continue reading
Deal on Fire! To Kill a Mastermind | Blu-ray | Only $24.99 – Expires soon!
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for To Kill a Mastermind, a 1979 Shaw Brothers kung fu movie directed by Sun Chung (The Deadly Breaking Sword). The film stars Johnny Wang Lung-Wei (Eight Diagram Pole Fighter), Teng Wei-Hao (Crippled Avengers), Sek Gong (Kid with the Golden Arm), Yuen Wah (Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic), Yuen Bun (Five Element Ninjas), Luo Sheng (The Kung-Fu Instructor), Luo Jun (Rendezvous with Death), Mang … Continue reading
Throne of Blood | 4K Ultra HD (BFI)
RELEASE DATE: May 19, 2025 On May 19, 2025, BFI is releasing a 4K Ultra HD for Throne of Blood, Akira Kurosawa’s astonishing 1957 classic that’s considered to be one of the great adaptations of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This new edition features a new 4K restoration! A truly remarkable film, Throne of Blood manages to combine beauty and terror to produce a mood of truly haunting power. Starring the irrepressible Toshiro Mifune … Continue reading
Brother | Blu-ray (BFI)
RELEASE DATE: April 21, 2025 On April 21, 2025, BFI is releasing a Blu-ray (Region B) for Brother, a 2000 crime film starring, written, directed, and edited by Takeshi Kitano (Outrage Coda, Mozu: The Movie). Takeshi ‘Beat’ Kitano directs and stars in this brutal crime thriller about a Japanese yakuza forced to flee to Los Angeles after the death of his boss. In the wake of a failed gang war, … Continue reading
‘The Raid’ on a plane? Watch the New Trailer for ‘Fight or Flight’ starring Josh Hartnett, Marko Zaror and Katee Sackhoff
Josh Hartnett (Oh Lucy!, Bunraku) teams up with martial arts sensation Marko Zaror (Fist of the Condor, Invincible) for Fight or Flight, an upcoming actioner that marks the feature length directorial debut of James Madigan (Medal of Honor series). In the film, a mercenary takes on the job of tracking down a target on a plane but must protect her when they’re surrounded by people trying to kill both of … Continue reading
The Rapacious Jailbreaker | Blu-ray (Radiance)
RELEASE DATE: May 19, 2025 On May 19, 2025, Radiance is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for The Rapacious Jailbreaker, a 1974 crime thriller from director Sadao Nakajima (Okinawa Yakuza War,A Savage Beast Goes Mad). In the free-for-all chaos after World War II, black marketeer Ueda (Hiroki Matsukata, Cops vs Thugs) is robbed of a pound of morphine. He takes his brutal revenge, but is arrested for murder and sentenced … Continue reading
Lady With a Sword | Blu-ray (88 Films)
On April 21, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Lady With a Sword, a 1971 Swaw Brothers film from director Kao Pao-shu (The Master Strikes). When her sister is attacked and murdered, swordswoman Feng Fei-fei (Lily Ho, The Lady Professional) knows just what to do – find the culprits and
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