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Throwdown on Asian Hawk has landed! Jackie Chan begins filming ‘Armour of God 4: Ultimatum’ in KazakhstanHis new autobiography spells it out in more detail. Essentially, there were i…
Throwdown on Asian Hawk has landed! Jackie Chan begins filming ‘Armour of God 4: Ultimatum’ in KazakhstanI feel like the one two punch of Tuxedo and Garfield probably didn't do many…
squeesh on Asian Hawk has landed! Jackie Chan begins filming ‘Armour of God 4: Ultimatum’ in KazakhstanHmmm----I don't think it's a coincidence that the only person Jet Li has anyt…
Ska Martes on Asian Hawk has landed! Jackie Chan begins filming ‘Armour of God 4: Ultimatum’ in KazakhstanLOL. That move that John Wick does to cover his head when people trying to sh…
Paul Bramhall on Asian Hawk has landed! Jackie Chan begins filming ‘Armour of God 4: Ultimatum’ in KazakhstanAudiences in 2002 - "A gadget filled tuxedo, this is the dumbest thing I've e…
Popcorn Truffle shuffle on Move over, FURIOUS! New Trailer for Tony Jaa’s latest project co-starring Dan Chupong and Jeeja YaninWas this directed by Christopher Nolan? 😜
Ska Martes on Asian Hawk has landed! Jackie Chan begins filming ‘Armour of God 4: Ultimatum’ in KazakhstanI think everyone who grew up watching Party of Five loved JLH in I knew what…
Throwdown on Asian Hawk has landed! Jackie Chan begins filming ‘Armour of God 4: Ultimatum’ in KazakhstanDidn't care much for The Myth upon its release (except for the factory fight…
Ska Martes on Move over, FURIOUS! New Trailer for Tony Jaa’s latest project co-starring Dan Chupong and Jeeja YaninIn an alternate universe Tony Jaa moves to HK in the mid 2000s but unfortunat…
Ska Martes on Move over, FURIOUS! New Trailer for Tony Jaa’s latest project co-starring Dan Chupong and Jeeja YaninThanks for the lore regarding the Ong Bak 2 and 3 era. I wasn't as chronicall…
Ska Martes on Asian Hawk has landed! Jackie Chan begins filming ‘Armour of God 4: Ultimatum’ in KazakhstanMy OCD hates that if you file Jackie's Hong Kong filmography in chronological…
Ningen on Nansun Shi, Hong Kong film producer of ‘A Better Tomorrow’ and ‘Once Upon a Time in China’, passes away at 75Jackie issued a statement on her passing. https://www.instagram.com/p/Daw-XkT…
Bey Logan on This one makes people FURIOUS… Grab a Limited Edition Blu-ray for ‘Citizen Vigilante’ before it gets cancelled!Most of what I have to say about dear Mike and his selective outrage is to be…
squeesh on The Furious (2026) ReviewThe Furious made enough box office worldwide not only to cover its budget, bu…
Ningen on LUCKY STARS! Two Hong Kong film legends unite in ‘The Living Dragon’ starring Yasuaki Kurata and Sammo HungIs this the trailer for the same film? https://youtu.be/2FNUrestx8M?is=yO_QKL…
KayKay on Can Iko Uwais deliver the next THE FURIOUS? ‘The Raid’ star teams with ‘Menace II Society’ director for ‘Jakarta’Always love me some Iko...but this raises 2 alarm bells: 1) Iko's last foray…
Makaveli on This one makes people FURIOUS… Grab a Limited Edition Blu-ray for ‘Citizen Vigilante’ before it gets cancelled!Flush this turd. Bad is bad.
Throwdown on Move over, FURIOUS! New Trailer for Tony Jaa’s latest project co-starring Dan Chupong and Jeeja YaninGiven the ravages of time, we've long since passed peak Tony Jaa. If only he'…
Craig Wilson on The Furious (2026) ReviewWhat are the sources for Ron Smoorenburg being difficult to work with?
Tory on Can Iko Uwais deliver the next THE FURIOUS? ‘The Raid’ star teams with ‘Menace II Society’ director for ‘Jakarta’I wish it was a movie too, but oh man, does the combo of Iko and Hughes have…
Callum on Move over, FURIOUS! New Trailer for Tony Jaa’s latest project co-starring Dan Chupong and Jeeja YaninI follow a few of those stunt guys on instagram and they are quite talented a…
Kevin Tran on Asian Hawk has landed! Jackie Chan begins filming ‘Armour of God 4: Ultimatum’ in KazakhstanAt least he stepped away from the director chair. He directed the first three…
Andrew Hernandez on The Furious (2026) ReviewRon Smoorenburg was good in Fighting Fish and Triple Threat. While I didn’t c…
Cash Warren on Can Iko Uwais deliver the next THE FURIOUS? ‘The Raid’ star teams with ‘Menace II Society’ director for ‘Jakarta’For some reason, I'm never excited when I hear the word "series." I was reall…
Throwdown on The Furious (2026) ReviewThanks for the insights! I know nothing of Smoorenburg other than his appeara…
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Category Archives: Other Movies
Hard Justice (1995) Review
Director: Greg Yaitanes Cast: David Bradley, Charles Napier, Yuji Okumoto, Clabe Hartley, Benita Andre, Adam Clark, John Koyama, Vernon Wells, Doug Kruse, Harold Cannon, Arthur Roberts, Jim Maniaci, William S. Wong Running Time: 88 min. By Paul Bramhall If you’re a fan of U.S. DTV action, when the Nu Image logo appears onscreen at the beginning of a production, you usually know you’re in for a good time. At best … Continue reading →
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Tagged Charles Napier, David Bradley, Vernon Wells, Yuji Okumoto
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Ruthless Bastards (2025) Review
Director: Bruce Fontaine Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery, Casper Van Dien, Theresa Lee, Don Lew, Hasleen Kaur, Parmish Verma Running Time: 90 min. By Z Ravas As time marches on and brings changes with it, “progress” doesn’t always feel like progress; perhaps that’s why there’s something comforting about crime movies that feature aging tough guys who can reminisce about the good ‘ol days—before smartphones and social media—while still cracking heads. I’m … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bruce Fontaine, Casper Van Dien, Don Lew, Sean Patrick Flanery, Theresa Lee
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Afterburn (2025) Review
Director: J. J. Perry Cast: Dave Bautista, Olga Kurylenko, Kristofer Hivju, Samuel L. Jackson, Daniel Bernhardt, Kevin Eldon, Simon Merrells, Eden Epstein, George Somner Running Time: 106 min. By Z Ravas J.J. Perry is a name that action fans may or may not know, but they really should: over the last three years, the stuntman-turned-director has quietly proved himself one of the best action filmmakers working today. His directorial debut … Continue reading →
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Tagged Daniel Bernhardt, Dave Bautista, J.J. Perry, Olga Kurylenko, Samuel L. Jackson
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Force of Execution (2013) Review
Director: Keoni Waxman Cast: Steven Seagal, Bren Foster, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo, Jenny Gabrielle, Marlon Lewis, David House, Gillie Da Kid, Andy Brooks, Ivan G’Vera Running Time: 99 min. By Paul Bramhall If he wasn’t already, then the 2024 Australian martial arts movie Life After Fighting successfully put Bren Foster on the radar of most martial arts cinema fans, in which he both starred and directed, culminating in a final … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bren Foster, Danny Trejo, Keoni Waxman, Steven Seagal, Ving Rhames
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Safe House (2025) Review
Director: Jamie Marshall Cast: Lucien Laviscount, Hannah John-Kamen, Ethan Embry, Lewis Tan, Holt McCallany, Adam Levy, Brett Cullen, Brian Van Holt, Brian Borello, Markina Brown Running Time: 90 min. By Z Ravas On some level, you gotta feel for Lewis Tan. After years of putting in the work via supporting roles in movies like Olympus Has Fallen and Deadpool 2, the UK-born martial artist and model landed the lead part … Continue reading →
Bang (2025) Review
Director: Wych Kaosayananda Cast: Jack Kesy, Peter Weller, Tristin Mays, Kane Kosugi, Elliot Allison, Paul Mann, Steve Bastoni Running Time: 88 min. By Paul Bramhall Being a fan of director Wych Kaosayananda can be a tough gig, or at least, that’s what I assume. Since returning in 2012 after a 10-year hiatus following 2002’s Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, if there’s one thing that’s become apparent, it’s that getting a production … Continue reading →
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Tagged Kane Kosugi, Peter Weller, Wych Kaosayananda
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Prisoner of War (2025) Review
Director: Louis Mandylor Cast: Scott Adkins, Louis Mandylor, Shane Kosugi, Peter Shinkoda, Donald Cerrone, Masanori Mimoto, Michael Copon, Michael Rene Walton, Gary Cairns, Sol Eugenio, Kansuke Yokoi, Atsuki Kashio Running Time: 110 min. By Paul Bramhall Under any other circumstance if someone told me in 2025 that they’d just watched a Philippines shot jungle actioner set during World War II, my assumption would be that another Bruno Mattei helmed Italian … Continue reading →
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Tagged Louis Mandylor, Masanori Mimoto, Peter Shinkoda, Scott Adkins, Shane Kosugi
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Affinity (2025) Review
Director: Brandon Slagle Cast: Marko Zaror, Louis Mandylor, Brahim Chab, Brooke Ence, Jane Mirro, Elliott Allison Running Time: 81 min. By Paul Bramhall At the risk of showing my age, I’ve been following the trajectory of the Chilean Dragon Marko Zaror ever since he landed on action fans radars with the release of Kiltro in 2006, almost 20 years ago. A product of his native Chile, in the succeeding years … Continue reading →
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) Review
Director: Christopher McQuarrie Cast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Czerny, Angela Bassett, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, Pasha D. Lychnikoff Running Time: 170 min. By Paul Bramhall It’s been almost 30 years since the original Mission: Impossible hit the screens in 1996, and over the course of 8 movies producer and star Tom Cruise has made it his defining statement on action cinema – loud, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Christopher McQuarrie, Esai Morales, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames
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Havoc (2025) Review
Director: Gareth Evans Cast: Tom Hardy, Timothy Olyphant, Forest Whitaker, Sunny Pang, Justin Cornwell, Luis Guzmán, Jessie Mei Li, Yeo Yann Yann, Quelin Sepulveda, Michelle Waterson, Gordon Alexander, John Cummins Running Time: 105 min. By Paul Bramhall Most of the audience for Havoc will consist of the average Netflix subscriber looking for their latest action fix, which isn’t a bad thing. For some of us though, it’s a much bigger … Continue reading →
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Tagged Forest Whitaker, Gareth Evans, Sunny Pang, Timothy Olyphant, Tom Hardy
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Under the Gun (1995) Review
Director: Matthew George Cast: Richard Norton, Kathy Long, Jane Badler, Peter Lindsay, Robert Bruce, David Serafin, Ron Vreeken, Tino Ceberano, Adam Haddrick, Sam Greco Running Time: 93 min. By Z Ravas As action fans around the globe react with sadness at the untimely loss of actor Richard Norton at the age of 75, I realized it was high time I dug deeper into the actor’s body of work. Sure, like … Continue reading →
Brokenhearted, The (2024) Review
Director: Leroy Nguyen Cast: Leroy Nguyen, Samuel Joon Lee, Jackie SJ Kim, Travis Davis, Gene Rush, Alex Au Running Time: 106 min. By Matija Makotoichi Tomić The US indie action scene is home to many talents. One such, still largely undiscovered, is filmmaker Leroy Nguyen, a man determined to pursue his unique creative vision and answering to no one in the process. A director whose movies are a microcosm, sometimes … Continue reading →
Kung Fu Rookie (2023) Review
Director: Aman Ergaziyev Cast: Timur Baktybayev, Irina Azhmukhamedova, Kuat Khamitov, Erkebulan Toktar, Riskul Konakbaev, Janelle Sergazina, Talgat Duisenov, Kuandyk Shakyrzhanov Running Time: 79 min. By Z Ravas 2023’s Kung Fu Rookie (AKA “Timuchin”) has a problem. No, it’s not the production values — the film looks sharp for a low-budget project out of Kazakhstan — nor is it the script necessarily, as this action/comedy has more than a few jokes … Continue reading →
Mickey 17 (2025) Review
Director: Bong Joon-Ho Cast: Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo, Holliday Grainger, Anamaria Vartolomei, Thomas Turgoose, Cameron Britton Running Time: 137 min. By Paul Bramhall When it comes to any artist following up whatever it was that gave them their breakthrough – be it a song, a movie, or any other form of creativity – it’s always a challenge. That challenge is exasperated when we’re talking … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bong Joon-ho, Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun
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Jade (2025) Review
Director: James Bamford Cast: Shaina West, Mickey Rourke, Mark Dacascos, Katherine McNamara, Steven Michael Quezada, Keith Jardine, Chris Bruno, Mathew Yanagiya, Emily Eruraviel Running Time: 88 min. By Paul Bramhall I get it. You want to make a martial arts movie but don’t have much of a budget, let alone any wiggle room for marketing, so what’s the best thing you can do? The answer is a simple one – … Continue reading →
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Tagged Mark Dacascos, Mickey Rourke, Shaina West
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