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JJ Bona on Let’s talk about sex… 88 Films’ Blu-ray for Michael Mak’s 1991 sexy cult Hong Kong comedy ‘Sex and Zen’ out next weeklol!
KayKay on Let’s talk about sex… 88 Films’ Blu-ray for Michael Mak’s 1991 sexy cult Hong Kong comedy ‘Sex and Zen’ out next weekAs is advertising something like a "LIMITED EDITION RIGID SLIPCASE" as a spec…
dakuan on Just Beat it! ‘Outrage’ star Takeshi Kitano returns for more ultra-violence in the New Trailer for ‘Broken Rage’i couldn't even bear to watch it all.
A on ‘Aliens’-sploitation? West gives Bishop’s knife game some stiff competition in a New action clip from Well Go USA’s ‘Jade’Would love to see her in Black Dynamite 2
Ska Martes on Let’s get serious, Jackie! 88 Films is releasing a 4K Ultra HD for Kirk Wong’s 1993 Hong Kong thriller ‘Crime Story’Yeah getting fleeced multiple times comes with the territory when it comes to…
Ska Martes on ‘Aliens’-sploitation? West gives Bishop’s knife game some stiff competition in a New action clip from Well Go USA’s ‘Jade’@Gagalagaille ".....I don't hate all women and all black people...." only som…
Typo on Just Beat it! ‘Outrage’ star Takeshi Kitano returns for more ultra-violence in the New Trailer for ‘Broken Rage’Well... It sucked. Hard. And Kitano really probably didn't give a s... about…
Typo on Let’s get serious, Jackie! 88 Films is releasing a 4K Ultra HD for Kirk Wong’s 1993 Hong Kong thriller ‘Crime Story’And another one!!!! Let's buy this, everybody! Again, like Miracles, Dragon f…
Typo on Does it get any better than this? Xu Haofeng’s acclaimed ‘100 Yards’ arriving on Blu-ray next week from Well Go USAXu Haofeng was one of my biggest discoveries last year. I REALLY liked The fi…
Typo on The original John Woo cut? 88 Films releasing a New Blu-ray for ‘Sunset Warriors’ (aka ‘Heroes Shed No Tears’) in MayThanks, 88 Films. Will I have to buy this movie for a second time? Like Mirac…
Typo on The latest from Tsui Hark! ‘Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants’ arriving on February 21 from Sony PicturesThe latest Chinese trailer was really gorgeous. Sony thought: "Yeah, it's cut…
Typo on Two branches. One tree. Watch the Japanese Trailer for Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio upcoming ‘Karate Kid’ movieJACKIE CHAN BEN WONG ...AND RALPH MACCHIO Ouch! It must hurt the original kid…
Anonymous on Ultra violent Jackie Chan vibes? Watch an action clip from ‘Demon City’ streaming on Netflix on February 27thBallerina and Nobody 2 are coming out. Also The Accountant 2. Keep crying abo…
Anonymous on Ultra violent Jackie Chan vibes? Watch an action clip from ‘Demon City’ streaming on Netflix on February 27th*yawn* The Man from Nowhere copied Leon and Man on Fire. Not every Korean mov…
Anonymous on Ultra violent Jackie Chan vibes? Watch an action clip from ‘Demon City’ streaming on Netflix on February 27thYes, John Wick films are better than any Asian action movie ever made. Movies…
Ulric on Jaa’ll ready for this? Martial arts star Tony Jaa to star in a ‘Muay Thai Trilogy’ from director Yuthlert SippapakI agree
Ian C. on Jackie Chan-sploitation on acid! Watch the Trailer for the Kazakhstan-produced martial arts film ‘Kung Fu Rookie’I'm interested in watching this and see the influence and homage. After some…
Ningen on Jackie Chan-sploitation on acid! Watch the Trailer for the Kazakhstan-produced martial arts film ‘Kung Fu Rookie’I wonder if Borat makes a cameo.
Andrew Hernandez on Jackie Chan-sploitation on acid! Watch the Trailer for the Kazakhstan-produced martial arts film ‘Kung Fu Rookie’Rumble in the Bronx is the most obvious influence here. Based on this headlin…
Me on Lookin’ for Sammo action!? Watch the Trailer for the ‘The Swordsman II’ remake ‘Invincible Swordsman’Another FX laden wuxia with none of the heart of the original.Tsui Hark and C…
Kevin on Lookin’ for Sammo action!? Watch the Trailer for the ‘The Swordsman II’ remake ‘Invincible Swordsman’This movie goes straight to online in china.
Scott Robinson on The original John Woo cut? 88 Films releasing a New Blu-ray for ‘Sunset Warriors’ (aka ‘Heroes Shed No Tears’) in MayGermans are obviously still using their Nazi engineers to get shit done. They…
Scott Robinson on A Storm is Coming: Casanova Wong’s Top 10 Fight ScenesI really miss these top 10s COF used to do.
Ningen on Just Beat it! ‘Outrage’ star Takeshi Kitano returns for more ultra-violence in the New Trailer for ‘Broken Rage’Via Brian Ruh on Blue Sky, here's a review. https://bsky.app/profile/scrmbl.c…
Melvin Ortiz on A Storm is Coming: Casanova Wong’s Top 10 Fight ScenesExcellent compilation of Casanova's fight/kick scenes ! This made my search f…
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Danger always strikes when everything seems fine! Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Seven Samurai’ now on 4K Ultra HD
Now available from Goodie Emporium is BFI’s (British Film Institute) 4K Ultra HD for Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, one of the greatest films of all time. The film has influenced the work of directors from George Lucas to Steven Spielberg, and spawned remakes, most notably John Sturges’ acclaimed The Magnificent Seven. When 16th-century farmers whose village is repeatedly attacked by merciless bandits ask an elderly, masterless samurai (Takashi Shimura) for … Continue reading
100 Yards (2024) Review
Director: Xu Haofeng Co-director: Xu Junfeng Cast: Jacky Heung, Andy On, Bea Hayden Kuo, Li Yuan, Shiyi Tang, Kevin Lee, Brono Bajtala Running Time: 109 min. By Paul Bramhall There’s a strong argument to be had for Xu Haofeng being the greatest kung-fu cinema director of the 21st century. When Haofeng made his directorial debut with The Sword Identity in 2012 he was billed as the writer of Wong Kar-Wai’s … Continue reading
‘Paradox’ and ‘Ip Man 4’ star Wu Yue kicks ass in the Trailer for Well Go USA’s ‘Tai Chi Master’ on Digital on November 12
On November 12, 2024, Well Go USA Entertainment is releasing The Tai Chi Master on Digital. Directed by Siyu Cheng (The Grandmaster of Kung Fu) and Zhenzhao Lin (Detective Dee’s Hell Road), this martial arts fantasy stars Wu Yue (Paradox, Sakra, Ip Man 4, The Brink), Yan Liu (Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy) and Mingcan Zhang (Restart the Earth). Read the official plot below: In the strife of the … Continue reading
High Forces (2024) Review
Director: Oxide Pang Cast: Andy Lau, Liu Tau, Zhang Zifeng, Qu Chuxiao, Jiang Mengjie, Jiang Chao, Eric Chou Running Time: 115 min. By Paul Bramhall The disaster movie on a plane has been going through a bit of a renaissance in Asia during recent years. China threw their hat into the ring with 2019’s The Captain, and Korea’s returned to the genre twice in as many years with 2022’s Emergency … Continue reading
Shadow Strays, The (2024) Review
Director: Timo Tjahjanto Cast: Auroro Ribero, Hana Malasan, Ali Fikri, Adipati Dolken, Kristo Immanuel, Andri Mashadi, Chew Kin Wah, Arswendy Bening Swara, Tanta Ginting Running Time: 145 min. By Paul Bramhall When the Indonesian directing duo the Mo Brothers decided to apply their horror genre leanings to the action genre in 2016, the result was Headshot, a movie which immediately grabbed the attention of martial arts cinema fans. While it … Continue reading
Back to the shadows! New Trailer for Netflix’ ‘Shadow Strays’ from ‘Night Comes for Us’ filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto
Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto (The Big 4, The Night Comes for Us) – of the “Mo Brothers” directing duo (Killers, Headshot, Macabre) – is ready to unleash The Shadow Strays, which will premier on Netflix on October 17th. In the film, a young assassin defies her mentor and organization, hell-bent on rescuing a boy who lost his mother to a powerful crime syndicate. Timo describes the film as having Abel Ferrara’s crime … Continue reading
Die Hard in a bar unit? Watch action scenes from Scott Adkins’ latest thriller ‘Take Cover’
Martial arts star Scott Adkins (John Wick 4, Ip Man 4, Triple Threat) is teaming up with Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness) in Signature Entertainment’s Take Cover, an upcoming film helmed by director Nick McKinless, who perhaps best known for his stunt work on Fast X, Gangs of London and Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Take Cover revolves around a burned-out professional sniper who finds himself trapped in an all-glass penthouse by … Continue reading
Mr. Lee, are you ready? ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ director Ang Lee to shoot ‘Bruce Lee’ biopic early next year
Acclaimed director Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) will soon begin production on Bruce Lee, an upcoming biopic for Sony’s 3000 Pictures. The film is being penned by award-winning writer, Dan Futterman, who wrote 2005’s Capote and 2014’s Foxcatcher. The filmmaker’s son, Mason Lee, who is perhaps best known for his roles in 2011’s The Hangover Part II and 2017’s Legend of the Demon Cat, will be playing
Young, drunk and full of Tao! Blu-ray for The Yuen Clan’s ‘Taoism Drunkard’ and ‘Young Taoism Fighter’ now shipping!
Now shipping from Goodie Emporium is Eureka’s Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Two Taoist Tales, which includes both 1984’s Taoism Drunkard and 1986’s Young Taoism Fighter. In the wake of Encounter of the Spooky Kind, the Hong Kong film industry launched headlong into a prolific genre cycle that drew upon Taoist folklore. Popular throughout the 1980s and into the next decade, these films combined elements of horror, fantasy, comedy and martial … Continue reading
Simon Yam is ‘The Comeback’ kid! Watch the New Trailer for this action thriller also starring martial arts star Andy On
Arriving on Digital on August 6th, 2024 is The Comeback, the latest action import from U.S. label Well Go USA. Directed by Suiqiang Huo (Blind War), The Comeback stars Simon Yam (I Did It My Way, Bullet in the Head) and Andy On (Undercover Punch and Gun, Abduction). Uncle Hua (Yam), an antiques-dealer, has lived in the old street for many years, and is highly respected by his neighbors. But … Continue reading
What you call hell, we call Bangkok! Watch the insane Trailer for Netflix’ ‘Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and Hell’
On September 26, 2024, Netflix will be streaming Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and Hell, an action-thriller from writer/director Kome Kongkiat Komesiri (Muay Thai Fighter). When a dedicated rescue worker inadvertently gets caught up in the kidnapping plot of a mogul’s tween daughter, he must save her from the clutches of rival gangs hunting them down with unpredictable dangers around every corner. Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and Hell stars Sukollawat Kanaros (Thirteen Lives), Atitaya … Continue reading
It’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the thrill of the fight! Blu-ray for the 1973 Wang Yu classic ‘A Man Called Tiger’ now available
Now available is Eureka’s Blu-ray (Region A/B) for A Man Called Tiger, a 1973 Golden Harvest classic from Lo Wei (Slaughter in San Francisco) and Jimmy Wang Yu (The Tattooed Dragon) . This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly! Starring Jimmy Wang Yu (The One-Armed Swordsman) and directed … Continue reading
Ninja in the Dragon’s Den (1982) Review
Director: Corey Yuen Cast: Conan Lee, Hiroyuki Sanada (Henry Sanada), Tanaka Hiroshi, Tai Bo, Hwang Jang Lee, Kaname Tsushima, Someno Yukio, Chin Lung, Tien Feng, Ma Chin-Ku, Best Kwon Yeong-Moon, Paul Wei Ping Ao Running Time: 95 min. By Ian Whittle In memory of Corey Yuen Kwai, whose death in 2022 was recently made public. The early 80s saw an explosion of ninja-mania, instigated by Eric Van Lustbader’s novel The … Continue reading
‘Godfather 3’-sploitation? Watch a New violent clip for ‘The Crow’ reboot starring Bill Skarsgård
Rupert Sanders, who is perhaps best known for helming 2012’s Snow White and The Huntsman and 2017’s Ghost in the Shell, is the director for the upcoming reboot of The Crow, starring Bill Skarsgård (Eternals), who plays Eric Draven, a role made famous by the late Brandon Lee. The upcoming film also stars Singer-actress FKA twigs (Honeyboy). The reboot is based from a script by Zach Baylin (King Richard). Producers are Molly Hassell (Terminal), … Continue reading
Michael Jai White takes on a home invasion? Watch the Trailer for ‘Don’t Mess with Grandma’ also starring Billy Zane
Martial arts star Michael Jai White (Triple Threat, Accident Man) has proved his comedy chops in films like 2009’s Black Dynamite and the recent Outlaw Johnny Black, but now he’s back for more antics in Raven Banner’s Don’t mess with Grandma (aka Sunset Superman). The upcoming flick – directed and written by Jason Krawczyk (He Never Died) – is about a man (White) who must fix his grandmother’s leaky sink … Continue reading
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