“Alienoid: The Return to the Future” Theatrical Poster

Get ready to warp into the sequel for 2022’s Alienoid, a South Korean sci-fi/fantasy action film once again directed by Choi Dong-hoon, who is perhaps best known for 2012’s The Thieves and 2015’s Assassination.

Returning stars in Alienoid: The Return to the Future (aka Alienoid: Part 2) include Ryoo Joon-Yeol (Believer), Kim Woo-Bin (Friend 2) and Kim Tae-Ri (Space Sweepers).

The film series (read our review for Alienoid) are a tale of two eras that follow two Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) gurus seeking a legendary, time-bending blade as they unexpectedly cross paths with modern-era people hunting down a dangerous alien concealed inside a human’s body.

Alienoid: The Return to the Future (read our review), releases on Digital on April 30 before Continue reading →

Message From Space | Blu-ray (Eureka)

On July 22, 2024, Eureka will be releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Message From Space, a 1978 sci-fi thriller from Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale, New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Last Days of the Boss) that’s basically Toei Company’s answer to the barnstorming box-office success that was Star Wars.

The film features an all-star cast that includes Sonny Chiba (Wolf Guy: Enraged Lycanthrope), Vic Morrow (Twilight Zone: The Movie), Etsuko Shihomi (Soul of Chiba) and many more!

Somewhere in a far flung galaxy lies the planet of Jillucia. Once a peaceful utopia, it has now fallen under the control of the Gavanas Empire, a warlike race ruled by the ruthless Emperor Rockseia (Mikio Narita). Desperate for help, the leader of the Continue reading →

The Double Crossers | Blu-ray (Eureka)

On July 22, 2024, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for The Double Crossers, a 1976 Golden Harvest actioner from director Jeong Chang-hwa (The Devil’s Treasure, King Boxer) that stars South Korean martial artist Shin Il-ryong (The Dragon Lives Again) and featuring the legendary Sammo Hung (The Magnificent Butcher).

Following his late father’s murder, police officer Detective Lung (Shin) discovers that both of his parents were involved in a smuggling ring – and that his father was killed by its leader, a violent criminal now living in Hong Kong under the name Wang (Chao Hsiung, The One-Armed Swordsman). Determined to avenge his father’s death, Lung resigns from the police force to take matters into his own hands. Teaming up with a smuggler who was once a close friend and partner-in-crime to his Continue reading →

Zebraman: Ultimate Z-Pack | Blu-ray (Media Blasters)

On June 11, 2024, Media Blasters is releasing the Blu-ray set for Zebraman: Ultimate Z-Pack, from cult director Takashi Miike (First Love, Blade of the Immortal). The set contains 2004’s Zebraman and 2010’s Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City.

Zebraman – It’s 2010 and Shinichi (Sho Aikawa, Rainy Dog) is a down-trodden third-grade teacher who gets little respect from his own family let alone from his wise-ass students. Back in 1978 he became obsessed with a TV superhero named Zebraman, a show that was cancelled after only a few episodes. Since the Zebraman show was set in 2010, Shinichi decides the time is right to make a crude Zebraman costume and slink around the city at night to fulfill his childhood fantasy. His seemingly harmless escapism takes Continue reading →

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• The Boss – Blu-ray (Raro Video)
• China O Brien / China O Brien II – 4K UHD (Eureka)
• China O Brien / China O Brien II – Blu-ray (Eureka)
• The Borderlands LE – 4K UHD (Second Sight)
• That Cold Day in the Park – Blu-ray (Arrow Films)
• Possessor LE – 4K UHD (Second Sight)
• Dark Water – 4K UHD (Arrow Films)
• By A Man’s Face Shall You Know Him – Blu-ray (Radiance Films)
• A Story written in Water – Blu-ray (Radiance Films)
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• The Swordsman of All Swordsmen – Blu-ray (Eureka)

In addition, Goodie Emporium also carries an assortment of multi-region 4K UHD/Blu-ray players, so you can play every single UHD/Blu-ray/DVD from any region in the world… guaranteed! Continue reading →

Black Mask | Blu-ray (Eureka)

On April 22, 2024, Eureka will be releasing a Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Black Mask, 1996 sci fi actioner directed by Daniel Lee (Code of the Assassins, Dragon Blade) that stars Jet Li (League of Gods, Last Hero in China).

Jet Li stars in an action-packed superhero spectacle produced by the legendary Tsui Hark!

Tsui Chik (Li) is a librarian who leads a quiet, unassuming life – or, at least, that’s what he wants people to believe. In truth, he was once a member of the 701 Squad, a group of elite combatants produced by a failed super-soldier project. In kind with his former comrades, his central nervous system has been altered to render him impervious to pain. When several of his fellow test subjects resurface and embark on a crimewave under the leadership Continue reading →

“Face/Off” Japanese Theatrical Poster

It was originally planned as as reboot, but now a sequel to John Woo’s 1997 actioner Face/Off is currently in-development from Paramount Pictures.

The original film centered on an FBI agent (John Travolta) who undergoes a facial transplant surgery to take on the physical appearance of a terrorist (Nicolas Cage). According to CBR, there are some solid rumors within the industry that Travolta and Cage will be returning, as their respective characters, for the sequel.

Adam Wingard – of Death Note, The Guest and You’re Next – is attached to direct, with his frequent collaborator, Simon Barrett, to write. The film will be produced Continue reading →

“Versus” Korean Theatrical Poster

Action filmmaker Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus, The Doorman, Downrange) will be directing Thrill Ride, an upcoming rollercoaster thriller from writers Chad Law and Christopher Jolley, who previously worked with Kitamura on Lights Out and Remember Be, respectively

The English-language film – spearheaded by Film Bridge International – will tell the story of a group of people, including two young women, who are trapped upside down on a roller coaster taken over by a mysterious saboteur threatening to drop them all one-by-one to their deaths (via Deadline).

The same source adds: “As a hardcore rollercoaster fan since I was young, I immediately fell in love with this script filled with suspense, action, crazy ups and downs, turns, loops, and corkscrews at maximum Continue reading →

“Kill Bill Vol. I” Theatrical Poster

Now that Quentin Tarantino has dropped The Movie Critic as his 10th and final project (he simply changed his mind, Deadline has been told), there’s a chance that a Kill Bill Vol. 3 is still possible. Sure, we’re aiming high here, but in the world of Hollywood, anything can happen.

The 3rd installment of Tarantino’s Kill Bill saga – and even some prequels – have been rumored for years. Tarantino himself mentioned the possibility, stating that Uma Thurman was definitely up for another round as The Bride. According to Thurman, an unfinished script does exist. There was even some talk of it being done entirely in Anime-form.

While promoting Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2019 (via Josh Horowitz’ HSC Podcast), Tarantino had this to say: “Me and Uma have talked Continue reading →

“Oldboy” Theatrical Poster

Lionsgate Television is teaming up with Park Chan-wook (Thirst, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance) for an English-language series adaptation of the director’s own 2003 cult masterpiece, Old Boy, which itself was based on Garon Tsuchiya’s manga of the same name.

The movie followed Oh Deasu (Choi Min-sik), who wakes up only to find himself locked in a room for 15 years, until he finally wakes up in the same place he was abducted from a decade and a half earlier. What follows is a phone call as his first clue as to the identity of his abductor and the reason for his incarceration. In his search for revenge, he falls in love with a younger woman which becomes a key element in his twisted story.

In 2013, Old Boy was the Continue reading →