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 studio Continue reading
“The Siege at Thorn High” Theatrical Poster
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 Malasan (The Shadow Strays), Fatih Unru (A Business Proposal) and Satine Zaneta (Virgo and the Sparklings).
The Siege at Thorn High hits Indonesian Theaters on April 17. Look out for a U.S. release date soon. Until then, don’t miss the film’s Continue reading
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 then-unknown Loren Avedon (No Retreat, No Surrender II), former World Continue reading
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Presenting the region-free Sony UBP-X700. This player is equipped with plenty of features (picked by us, after all, we are Import film enthusiasts) to keep you entertained Continue reading
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 Continue reading
“Dark Nuns” Theatrical Poster
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, the fact that the genre was largely ignored in Korean cinema 10 years ago (in my review from the time of its release I mentioned “it’s surprising that we haven’t seen more movies from the local industry pitting the church against some sort of evil spirit”) made it an unexpected hit, leading to a slew of Korean exorcism movies in the succeeding years. Within the limitations the genre operates in (person becomes possessed – meet member of the church with tragic backstory/complicated past – perform exorcism), it’s a legitimate question to wonder if Dark Nuns can do anything to differentiate itself from the now overpopulated exorcism landscape.
At least from a character perspective, as the title alludes to, it can. So far in the Korean takes on the genre the exorcisms are always performed by male priests, so swapping things up to have the heavy lifting performed by a pair of nuns makes for a welcome change. Song Hye-kyo (Hwang Jin Yi, A Reason to Live) steps into the lead role, returning to the big screen for the first time since 2014’s My Brilliant Life, having spent the decade in between focused Continue reading
“Diablo” Teaser Poster
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 Chaney (Adkins) released from prison, on a mission to fulfill a promise but finds himself in danger when he kidnaps Elisa. El Corvo (Zaror), a psychopathic killer joins the hunt not for the money but for his own vengeance against Vicente’s family.
The film also stars Diana Continue reading
“Unstoppable” Theatrical Poster
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 annihilation!
The film also stars Zina Blahusova (The Wandering Earth II), Li-Chun Lee (Robbers), Yun-Yun Lee (The Marvelous Fable), Ji Hao (The Journey to the West: Demon’s Child) and Chen Xiya.
Unstoppable will make its “web movie” premier on February 22, 2025. No U.S. date Continue reading
“Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” Teaser Poster
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 following some disappointing box office results from its predecessor. The adjustments include not only the new title but also enhancements made to the storyline after the production delays stemming from industry-wide strikes (via PTG).
Don’t miss the New Continue reading
To Kill a Mastermind | Blu-ray (88 Films)
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 Ding-Goh (The Handcuff), Lau Wai-Ling (Bat Without Wings), Dick Wei (Final Run), and Ai Fei (Invincible Enforcer).
BE CAREFUL: no-one’s safe as long as the evil kung-fu masters of the Qi Sha clan terrorise the land. Can they be stopped? The authorities have placed a spy in their ranks, but the clan – and their 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 (Incident at Blood Pass) as the doomed warlord Washizu and a wonderfully creepy turn by Isuzu Yamada as the Lady Macbeth-inspired Asaji, the film shows Kurosawa’s familiar mastery of atmosphere and action combined with the savagery of war.
This title will 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, Yamamoto ‘Aniki’ (Kitano) arrives in Los Angeles with nothing but a new name and a bag of cash. Re-uniting with his younger brother, he uses his extensive experience as a hardened gangster, to grow a small-time drug operation into an far-reaching criminal brotherhood, attracting the attention of rival gangs with bloodthirsty Continue reading
“Fight or Flight” Theatrical Poster
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 them.
The film also stars Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica), Charithra Chandran (Eternals), Julian Kostov (The Last Front), Sarah Lam (Dune: Prophecy), Sanjeev Kohli (Filth), JuJu Chan Szeto (Savage Do), as well as action choreographed by Brahim Chab (Monkey Man).
Thunder Road Films/Sky Cinema Continue reading
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 to 20 years. He escapes and is caught, but no matter where Continue reading
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 Continue reading
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