Don Lee vs demons? Watch the Trailer for the upcoming South Korean action thriller ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’

"Holy Night: Demon Hunters" Theatrical Poster

“Holy Night: Demon Hunters” Theatrical Poster

Ma Dong-seok, aka Don Lee (Derailed, Roundup: Punishment) co-stars with Seohyun (Seeking the King) and David Lee (Svaha: The Sixth Finger) in Lotte Entertainment’s Holy Night: Demon Hunters, an upcoming action-thriller from first time director, Im Dae-Hee, who co-wrote the film with Ma.

Holy Night: Demon Hunters sees Seoul descend into chaos as a devil-worshipping criminal network takes control. In a desperate plea for salvation, the police are forced to enlist “Holy Night”, a trio of demon hunters – played by aforementioned trio – who are armed with supernatural powers (via Variety).

Holy Night: Demon Hunters also stars Kyung Soo-Jin (The Vanished) and Jung Ji-So (Parasite).

The film hits South Korean theaters on April 4, 2025 (U.S. release date still pending). Don’t miss Continue reading

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Deal on Fire! The Inspector Wears Skirts | Blu-ray | Only $21.99 – Expires soon!

The Inspector Wears Skirts | Blu-ray (88 Films)

The Inspector Wears Skirts | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Today’s Deal on Fire is 88 Films’ Blu-ray (Region A/B) release for The Inspector Wears Skirts (aka Top Squad), a 1988 Hong Kong film directed by Wellson Chin Sing Wai (Naughty Boys) that stars Sibelle Hu (Tai Chi Boxer), Cynthia Rothrock (Yes Madam!), Kara Wai (Angel Terminators), Sandra Ng (Thunder Cops 2), Regina Kent (Legacy of Rage), Ellen Chan (Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit) and Billy Lau (Master Z : The Ip Man Legacy).

The film also stars Alex To (On The Run), Bill Tung (Police Story), Jeff Falcon (The Blonde Fury), Amy Yip (Miracles) and Ann Bridgewater (Full Contact).

In The Inspector Wears Skirts, Madame Wu (Sibelle Hu) has been assigned to the Hong Kong Police Academy to train female Banshee Squad Members, next door to the male Tiger Squad Members Continue reading

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The bad boy of Indie action films is back! Leroy Nguyen’s award-winning ‘The Brokenhearted’ now on Prime Video

Indie filmmaker Leroy Nguyen – writer, director and star of the gritty festival favorites Black Scar Blues and Silverbackis back with The Brokenhearted, his latest upcoming action thriller from Rising Tiger Films and 02 Hero Media.

A weary, small-time hoodlum (Nguyen) attempts to quell the escalating conflict between two of his childhood friends-one a struggling martial artist whose Continue reading

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Spotting Excellence: Mastering the Art of Choosing Quality Online Casino Platforms

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Millions of people worldwide now find online gambling to be an exciting hobby. But finding the right platform sometimes does feel like trying to find a diamond in a sea of pebbles because there are so many online casino sites available on the internet at the moment. Knowing how to spot a top-tier online casino platform is the key to having an amazing gaming experience. Chance isn’t the only factor, not by a long shot. Here’s an in-depth look at what makes the best different from the rest and how to make decisions that will always pay off.

Trust Is Your Ace in the Hole

Reliability is a must when selecting an online casino. A high-quality platform will always be properly licensed by respectable organizations like as the UK Gambling Commission, Malta Gaming Authority, or others. These licenses guarantee that the casino complies with stringent guidelines, including those pertaining to data security and fair play. Approximately 70% of online gamblers feel that reliability is the most important factor to them when choosing a platform, according to recent studies.

However, there are other indicators of legitimacy than license. Verify that the terms and conditions are explicit and that the policies regarding bonuses, withdrawals, and deposits are unambiguous. When it comes time to cash out your winnings, the top platforms avoid unpleasant surprises by keeping things simple.

OnlineCasinos.co.za, a top platform that has established itself as one of South Africa’s most reliable online casino centers, is a notable example. It directs gamers to safe, regulated casinos that prioritize quality. With its well-chosen suggestions, this website offers you a good starting point for your search.

Why Platforms like OnlineCasinos.co.za Stand Out

When it comes to finding trusted platforms in a crowded market, the Online Casinos platform is a game changer. This site does the legwork for you, analyzing and reviewing the best casinos so you don’t have to sift through endless options.

Their suggestions center on licensed platforms that are excellent in areas such as bonus fairness, user experience, and game variety. This resource guarantees that you will find a platform that suits your interests while upholding the greatest standards of quality and safety, regardless of your level of experience with online gambling.

User Experience Is King

Slow loading times or awkward designs kill the fun more quickly than anything else. The top online casinos make significant investments in slick, user-friendly interfaces. These platforms make it simple to monitor your account balance, claim bonuses, and switch between games.

Compatibility on mobile devices is yet another crucial component. A platform that can not accommodate mobile consumers may as well be in the stone age since smartphones now account for almost 60% of all online gaming. Reputable casinos guarantee smooth gameplay on all devices, so you can play poker or spin the reels from the comfort of your couch or while on the go.

In addition to being easy to use, the best platforms have amazing game libraries that cater to all types of players. Variety is essential, whether of your preference for high-stakes poker, traditional slots, or engaging live dealer games. Not only are there plenty of these games, but top developers like Microgaming, NetEnt, or Evolution Gaming are behind them, ensuring amazing visuals, captivating gameplay, and equitable results.

The Numbers That Matter

For many gamers, bonuses and promotions are a major attraction; but, their value goes beyond mere size. If a dazzling sign-up bonus comes with unrealistic wagering rules, it is useless. The top online casinos find a mix between fairness and charity.

A solid bonus, for instance, will have a sensible playthrough requirement—usually between 20 and 30 times. Run the other way if you come upon a casino providing a 200% deposit match with a 70x gameplay requirement. Quality sites want you to enjoy their bonuses, not fight to clear them.

Payload speed is another figure of interest. According to studies, 85% of online gamblers like systems with quick withdrawal timeframes. One casino you should stay away from is one that requires you to wait days—or worse—weeks to retrieve your gains. Search for sites using contemporary payment systems like e-wallets or cryptocurrencies that provide either instant or same-day payouts.

Payment Flexibility Is a Must

The payment choices of any successful casino platform are among the unsung heroes of its design. Imagine striking the jackpot only to find you cannot withdraw your money since the site does not accept your chosen approach.

Offering a mix of credit cards, e-wallets, and even region-specific payment systems, the greatest casinos appeal to both local and worldwide gamers. Not overlooked is security. Advanced encryption technologies used on top-tier systems guard your financial data and guarantee that every transaction is safe from prying eyes.

Another feature of a reliable casino is openness about costs. Although some transactions may have inevitable modest costs, these should be communicated upfront unambiguously. A major red sign is hidden costs, hence avoid platforms that don’t clear things out.

Over to You

Though it may seem like looking for a needle in a haystack, choosing the ideal online casino platform does not have to be. Your chances of finding a great site will be much increased by concentrating on dependability, user experience, fair bonuses, and flexible payment choices.

OnlineCasinos.co.za is a great tool for reducing your options to just the best and most trustworthy platforms if you require some assistance starting. In terms of online gaming, playing smart really begins with selecting the correct casino. Thus, confidently begin your gaming path knowing you have the means to identify quality like a professional.

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Lucky Seven | aka 7 Ninja Kids (1986) Review

"Lucky Seven" Theatrical Poster

“Lucky Seven” Theatrical Poster

Director: Chao Chen-Kuo
Cast: Chiao Pei, Yang Wei-De, Lin Tung-An, Wang Chi-Cheng, Cheng Wei-Pai, Chang Chai-Ming, Hsu Yu-Ta, Hsiao Hung-Me, Eugene Thomas, Chang Yi-Teng
Running Time: 90 min.

By Paul Bramhall

Spend long enough in the niche genre that is kung-fu cinema, and you’ll eventually find yourself exploring some of the more obscure corners of what’s on offer. One such corner is that of the Taiwanese kids kung-fu movie, a sub-genre that rose to prominence in the 80’s and lasted into the early 90’s. While the traditional kung-fu flick was on the way out by the beginning of the 80’s, in Hong Kong the likes of Jackie Chan kept audiences engaged through bigger stunts, and an evolution into a more modern kickboxing style of screen combat. Taiwan and Korea on the other hand, while attempting to emulate the same, largely shifted their focus to making productions aimed at kids, and it was a move that turned out to be a successful one.

Many of these productions made the decision to actually have kids headline the cast, and some of the first out of the gates were 1980’s The Flying Tigers and the Kung Fu Kids and Kung Fu Kids Break Away. In 1986 the first entry of the popular Kung Fu Kids series hit the screens, spawning 5 sequels over the next 3 years, plus a reboot in 1992! Suffice to say, if watching Continue reading

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88 Films has sympathy for ‘Her Vengeance’! Lam Nai-Choi’s Cat III revenge thriller headed to Blu-ray later this year

"Her Vengeance" Theatrical Poster

“Her Vengeance” Theatrical Poster

This year, 88 Films will release a Blu-ray (Region B) for Her Vengeance, a 1988 Hong Kong Cat III film from director Lam Nai-Choi (The Story of Ricky, The Peacock King).

In Her Vengeance a woman (Pauline Wong Siu-Fung, The Beheaded 1000) seeks revenge against her attackers.

The film also stars Lam Ching-Ying (The Big Boss), Elaine Jin (Mad World), Sit Chi-Lun (Picture of a Nymph), Kelvin Wong Siu (High Risk), Hon Yee-Sang (A Queen’s Ransom), Billy Chow Bei-Lei (Tai Chi Boxer) and Shing Fui-On (My Flying Wife).

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 Continue reading

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Not a good combo! 88 Films to release a Blu-ray for the 1983 Lo Wei-produced Hong Kong horror film ‘Devil Fetus’

"Devil Fetus" Theatrical Poster

“Devil Fetus” Theatrical Poster

This year, 88 Films will release a Blu-ray (Region B) for Devil Fetus, a 1983 Hong Kong horror film from director Lau Hung-Chuen (Those Were the Days) and producer Lo Wei (The Big Boss).

In the film, a woman becomes possessed and dies after a monster is released from an antique vase she had purchased. Twelve years later the monster is re-awakened. First he possesses the family’s dog, before moving on to the woman’s nephew.

Devil Fetus stars Shirley Lui Sau-Ling (Runaway Blues), Eddie Chen (Port of Call), Lu Bei-Bei (Official Exterminator 2: Heaven’s Hell), Leung San (Happy Ghost II) and Lau Dan (The House of 72 Tenants).

This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online Continue reading

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Witch betta have my money! 88 Films announces Blu-ray for Ching Siu-Tung’s ‘Witch from Nepal’ starring Chow Yun-Fat

Witch from Nepal | Blu-ray (88 Films)

Witch from Nepal | Blu-ray (88 Films)

In early 2025, 88 Films will release a Blu-ray (Region B) for Witch from Nepal (aka Nepal Affair), a 1986 action-fantasy from director Tony Ching Siu-Tung (Duel to the Death) that stars Chow Yun-Fat (The Head Hunter).

In the film, a Hong Kong man vacations to Nepal where a local tribe imbues him with magical powers, which he must use to fight a growing evil. Witch from Nepal also stars Emily Chu Bo-Yee (A Better Tomorrow), Yammie Lam Kit-Ying (The Bride with White Hair), Dick Wei (Final Run) and Ng Hong-Sang (The Kid with the Golden Arm).

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 Continue reading

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Magnificent Bodyguards | Blu-ray (88 Films)

RELEASE DATE: May 13, 2025

On May 13, 2025, 88 Films is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for Magnificent Bodyguards, a 1978 kung fu classic directed by Lo Wei (The Big Boss) that stars Jackie Chan (Hidden Strike, Ride On).

Jackie leaps out of the screen in Magnificent Bodyguards, the first Hong Kong movie shot in 3D! The icon joins a team of guards who are escorting an ill man across a land Continue reading

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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) Review

"Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" Theatrical Poster

“Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story” Theatrical Poster

Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly, Nancy Kwan, Michael Learned, Lim Kay-tong, Ric Young, Luoyong Wang, John Cheung, Van Williams, Shannon Lee
Running Time: 120 min. 

By Ian Whittle

This is a film I enjoy a lot more unreservedly now than I did as a teen. Back then, I knew all the ins and outs of Bruce’s life (or at least, I thought I did, Matthew Polly’s recent biography certainly tears up a few myths!) and this just seemed like fancy Hollywood Babyloney.

Now, having seen that two of my favourite “true story” films, The Elephant Man and Ed Wood, were just as fictitious as this,  and having laughed through several Hong Kong/Taiwanese Bruce bios, I can now appreciate it for its merits. Which are considerable.

Jason Scott Lee is superb. A three-dimensional portrayal that captures the essence of Bruce without restoring to clichés like thumb-nosing. Although the fights rely a tad too much on flipping out of trouble, they have energy and drama in them – and boy, John Cheung Continue reading

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Legend, A (2024) Review

"A Legend" Theatrical Poster

“A Legend” Theatrical Poster

Director: Stanley Tong
Cast: Jackie Chan, Bextiyar Gülnezer, Yixing Zhang, Aarif Lee Zhi-ting, Chen Li, Max Huang, Kim Hee-seon, Shawn Dou Yecheng Zheng, Ray Lui Leung Wai
Running Time: 130 min. 

By Paul Bramhall

Back in 2021 I wrote a retrospective on Jackie Chan and Stanley Tong called ‘Giving the People What They Want’, framed from the perspective of how their collaborations as director and star always appealed to the demographic Chan was catering to at that point in his career. In the closing line I’d speculated how “when the pandemic is over we’ll need a movie that gets people back into cinemas for good, and perhaps Chan and Tong will be the ones to deliver it.” Well, writing in 2024 thankfully for most of the world the COVID-19 pandemic is becoming an increasingly distant memory, and it also happens to be the year when Chan and Tong would reunite, this time for A Legend, the official sequel to their 2005 collaboration The Myth.

I say official because their 2017 atrocity Kung Fu Yoga was originally touted by Chan himself as a sequel, however at some point during production The Myth connection was dropped, despite the glaring similarities. Whereas Kung Fu Yoga opened with an extended Continue reading

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Winners and SINNERS! Watch the brutal Trailer for Kwok Man Ki’s ‘Beyond the Sin’ starring Louis Koo and Gordon Lam

"Beyond the Sin" Theatrical Poster

“Beyond the Sin” Theatrical Poster

Filmmaker/actor Kwok Man Ki – who is perhaps best known for his assistant director credits on films like 2009’s Bodyguards and Assassins, 2010’s True Legend and Reign of Assassins – is taking on a full director’s credit with Beyond the Sin.

The upcoming thriller stars Louis Koo (The White Storm, Wild City)and Gordon Lam (Z Storm, Nessun Dorma, The Brink) and is produced by Catherine Kwan and Tang Wai But (Full Strike, The Empty Hands).

According to AFS, Beyond the Sin is about a man on the hunt for his daughter’s killer.

Look out for the film in its domestic territory on January 11, 2025. A U.S. release Continue reading

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The night comes for Bob Odenkirk! Images from ‘Nobody 2’ from acclaimed Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto

"Nobody" Japanese Poster

“Nobody” Japanese Poster

Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto (The Big 4, The Night Comes for Us) – of the “Mo Brothers” directing duo (Killers, Headshot, Macabre) – has wrapped production on Nobody 2, the sequel to 2021’s Nobody, which has Bob Odenkirk (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) reprising his lead role.

Tjahjanto directs from a script by Derek Kolstad (John Wick, Nobody), Aaron Rabin (Jack Ryan), Odenkirk, and Umair Aleem (Kate). Kelly McCormick and David Leitch are returning to produce through 87North’s first look deal with Universal, as are Odenkirk, Marc Provissiero through Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment, and Braden Aftergood through Eighty Two Films (via Deadline).

The original film follows a former ‘auditor’ (Odenkirk) for the likes of the CIA and Continue reading

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