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Ska Martes on Dragons Forever | aka Cyclone Z (1988) ReviewWhile still at least an A tier movie I also like Dragons Forever the least ou…
Throwdown on Dragons Forever | aka Cyclone Z (1988) ReviewIt's an imperfect and flawed film that didn't have the sheer bravura and joy…
Ska Martes on FULLY LOADED! Watch Trailers for Arrow’s highly anticipated ‘A Better Tomorrow Trilogy’ arriving in 4K UHD in SeptemberDepends if Arrow do some additional color grading or not. Arrow's release of…
Ska Martes on Medallion, The | aka Highbinders (2003) ReviewSo my issue with films like The Medallion and Rush Hour 2 is.....if you are g…
Ska Martes on Shadow’s Edge, The (2025) Review"Put in some producer’s untalented and unlikeable sidepiece/relation (presuma…
Ska Martes on I ain’t afraid of no ghosts! Arrow brings the classic Hong Kong fantasy action trilogy ‘A Chinese Ghost Story’ to 4K Ultra HDI'm not a fan of the artwork but at least Arrow are releasing the whole ACGS…
Kevin Tran on Dragons Forever | aka Cyclone Z (1988) ReviewThis movie made more money than project A and wheel on meal so I don’t know w…
Throwdown on Shadow’s Edge, The (2025) ReviewThey played the fish out of water trope perfectly. Unlike a lot of the Jackie…
Throwdown on Medallion, The | aka Highbinders (2003) ReviewIn hindsight, what a wasted opportunity to have a classic Jackie vs Scott Adk…
Paul Bramhall on Old Woman with the Knife, The (2025) ReviewHow do you make a movie like ‘The Old Woman With the Knife’ even more of a sl…
jose on Jackie Chan, Scott Adkins, and old women with knives! Here’s what’s streaming on Hi-YAH for the month of Augustpuede poner noticias de tony jaa y de scott adkins y jet li y de bren foster
Paul Bramhall on Special ID (2013) ReviewWe agreed! - Iceman 3D (2014) review - 7/10 Iceman: The Time Traveler (2018)…
Michael on FULLY LOADED! Watch Trailers for Arrow’s highly anticipated ‘A Better Tomorrow Trilogy’ arriving in 4K UHD in SeptemberIs there any difference aside from the Tony Stella art (which for me is well…
jose on I ain’t afraid of no ghosts! Arrow brings the classic Hong Kong fantasy action trilogy ‘A Chinese Ghost Story’ to 4K Ultra HDpuede poner noticias de tony jaa y de jet li y bren foster y por ultimo de sc…
Throwdown on Curbing Violence (2024) ReviewInteresting! It's not out of the realm of possibility that Vincent Zhao felt…
Throwdown on Special ID (2013) ReviewIceman was incredibly stupid but fun. Iceman 2 was just stupid!
Throwdown on Special ID (2013) ReviewJing Tian was a ubiquitous presence for a while, and there was a scandal, IIR…
jose on More heart than Lionheart? The Trailer for Bren Foster’s martial arts thriller ‘Relentless’ is almost herepuede poner mas noticias de rodaje de tony jaa i de jet li
Ska Martes on Black Storm (2024) ReviewSpeaking of co-finnancing from China, I felt the urge to rewatch The Edge of…
Ska Martes on Mind-BLOWING action! Sammo Hung’s all-star action comedy ‘Where’s Officer Tuba?’ is coming to Blu-ray in October!Mr FJ DeSanto, maybe someone who knows someone who knows someone will read th…
Paul Bramhall on Black Storm (2024) Review"And constraints don’t have to be a hindrance to great art" This reminds me o…
Paul Bramhall on Special ID (2013) ReviewI thought she had a decent screen presence, even if the productions she appea…
Ska Martes on Sammo Hung and Michelle Yeoh? Count us in! Details for 88 Films’ Blu-ray release of ‘Owl vs. Bumbo’ arriving in OctoberThis one is probably the most C tier of Sammo movies during his imperial phas…
Ska Martes on Special ID (2013) ReviewIt must be satisfying to go back to a twelve year old review to find that you…
Ska Martes on Curbing Violence (2024) ReviewLOL Thats doing The Furious a bit dirty!
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Bad City (2022) Review
Director: Kensuke Sonomura Cast: Hitoshi Ozawa, Tak Sakaguchi, Masanori Mimoto, Rino Katase, Lily Franky, Katsuya, Akane Sakanoue, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Yasukaze Motomiya Running Time: 118 min. By Paul Bramhall On paper Bad City is one of those movies that has all the right ingredients to cook up the perfect yakuza action flick. The sophomore feature from stuntman and action choreographer turned director Kensuke Sonomura following 2019’s Hydra, just like with his debut … Continue reading
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Tagged Hitoshi Ozawa, Kensuke Sonomura, Masanori Mimoto, Tak Sakaguchi
Spare (2008) Review
Director: Lee Seong-han Cast: Lim Joon-il, Mitsuki Koga, Hitoshi Ozawa, Jung Woo, Kim Soo-hyun, Yang Ki-won, Yoo Sang-seob, Seo Ji-oh, Kang Yeong-mook, Kwak Jin-Seok Running Time: 105 min. By Paul Bramhall There was something about fight flicks made in 2008 that saw some of the best ones simply disappear into the ether. Koichi Sakamoto’s Broken Path was sucked into a blackhole, which save for an obscure South African DVD, would take 4 … Continue reading
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Tagged Hitoshi Ozawa, Jung Woo, Lee Seong-han, Mitsuki Koga
Score (1995) Review
Director: Atsushi Muroga Cast: Shu Ehara, Hiroshi Miyasaka, Ryushi Mizukami, Hitoshi Ozawa, Kazuyoshi Ozawa, Miyuki Takano, Takashi Ukaji, Masahiro Yamashita, Ryuji Minakami Running Time: 88 min. By Paul Bramhall While Japanese cinema in the 1990’s was already a far cry from its golden age, one of the best genres to come out of this era was that which would become known as V-Cinema. Kicked off by Toei’s 1989 feature Crime Hunter, … Continue reading
Kunoichi: Lady Ninja (1998) Review
Director: Hitoshi Ozawa Cast: Hitoshi Ozawa, Yuko Moriyama, Tomomi Kuribayashi, Kazuki Takeda, Yoshio Shima, Tomoroo Taguchi, Takekazu Shigehisa, Hidehiko Ishikura Running Time: 105 min. By Numskull ‘Ninja Magic: Energy Ball!’ A blazing, luminous sphere is conjured out of thin air by one of the Seven Beasts of Katoh, and with a murderous glint in his eyes, he directs it towards the imperiled Hori girls with deadly speed and accuracy! “But … Continue reading
Dead or Alive (1999) Review
Director: Takashi Miike Cast: Riki Takeuchi, Sho Aikawa, Renji Ishibashi, Hitoshi Ozawa, Shingo Tsurumi, Kaoru Sugita, Hirotaro Honda, Minoru Iizuka, Michisuke Kashiwaya, Mizuho Koga, Ren Oosugi, Tomoro Taguchi Running Time: 105 min. By Mairosu And so finally, I rent a Miike Takashi film. After hearing countless stories about him, seeing numerous trailers for his shock-fests such as Ichi the Killer, Audition or Fudoh, I finally took a chance on one … Continue reading
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Tagged Hitoshi Ozawa, Riki Takeuchi, Sho Aikawa, Takashi Miike

















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