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Twofingers on BRUCE LEE IS BACK! ‘Game of Death’-focused documentary ‘Broken Rhythm’ to screen at the AAIFF in AugustSays the twit who doesnt post his name. Right, Simon? Alex, Go play in traffi…
Throwdown on You don’t change Chinatown, it changes you! ‘The Corruptor’ arrives on 4K Ultra HD later this year from Toy Robot VideoI think that says more about the victim's generous spirit than it does about…
Throwdown on Scott Adkins vs Lewis Tan? Martial arts star Scott Adkins steps into the cage for his directorial debut ‘Brawler’I've never quite grasped the appeal of Scott Adkins - he's got a very generic…
Ska Martes on From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (2025) ReviewDidn't this movie go through a bunch of reshoots with rumours being that Mr C…
Ska Martes on You don’t change Chinatown, it changes you! ‘The Corruptor’ arrives on 4K Ultra HD later this year from Toy Robot VideoThe worst part is Marky mark isn't even a good actor. You can remove his whol…
The Finger on BRUCE LEE IS BACK! ‘Game of Death’-focused documentary ‘Broken Rhythm’ to screen at the AAIFF in AugustIsn't this the documentary Bobby Samuels (brother who fought Sammo Hung) was…
Nicholas Schwab on You don’t change Chinatown, it changes you! ‘The Corruptor’ arrives on 4K Ultra HD later this year from Toy Robot Video& https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-2868589/Mark-Wahlberg-s-blinding…
Nicholas Schwab on You don’t change Chinatown, it changes you! ‘The Corruptor’ arrives on 4K Ultra HD later this year from Toy Robot VideoI really don’t feel like getting into such a debate… but I remember this arti…
Paul Bramhall on Scott Adkins vs Lewis Tan? Martial arts star Scott Adkins steps into the cage for his directorial debut ‘Brawler’You're correct about Accident Man, it's an adaptation of a short lived Britis…
Nancy Lo on Nansun Shi, Hong Kong film producer of ‘A Better Tomorrow’ and ‘Once Upon a Time in China’, passes away at 75Rest in peace.
Andrew Hernandez on You don’t change Chinatown, it changes you! ‘The Corruptor’ arrives on 4K Ultra HD later this year from Toy Robot VideoExcept the character he played wasn’t a savior. He was a flawed cop trying to…
Ska Martes on ⚽ Women take the field! Watch the First Trailer for Stephen Chow’s ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ (aka ‘Shaolin Soccer Part II’)Chow walked away from acting and went out on a relative high....CJ7 while not…
Ningen on ⚽ Women take the field! Watch the First Trailer for Stephen Chow’s ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ (aka ‘Shaolin Soccer Part II’)Looks like it's a hit in China. https://deadline.com/2026/07/stephen-chow-kun…
Ska Martes on Scott Adkins vs Lewis Tan? Martial arts star Scott Adkins steps into the cage for his directorial debut ‘Brawler’I watched Accident Man 2 on your recommendation. I haven't seen the first mov…
Ska Martes on You don’t change Chinatown, it changes you! ‘The Corruptor’ arrives on 4K Ultra HD later this year from Toy Robot VideoI recently bought the 4k bluray of Crouching Tiger. The movie absolutely hold…
Ska Martes on The Furious (2026) ReviewLOL. I had to slightly censor my review cos I didn't want to come across as a…
Ska Martes on You don’t change Chinatown, it changes you! ‘The Corruptor’ arrives on 4K Ultra HD later this year from Toy Robot VideoI think the insensistivity would be casting Asian hate crime perpertratror Ma…
Ska Martes on You don’t change Chinatown, it changes you! ‘The Corruptor’ arrives on 4K Ultra HD later this year from Toy Robot VideoI'm not accusing Marky Mark of being a right wing facist (I don't know his po…
Andrew Hernandez on The writer behind ‘No Retreat, No Surrender’ is back! Watch the Trailer for the all-star martial arts thriller ‘Lion Fist’Mathis Landwehr should be best known for Kampfansage. (The Challenege) I can’…
cheung kai ping on VR Fighter | DVD (4Digital Media)My Way Film Co., Ltd. we had many good kung fu films http://www.mywayfilm.com
cheung kai ping on VR Fighter | DVD (4Digital Media)We have many good action Kung Fu films
dakuan on Scott Adkins vs Lewis Tan? Martial arts star Scott Adkins steps into the cage for his directorial debut ‘Brawler’Diablo and Hitman's Holiday are the best ones, i'd say.
JJ Bona on The Furious (2026) Review"Finally saw this movie on streaming and while I do think people are slightly…
Andrew Hernandez on Scott Adkins vs Lewis Tan? Martial arts star Scott Adkins steps into the cage for his directorial debut ‘Brawler’Diablo definitely belongs on the new list as well as Reckless. I hope Bedlam,…
Andrew Hernandez on You don’t change Chinatown, it changes you! ‘The Corruptor’ arrives on 4K Ultra HD later this year from Toy Robot VideoAny insensitivity towards Asian characters in The Corruptor was no different…
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Tag Archives: Joe Taslim
The Furious (2026) Review
It’s been a problem for at least a decade now that Hollywood doesn’t sincerely know how to market a stylish new action movie, particularly one out of Asia, without resorting to lazy comparisons like ‘It’s the next John Wick!’ or ‘It’s the next Raid!’ We’re seeing this same tactic play out now as Lionsgate tries to convince regular armchair Americans, the kind who don’t peruse websites like City on Fire … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Le, Joe Taslim, Kenji Tanigaki, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Tse Miu (Xie Miao), Yang Enyou, Yanin Vismitananda, Yayan Ruhian
Swordsman, The (2020) Review
Director: Choi Jae-Hoon Cast: Jang Hyuk, Kim Hyun-Soo, Joe Taslim, Jeong Man-Sik, Lee Na-Kyung, Lee Min-Hyuk Running Time: 100 min. By Paul Bramhall The swordplay genre has fallen largely out of fashion over the last decade in Korean cinema, after it spent most of the 00’s being a regular fixture on cinema screens thanks to the likes of 2003’s Sword in the Moon, 2005’s Shadowless Sword, and 2010’s Blades of … Continue reading
Night Comes for Us, The (2018) Review
Director: Timo Tjahjanto Writer: Timo Tjahjanto Cast: Joe Taslim, Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle, Sunny Pang, Zack Lee, Asha Kenyeri Bermudez, Hannah Al Rashid, Salvita Decorte, Abimana Aryastya, Salvita Decorte Running Time: 121 min. By Martin Sandison The Mo Brothers’ Headshot, while a very good action movie in its own right, with effectively bloody violence and some great choreography, fell short of greatness in my opinion. One half of the Mo Brothers, Timo Tjahjanto, announced … Continue reading
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Tagged Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Julie Estelle, Kimo Stamboel, Sunny Pang, The Mo Brothers, Timo Tjahjanto
Raid, The (2011) Review
Director: Gareth Evans Cast: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Tegar Setrya, Ray Sahetapy, Eka “Piranha” Rahmadia, Verdi Solaiman, Iang Darmawan Running Time: 101 min. By HKFanatic Like most martial arts buffs, I was a fan of writer/director Gareth Evans’ and star Iko Uwais’ first collaboration, 2009’s “Merauntau.” But as good as that movie was – and it certainly had its bone-breaking highlights – there was little … Continue reading


















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