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Makaveli on PERFECT!!! Watch Blanka and Ryu FIGHT in a clip from Kitao Sakura’s star-studded ‘Street Fighter’ live-action filmE honda
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…
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Tag Archives: Lana Wachowski
Matrix Resurrections, The (2021) Review
Director: Lana Wachowski Cast: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jada Pinkett Smith, Daniel Bernhardt, Christina Ricci, Michael X. Sommers Running Time: 148 min. By Paul Bramhall Making a sequel to a trilogy that re-defined the Hollywood action aesthetic 18 years after the last entry was always going to be a tall order, however in 2021 The Matrix Resurrections landed … Continue reading →
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Tagged Carrie-Anne Moss, Chad Stahelski, Daniel Bernhardt, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jessica Henwick, Keanu Reeves, Lana Wachowski
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Speed Racer (2008) Review
Director: The Wachowskis Cast: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox, Roger Allam, Benno Fürmann, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rain, Richard Roundtree Running Time: 135 min. By Ningen Emile Hirsch plays a one-dimensional guy named Speed Racer who teams up with a random Korean guy played by Rain and a myterious racer named X played by Matthew Fox to take down The Man (aka Royalton) through competitive car racing. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Emile Hirsch, Hiroyuki Sanada (Henry Sanada), Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Rain, Richard Roundtree
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Matrix Revolutions, The (2003) Review
Director: The Wachowskis Writer: The Wachowskis Producer: Joel Silver Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Nathaniel Lees, Jada Pinkett Smith, Harry J. Lennix, Harold Perrineau Running Time: 129 min. By Numskull I was one of a relatively small group of people who was not disappointed with The Matrix Reloaded. As someone who was pleased but not awestruck by the first film, and as someone who doesn’t put … Continue reading →
Matrix Reloaded, The (2003) Review
Director: The Wachowskis Producer: Joel Silver Cast: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Randall Duk Kim, Daniel Bernhardt, Harold Perrineau Running Time: 138 min. By Numskull First things first: it is very fashionable to dislike The Matrix. I, for one, have long since grown sick and tired of arrogant, elitist followers of anime and Hong Kong action films constantly bitching about how the 1999 blockbuster “stole” (in … Continue reading →
Matrix, The (1999) Review
Director: The Wachowskis Writer: The Wachowskis Producer: Joel Silver Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster, Joe Pantoliano, Marcus Chong, Anthony Ray Parker, Julian Arahanga Running Time: 136 min. By Numskull “Unfortunately…no one…can describe…what the Matrix…really is.” The Matrix…the movie, not the thing that no one can describe…is a rare thing indeed: a film that got widespread success, a franchise deal (two sequels in the works) … Continue reading →

















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