Film Reviews

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REVIEW: ‘District 13: Ultimatum’ (2009)

Luc Besson is the Jean-Luc Godard of action movies. He’s French, he’s male, he’s er…he’s…umm…ok, the similarities end there. But just as Godard put his unique…

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REVIEW: ‘Blood: The Last Vampire’ (2009)

Korean superstar actress Jun Ji-Hyun (MY SASSY GIRL) undergoes a new Western name, Gianna Jun, in her English language debut in this live action adaptation of…

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REVIEW: ‘Dragon Fire’ (1993)

First came Don “The Dragon” Wilson in BLOODFIST (1989). Then came Jerry Trimble in FULL CONTACT (1992) followed by the late Catya Sassoon in ANGEL FIST…

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REVIEW: ‘Triangle’ (2007)

Hong Kong filmmakers Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam and Johnnie To take turns helming this frequently confused yet well-shot and acted heist-gone-wrong movie starring Simon Yam, Louis…

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REVIEW: ‘The Restless’ (2006)

The sole-surviving member of a band of 10th-century demon slayers known as the Chuyongdae is magically transported into Mid-Heaven, an ethereal realm where souls of the…

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REVIEW: ‘Spirited Killer’ (1994)

Stuntmaster Panna Rittikrai (ONG BAK, BORN TO FIGHT) started out as the star in a low of lower-budgeted Thai films before gaining the reputation as the…

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REVIEW: ‘The Tournament’ (2009)

Languishing in development and production hell for what seems to be an eternity, Scott Mann’s film THE TOURNAMENT finally gets a proper DVD release. The “combat…

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REVIEW: ‘Fighter’ (2007)

Directed by Danish-born helmer Natasha Arthy, FIGHTER can be described as a more seriously minded martial arts version of the Gurinder Chadha comedy BEND IT LIKE…

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REVIEW: ‘Mirageman’ (2007)

Imagine if a quiet and earnest man tormented by painful memories of the brutal murder of his parents, and burdened with watching his little brother slowly…

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REVIEW: ‘Power Kids’ (2009)

Thai stunt master Panna Rittikrai has the tendency to impress fans with his brand of martial arts choreography and stunt work. While ONG BAK (2003) launched…

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REVIEW: ‘Best of the Best 2′ (1992)

Eric Roberts, Phillip Rhee, and Christopher Penn, as well as director Robert Radler, return from the 1989 martial arts cult classic in a standard tale of…

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REVIEW: ‘A Girl Called Tigress’ (1973)

It’s Polly Shang-kwan times two in this sluggish kung fu crime actioner made palatable only by fierce basher action in the latter half highlighting the talents…

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Las Vegas Warrior (2002)

Another entry in the now sub-genre of “illegal fight movie” comes courtesy of director Nastasha Baron. The film, originally titled MU SA DO, is two stories…

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Karate Warrior 2 (1988)

The inevitable had occurred when Italian schlockmaster Fabrizio de Angelis unleashed the 1987 KARATE KID-rehash that was KARATE WARRIOR, starring future Italian heartthrob Kim Rossi Stuart.…

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Fighting (2009)

Underground, MMA-style fighting gets the dramatic treatment in director Dito Montiel’s sluggish tale of a small-time hustler (Terrence Howard) in New York City who introduces a…

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