REVIEW: Kick Fighter (1989)
Australian martial arts action star Richard Norton stars in this ultra-low budgeted thriller that redeems itself in the climactic battle. Ryan Travers (Norton) has just been released from a prison in Bangkok, Thailand, after serving a five-year [...]
Super Sentai Series 2013 – Jyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (UPDATE)
Toei Company, the powers behind the Super Sentai Series (adapted in the United States by Saban Brands as POWER RANGERS) have announced their 37th Super Sentai Series. Titled JYUDEN SENTAI KYORYUGER (Beast Team Dinosaur-Ranger), this is the [...]
REVIEW: Gallants (2010)
The 2011 Winner for Best Film at the Hong Kong Film Awards is a delightful homage to old school kung fu movies. Cheung (Wong You-Nam) dreamed of being a kung fu expert. However, he has become a [...]
REVIEW: My Romeo (2004)
What is an apparent tribute to the 30th anniversary of Bruce Lee’s death is actually a cute romantic action-comedy that plays on one man’s dreams of both romance and fighting. Shek Siu-Lung (Ronnie Cheung) is a young [...]
REVIEW: The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
Martial arts film fan and musician The RZA (aka Robert Diggs) unleashes his long-awaited big film debut, an homage to classic kung fu and wuxia pian films. Was it worth the wait? Sadly no, thanks to pressure [...]
LBP Stunts Chicago Unleash a ‘Dogfight’
The LBP Stunts Chicago team is at it again. While they are still at work on their upcoming film UNLUCKY STARS, Emmanuel Manzanares worked behind the scenes on this near six-minute fight entitled DOGFIGHT. DOGFIGHT pits two [...]
REVIEW: 6 Bullets (2012)
Jean-Claude Van Damme reunites with ASSASSINATION GAMES director Ernie Barbarash with this action thriller that definitely proves to be a plus when it comes to a comeback quest for the Muscles from Brussels. Ex-mercenary Samson Gaul (Van [...]
Florentine and Adkins reunite for ‘Ninja 2′
Major news has rocked the martial arts film world. Director Isaac Florentine and Scott Adkins will be reuniting for a sequel to one of their previous collaborations. Sadly, it is not UNDISPUTED IV as of yet. Instead, [...]
Y.K. Kim’s ‘Miami Connection’ Back in Theaters
80’s B-movie martial arts fans are in for a real treat as independent distributors Drafthouse Films have brought the cult classic MIAMI CONNECTION back to life with a limited re-release in theaters. Originally released in 1987, MIAMI [...]
Wild Stunts Europe’s ‘Tekken Tag Tournament 2′ Short
The Wild Stunts Europe team give us this short and awesome film that is a tie-in to the video game TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 2. Perhaps the makers of the recent TEKKEN live-action film should have gotten their [...]
REVIEW: Flashdrive (2012)
Franklin Correa, director of the independent film THE PREY, returns with this exciting indie action film filled with some realistic fight sequences. Local reporter Ashley Romano (Janet Miranda) has been searching for the truth revolving an urban [...]
REVIEW: Street Fight (2012)
Scotland’s Noble Brothers, Graeme and John-William, churn out this pretty good independent action drama revolving around the world of street fighting. Simon Bain (Graeme Noble) was a once promising kick boxer who ended up on a downward [...]
Finally! A US release for Donnie Yen’s Dragon (Wu Xia)!
Radius-TWC, the distribution arm of The Weinstein Company, has just announced on Facebook that the Peter Chan-helmed martial arts film WU XIA, renamed DRAGON, will get a theatrical release in the [...]
Power Rangers’ 20th Season’s Name and Cast
Last month, at the annual Power Morphicon, Saban Entertainment has announced the name and cast of what will be the official 20th season of the POWER RANGERS series. POWER RANGERS MEGAFORCE will be the official name of [...]
REVIEW: A Dangerous Place (1994)
Teen martial arts action star Ted Jan “T.J.” Roberts stars in this very serious drama that combines shades of THE KARATE KID and shades of what to expect in a Lifetime movie. Ethan Keats (Roberts) is a [...]
REVIEW: Shaolin Temple Strikes Back (1981)
The talented Chen Shan and Mark Long headline this pretty decent film from director Joseph Kuo (THE 18 BRONZEMEN). When the Manchus plot to take over China, a princess (Ling Sen) is en route to safety with [...]
Austin Wai (1957-2012)
The martial arts film world lost a legend. Hong Kong-based martial artist and actor Austin Wai Tin-Chi has died on October 4, 2012 at the age of 55 at his home in Beijing, China. Wai was the [...]
REVIEW: X-Treme Fighter (2004)
A cast of veteran martial artists take the reign in this pretty decent blend of virtual fighting and martial arts action. Jack Tanaka (Don “The Dragon” Wilson) is a martial arts teacher who has been having issues [...]
REVIEW: Lahore (2010)
“An eye for an eye makes the world go blind”. This quote from the late Mahatma Gandhi defines this Bollywood action-drama that emphasizes on the political tension between two rival countries and their attempt to improve relations. [...]
REVIEW: Dragonball – The Magic Begins (1991)
Years before Hollywood unleashed the dreadful DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION (2008), Taiwan made their own adaptation of the beloved Japanese manga and anime created by Akira Toriyama. While the character names are not the same (possibly due to copyright [...]
