Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey returns to the screen with the sci-fi actioner Holiguards Saga: The Portal of Force, the opening chapter in the ambitious Statiguards vs. Holiguards franchise. In addition to starring, Spacey also directs the film.
In a divided future, ancient Holiguards and Statiguards fight secretly for humanity. A woman discovers she’s born to rival leaders as a Statiguard Continue reading
Visionary filmmaker Yeon Sang Ho (Psychokinesis) – director of the 2016 hit Train to Busan and its follow up Peninsula – returns to the zombie subgenre with Colony, an upcoming thriller that stars Gianna Jun (My Sassy Girl, The Thieves), Koo Kyo-hwan (Escape, Peninsula), Ji Chang-wook (Fabricated City) and Shin Hyun-been (The Ugly).
Colony follows Se-jeong (Gianna Jun), a biotech professor attending a conference that suddenly turns deadly when a fast-mutating virus is released. As the infected Continue reading
Hi-YAH!, Well Go USA’s very own Asian/martial arts streaming channel has just announced their New Releases for the month of July. If you want to give Hi-YAH! a go, visitors of this site can use the promo code “CITYONFIRE” for a FREE 30 Day trial!
Read on for the full list of New and Exclusive Continue reading
Martial arts star Scott Adkins (John Wick 4, Ip Man 4, Triple Threat) is re-teaming with action director Jesse V. Johnson (Boudica: Queen of War) for FishCorb Films’ Irish Dog, an upcoming thriller that starts shooting this fall.
In the film, a London nightclub bouncer reluctantly agrees to chaperone an old friend, now a suave but untrustworthy gangster, on a “legitimate” trip Continue reading
Arriving in the U.S. and Canada from China Lion on July 3 (US) and July 10 (Canada) is I Know Who You Are, a period drama directed by Feng Xiaogang (Back to 1942, The Banquet),
When a military officer comes to believe that a local schoolteacher is a spy, he embarks on an obsessive, four decade pursuit to uncover Continue reading
On July 23, 2026, Netflix will debut The Debt Collector, a Thai action film from writer-director Surapong Ploensang (Cracked), starring Nadech Kugimiya (Death Whisperer) in the lead role.
Haunted by guilt after prison, a former debt collector (Kugimiya) races against a terminal illness, returning to his old world to avenge loan Continue reading
Independent filmmaker Ara Paiaya (Instant Death), best known for his cult kung fu action series Dubbed & Dangerous, has just released a newly digitally remastered and restored version of his 2006 martial arts film, Death List.
Death List was made in the spirit of the classic “cut and paste ninja” films popularized by Godfrey Ho (Manhattan Chase, Ninja Destroyer). It blends newly Continue reading
“Chocolate” Blu-ray Cover
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Chocolate, a 2008 martial arts thriller directed by Prachya Pinkaew (Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior).
The film stars Yanin Vismitananda (Furious, Triple Threat, Hard Target 2 and Tom Yum Goong 2). Reportedly, the director saw Yanin performing Taekwondo and was impressed enough to cast her in her own movie.
A young girl (Vismitananda) learns to fight from watching TV and the fighters from the boxing school next door. When she finds a list of debtors in her ailing mother s diary, she sets upon a violent quest to collect payment for medical expenses. Her quest is a dangerous one that ultimately leads her Continue reading
On September 1, 2026, Shout is releasing the Aces Go Places Collection on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray. The set includes 1982’s Aces Go Places, 1983’s Aces Go Places II, 1984’s Aces Go Places Part III, 1986’s Aces Go Places IV, and 1989’s Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit.
Also known as the Mad Mission series, the Aces Go Places films are directed by Ringo Lam (City on Fire), Tsui Hark (Zu: Warriors from Magic Mountain), Lau Continue reading
On September 27, 2026, Arrow is releasing a 5-Disc Limited 4K Ultra HD set for A Better Tomorrow Trilogy, which includes 1986’s A Better Tomorrow, 1987’s A Better Tomorrow II, and 1989’s A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon.
In 1986, a chance encounter between producer Tsui Hark and director John Woo led both men to collaborate on the revolutionary A Better Tomorrow, an unexpected smash hit that spawned sequels, remakes and legions Continue reading
Introducing Arrow Video’s Limited Edition 3-Disc Blu-ray (Region B) release for the Wicked Priest Collection, which includes Wicked Priest, Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder, Wicked Priest 3: A Killer’s Pilgrimage, Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back and Wicked Priest 5: Blood on the Commandments – all produced by in the years 1968 through 1971.
Most famous for his role as the stoic Ogami Itto in the legendary Lone Wolf and Cub series, Tomisaburo Wakayama shows a different side in the ebullient martial arts comedy series Wicked Priest, where a devout man of the cloth doesn’t let a little thing Continue reading
When it comes to public transport in action movies, I’ve always felt like the humble bus tends to get shortchanged in favour of the train. I mean even a movie like Speed, that has its whole premise set around a bus, decides to end things with an action finale set on a train. I get it, trains offer plenty of scope for action scenes to play out in, but if done correctly, buses offer up the same potential (if not more) – you’ve got minibuses, double decker buses, open top buses, articulated buses, the list goes on.
So before we miss the stop, here at City on Fire we’ve decided to shine the spotlight on 11 movies that got it right when it comes to bus fights, giving them Continue reading
Martial arts fans will soon get to see Iko Uwais (Timur, The Raid) and Lewis Tan (Wildcat, Mortal Kombat II) go head to head once again in Survive the Night, an upcoming action thriller from writer/director Keoni Waxman, the filmmaker behind Steven Seagal vehicles such as Force of Execution and Contract to Kill.
After failing to carry out a hit on rival crime boss, Paine (Uwais) is forced to flee town and crosses paths at a train station with Valeri, a mysterious pregnant Continue reading
On July 31, 2026, Janus Films will bring Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s (Before We Vanish) latest feature, The Samurai and the Prisoner, to U.S. theaters. This period samurai noir thriller stars Masahiro Motoki (Gemini), Masaki Suda (We Made a Beautiful Bouquet), Yuriko Yoshitaka (Gantz) and Munetaka Aoki (Rurouni Kenshin).
When Lord Murashige Araki rises up against the tyrannical Nobunaga Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging Continue reading
On September 21, 2026, Eureka is releasing the Limited Edition set for Cruel Tales of the Bohachi, which includes 1973’s Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight on 4K UHD/Blu-ray and 1974’s Bohachi Bushido: The Villain on Blu-ray (Region B).
Based on the popular manga by Lone Wolf and Cub creators Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima, Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight is one of the standout films in the career of Teruo Ishii (Shogun’s Joy of Torture), known in Japan Continue reading
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on Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend | 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Well Go USA)The comments on this page is more interesting than the movie itself. No one w…
on MAD MISSION! Full details for the ‘Aces Go Places’ series arriving on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray in SeptemberWe're pretty sure Arrow is on it. on COF Presents: The Top 10 Fight Scenes on a BusYeah, thats an awesome one as well. Still my favourite action scene of the tr…
on COF Presents: The Top 10 Fight Scenes on a BusI'm honestly surprised that no one's brought up the final fight in Fight Agai… on PANDA-monium! Jackie Chan’s ‘Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe’ arriving on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD on August 11[…] Source : City on Fire […]
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on Iko Uwais vs. Lewis Tan Round II: ‘The Raid’ and ‘Mortal Kombat’ stars face off in Keoni Waxman’s ‘Survive the Night’I watched The Furious trailer then this, yeah seems kind of slow on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!shit, i should have said "kill count." just to be clear, armie didn't have se… on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!i strongly suspect you're not form the middle east and you're just trolling,…
on ‘Lone Wolf and Cub’ star shines brighter! Arrow announces the Blu-ray for the ‘Wicked Priest Collection’ arriving in SeptemberHad my Region-conforming yankee ass bummed for a day believing I'm stuck with…
on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!I didn't see it that way, my brother. What I saw was an invididual going afte…
on FULLY LOADED! Arrow’s highly anticipated ‘A Better Tomorrow Trilogy’ arrives on 4K Ultra HD this SeptemberYeah, I love my Shout set, but this thing is gorgeous. And a big “hell yeah”… on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!don't know, maybe 'cause it implies that all muslims are rapist cavemen? on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!Does it have any classic lines like this one from London Has Fallen Why don't…
on COF Presents: The Top 10 Fight Scenes on a BusSons of the Croydon Night on FULLY LOADED! Arrow’s highly anticipated ‘A Better Tomorrow Trilogy’ arrives on 4K Ultra HD this SeptemberTony Stella did great artwork for the Arrow John Woo releases. This looks so… on COF Presents: The Top 10 Fight Scenes on a BusThere's potential for an awesome fight scene featuring roadmen from different…
on The Sin Trade (2026) ReviewI thought this would be the iQiyi film to break the losing streak for me. Whi… on COF Presents: The Top 10 Fight Scenes on a BusThese may be all of the notable bus fight scenes on film. I can’t think of an… on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!I was watching this the other day, and I found myself wondering the same thin…
on Armie uncancels himself in Uwe Boll’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’… grab the signed Limited Edition Blu-ray before it’s gone!What’s “racist” about it exactly? on COF Presents: The Top 10 Fight Scenes on a BusYeah I also don’t recall a Hammer Girl bus fight in ‘The Raid 2’.
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