After a sold out screening at the NYC Independent Film Festival, Alan Canvan’s Broken Rhythm, a documentary exploring the legacy of Game of Death, will screen at the Asian American International Film Festival on August 8, 2026.
The film examines both Bruce Lee’s unfinished 1972 production and the 1978 “completed” version. Canvan is best known for Game of Death Redux and the highly anticipated, still unreleased Game of Death Redux 2.0, a project that has become Continue reading
After the massive success of 2025’s The Shadow’s Edge, which dominated the Chinese box office for four straight weekends, it’s no surprise that a sequel is already in production. Larry Yang (Ride On) returns to direct, with Victoria Hon (Mountain Cry) once again producing after the pair’s successful collaboration on the original.
Returning stars for the sequel include Jackie Chan (Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe), Tony Leung Ka Fai (Blades of the Guardians), Ci Sha (Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms), Zhang Zifeng (High Forces) and Moon Continue reading
“Hope” Poster
After a 10-year hiatus, critically acclaimed director Na Hong-Jin returns to the director’s chair with Hope, an upcoming sci-fi thriller heading to U.S. theaters on September 9th from Neon.
If you’re not familiar with Na Hong-Jin, maybe you’re familiar with his work. In 2008, the South Korean filmmaker shook the world with his debut feature film, The Chaser. In 2010, he showed us that he wasn’t a one-hit wonder with The Yellow Sea. Then in 2016 came The Wailing, where Na proved his cinematic prowess while tackling the occult subgenre.
The Wailing was the last full length feature we saw from the director, with only brief reminders of his work since. He later produced and co wrote the 2021 Thai horror film The Medium, and released the short film Faith, which also served as Continue reading
“Black Storm” Poster
When China’s now ubiquitous web-movie scene first appeared in the mid-2010’s, it would be a hard sell to believe that such productions would eventually lead to a resurgence of the contemporary setting martial arts movie. Back then they mostly consisted of cheap looking wuxia movies and even cheaper monster flicks, however it was arguably 2021’s Fight Against Evil that made fans of HK style action sit up and take notice. The resurgence is popularly attributed to Qin Pengfei, a former wushu practitioner who entered the film industry in 2005 as a stuntman. In 2019 he made the transition to director, and while Fight Against Evil was only his third movie, it proved to be a winning combination. Said combination was the casting of former child actor Xie Miao as a determined cop, and villains involved in the kind of criminal activity that was doing the rounds on the news at the time of release – in this case, an illegal online gambling syndicate.
In 2024 Pengfei would enlist another former child actor known for their kung-fu talents in the form of Ashton Chen, casting him as the lead in the period kung-fu movie The Drunken Prodigy. Things move fast in the web-movie world though, so in the same year it seems Pengfei realised that his sweet spot is in more contemporary surroundings. If the theory is true, then you could say that if Xie Miao got his time to shine in Fight Against Evil (which has since spawned 2 sequels), Chen got his equivalent outing with Black Storm. Same template – he plays a morally Continue reading
Now available on Netflix is 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
“My Sassy Girl” Poster
The 2001 South Korean fan favorite My Sassy Girl is coming to U.S. theaters for a limited engagement through Film Movement, featuring a stunning new 4K restoration sourced from the original camera negative.
Ignited by what may be the most hilariously disastrous meet-cute in cinema history, Kwak Jae-yong’s My Sassy Girl reinvented the romcom with wild aplomb.
An unassuming young man’s (Cha Tae Hyun, Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds) whole world is turned upside down when a beautiful and ferocious female (Jun Ji-hyun, Colony) force of nature takes his life by storm. Their ensuing tumultuous relationship both scales the heights of blockbuster movie fantasies and descends the poignant depths of heartache in this outrageous and uplifting ode to true love.
Based on Continue reading
“Onslaught” Poster
Action starlette Adria Arjona (Hit Man, Andor) leads the charge in Onslaught, an upcoming action horror thriller from director Adam Wingard (The Guest) that hits theaters in September from A24.
When a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers breaks loose in the desert, a battle hardened Army sniper must unleash hell to protect her young daughter from the unstoppable threat.
The film – written by Simon Barrett (You’re Next, The Guest) and Adam Wingard – also stars Dan Stevens (Apostle), Rebecca Hall (Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire), Drew Starkey (Queer), Michael Biehn (The Terminator), Reginald VelJohnson (Die Hard), Eric Continue reading
“Hunted” Poster
Filmmaker Matt Routledge (Tribal: Get Out Alive, The Big Boss: Return to Thailand) and martial arts star Mark Strange (Ip man 4: The Finale, Kung Fu Games) have a released a Trailer for Hunted, a short film dedicated to action screen legend, Chuck Norris.
In Hunted, a lone soldier (Strange), stuck behind enemy lines, races against time to reach the extraction point while deadly alien drones close in on his every move.
Hunted – an MJR Pictures production in association with Swashbuckler Studio – also stars Jose Manuel (Fist of the Condor). In addition to directing, Routledge also serves as writer.
🔥 Footnote: Director Matt Routledge has built a diverse career in film. Alongside directing, he’s worked extensively as a stunt performer Continue reading
Hot off the heels of Bren Foster’s impressive 2024 film debut, Life After Fighting – which he also directed, wrote, produced and choreographed – Foster is now putting finishing touches on his starring/directorial effort, Relentless.
In the film, a former soldier/fighter (Foster) is forced back into the brutal underground arena when he’s faced with the fight of his life – not against an opponent, but against time itself. Driven by love and the desperate need to protect his family’s future, he Continue reading
“Mutiny” Poster
Action star Jason Statham (The Meg, The Expendables) teams up with director Jean-François Richet (Blood Father, Mesrine) for Mutiny, an upcoming action-thriller that releases in August from Lionsgate.
After his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed (Statham) is set up to take the fall for the crime – leaving him on the run as he works to uncover an international conspiracy.
The film – written by J.P. Davis (Plane) and Lindsay Michel – also stars Annabelle Wallis (The Mummy), Roland Møller (Skyscraper), Ramon Tikaram (Love Rat), Arnas Fedaravičius (The Last Kingdom), Jason Wong (Jarhead 2: Field of Fire) and Adrian Lester (The Hack).
Fight choreography is handled by both Laurent Buson (Die Fighting, Shelter) and Continue reading
On October 20, 2026, Toy Robot Video (a new sub-label of Arrow Video) will be releasing a Blu-ray for Manhunt, which is presented in a brand new high-definition restoration with original lossless stereo audio.
Directed by Junya Satō (Golgo 13), this 1976 thriller stars Ken Takakura (The Yakuza), Yoshio Harada (The Hunted) and Continue reading
A third follow-up to Netflix’ action film franchise, following 2020’s Extraction and 2023’s Extraction 2, is currently in production on the New South Wales south coast in Australia.
The franchise’s director Sam Hargrave (Unlucky Stars) and lead stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Idris Elba (Extraction 2) are all returning for the third outing.
Hargrave, following in the footsteps of stuntmen-turned-directors like David Leitch (Atomic Blonde) and Chad Stahelski (John Wick), will once again deliver Continue reading
On September 13, 2026, Arrow Video is releasing a 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
The Doorman | Blu-ray & DVD (Lionsgate)
Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for The Doorman, the latest action-thriller from Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus, Lupin the Third).
A former Marine (Ruby Rose, John Wick: Chapter 2) turned doorman at a luxury New York City high-rise must outsmart and battle a group of art thieves and their ruthless leader (Jean Reno, Léon: The Professional, The Adventurers) — while struggling to protect her sister’s family. As the thieves become increasingly desperate and violent, the doorman calls upon her deadly fighting skills to end the showdown.
The Doorman also stars Hideaki Ito (Terra Formars), Louis Mandylor (The Debt Collector), Rubert Evans (The Man in the High Castle), Aksel Hennie (The Martian), Juilan Feder (Walkaway Joe) and Dan Continue reading
On August 11, 2026, Lionsgate Unlimited will release the acclaimed action thriller The Furious on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray, starring martial arts standouts Xie Miao (Eye for an Eye: The Blind Swordsman) and Joe Taslim (The Raid).
After the daughter of Wang Wei (Miao) is kidnapped by a criminal network and he receives no help from the corrupt police, Wei sets out on a rampage to find her himself. His only ally is Navin (Taslim) – a relentless journalist whose wife has mysteriously Continue reading
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