Can the martial arts star top FURIOUS? Post-production wraps on Scott Adkins’ directorial debut ‘Brawler’

Post-production has wrapped on Brawler, the upcoming action thriller that marks the feature directorial debut of Scott Adkins (Prisoner of War, John Wick 4, Ip Man 4).

Written by Matt Venne (Acts of Vengeance, Dexter: Resurrection), Brawler involves former MMA champ who finds himself pulled back into a deadly underworld when his past catches up with him. Armed with only his fists, he’s forced to fight off Continue reading →

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FULLY UNCENSORED! Billy Tang’s Cat III classic ‘Run and Kill’ headed to Blu-ray in January from Treasured Films

On January 31, 2027, Treasured Films will release a Limited Edition Collector’s Blu-ray (Region ABC) for 1993’s Run and Kill. This flick comes from the demented mind of the late, great Billy Tang, one of the pioneers of Hong Kong’s horror/exploitation reign of terror during the 90s, which brought us other Category III greats like Red to Kill, Dr. Lamb and Brothers of Darkness. The film comes fully uncensored and restored in 2K, complete with new and archival bonus materials in this much-treasured special edition!

The world of happy-go-lucky family man, Cheung ‘Fatty’ Kau Ng (Kent Cheng), comes crashing down when he drunkenly orders a hit on his cheating wife, propelling him into the depths of a Hong Kong criminal underworld replete with bloodthirsty Vietnamese Continue reading →

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For Uwe Boll junkies only! Don’t miss these Limited Edition Blu-ray releases for ‘Citizen Vigilante’, ‘Run’ and ‘First Shift’

Cult director Uwe Boll has his share of duds, but he’s far from being “the worst director of all time.” If you’ve seen any of the Rampage films or even Assault on Wall Street, you’ll know he’s more than capable of delivering the goods as an action filmmaker.

Now, family owned company Yippee Ki Yay Mother Video is giving fans a chance to visit the cult director’s newest work with a collection of limited edition Continue reading →

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Psychic bloodbath Japanese-style! Shozin Fukui’s ‘Rubber’s Lover’ headed to 4K Ultra HD in January

On January 11, 2027, Lost in Cult is releasing a Limited Edition Collector’s 4K Ultra HD  + Blu-ray (Region B) for Rubber’s Lover, a 1996 cyberpunk-horror film from writer/director Shozin Fukui (964 Pinocchio). This release features a new, director-approved 4k restoration, created from the original 16mm camera and sound negatives.

Scientists use a brain-altering drug to conduct experiments, after one such project goes astray, they need to find another test subject in this Japanese Continue reading →

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The most disturbing Cat III film of all time!? Billy Tang’s ‘Red to Kill’ arriving on Blu-ray in January from Treasured Films

On January 31, 2027, Treasured Films will release a Limited Edition Collector’s Blu-ray (Region ABC) for 1994’s Red to Kill. From purveyor of brutal crime thrillers Billy Tang (Dr. Lamb, Run and Kill), Red to Kill is a truly remarkable piece of Hong Kong extreme cinema that is considered by many to be one of, if not, the most disturbing Category III rated film of all time. Here, it’s fully uncensored and restored in 2K armed with new and archival bonus materials in this much-treasured special edition!

A social worker takes on the case of Ming-Ming, a mentally disabled young woman recently orphaned after her remaining parent is killed in a car accident. With the help of her social worker, Ming-Ming is admitted into a home for people with special needs, where the kind head of the home, Mr. Chan, takes a liking to the young lady. As Ming-Ming’s situation Continue reading →

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Got Miike? Radiance Films Blu-ray for Takashi Miike’s transgressive cult classic ‘Visitor Q’ now available

Now available is Radiance Films’ Blu-ray for Visitor Q, a 2001 Japanese cult classic from Takashi Miike (Blazing Fists, 13 Assassins, Audition).

From the mind of Takashi Miike comes his most transgressive film yet: unflinching yet darkly humorous, Visitor Q pushes the limits of filmic representation as far as they will go. Equal parts Pasolini, Ozu and John Waters, this may well Continue reading →

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‘Train to Busan’ director is back (again) with ‘Paradise Lost’ arriving in U.S. theaters in November

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“Paradise Lost” Poster

This guy pumps out films like there’s no tomorrow. Visionary writer/director Yeon Sang Ho (Colony), the filmmaker behind the 2016 hit Train to Busan and its follow up Peninsula, returns with Paradise Lost, an upcoming thriller hitting theaters in November from Well Go USA.

When her son mysteriously vanishes, a grieving woman turns to virtual reality to reconnect with him. Years later, he unexpectedly returns, but has changed in ways she never could have imagined.

The film stars Kim Hyun-joo (Jung_E) and Bae Hyun-sung (The Divine Fury).

🔥 Footnote: Yeon Sang Ho is one of the busiest filmmakers in Korean cinema, pumping out films and series at Continue reading →

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A Better Jianghu (2026) Review

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“A Better Jianghu” Poster

The popular Chinese streaming service iQIYI makes the first six minutes of each of its films available for free on its website, which inclines most iQIYI filmmakers to include a rip-roaring action sequence within the initial few minutes of a movie in order to hook a casual viewer’s interest. A Better Jianghu doesn’t really do that; sure, there’s a bit of a chase sequence early on, but director Liu Wenpu (The Butcher’s Blade) holds his cards close to his vest and waits a bit longer to unleash the film’s first turbo-charged wuxia action sequence. This told me right away that A Better Jianghu wasn’t going to be your typical iQIYI movie in the vein of The Scavenger; rather than being content to serve as a mere 70-minute delivery vehicle for a series of bone-crunching fight scenes, this movie has a story it’s genuinely invested in telling.

And it makes sense too, seeing as how A Better Jianghu is an adaptation of writer Xiao Duan’s popular wuxia novel Cup of Snow, which was originally serialized in 2001. I was reminded of 2022’s The Hidden Fox—also based on a novel—in that much of this movie revolves around characters converging at an inn/tavern and the story is told out of sequence. Does A Better Jianghu gain a great deal from its non-linear, chapter-based structure? That’s up for debate, but Continue reading →

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Devil in a new dress? Keanu Reeves joins James Wan’s ‘Gangster, Cop, Devil’ remake starring original star Don Lee

In April of next year, James Wan (Saw, Furious 7) will start production on Paramount Pictures’ U.S. remake of the 2019 South Korean crime thriller The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil (read our review), with original star Ma Dong-seok, aka Don Lee (Derailed, Unstoppable), reprising his role.

Keanu Reeves (John Wick franchise) is in talks to star alongside Lee, though details about his role remain under wraps. He’s in final negotiations, which means Continue reading →

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Reawakened Man | aka Reawaken Man: The Red (2026) Review

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“Reawakened Man” Poster

In the opening scene of Reawakened Man we witness an undeniably janky CGI body flung from a cliff in the dead of night, its torso bouncing off rocks and through foliage before landing with an abrupt thud, before the next scene reveals it to be Koo Kyo-hwan. An actor who here continues to make his case for being to the mid-2020’s what Hwang Jung-min was to the mid-2010’s in terms of borderline over exposure, the production is just 1 of 4 movies (not including the K-drama which he headlined, We Are All Trying Here) he’s featured in during 2026. It’s also the lightest in terms of tone, with the story being an adaptation of the same named webtoon written by Chae Yong-taek and Kim Jae-han, which featured on Naver between 2016 to 2019. Part of the Super String Universe, as the first of its characters to land on the big screen, personally I’ll be hoping for cinematic appearances from Neolithic Girl and Terror Man next.

Kyo-hwan plays a thirty something orphan who lives with the father who adopted him, along with the father’s biological daughter (played by Kim Si-a – Kill Boksoon, Miss Baek), with his daily life consumed by the mission to land a stable job. However when their home is terrorized by a gang of suited and booted foreign agents, Kyo-hwan’s attempts to protect his adopted father finds him beaten to death. It’s when he comes back to life 72 hours later, only to find himself captured by lackeys from the same organization Continue reading →

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Boyka meets 18th century England? Latest photos from Scott Adkins’ period cage-fight thriller ‘Bedlam’

Martial arts star Scott Adkins (Prisoner of War, John Wick 4, Ip Man 4) headlines Bedlam, an upcoming “cage fight” period martial arts actioner from director Jon Shaikh, who is perhaps best known for directing an episode of 2014’s Our World War, and acting as Assistant Director for 2019’s The Courier.

In the film, a fiery street boxer (Adkins) infiltrates London’s infamous Bedlam asylum to rescue his imprisoned sister, unleashing chaos in a brutal Continue reading →

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Timo Tjahjanto to BURNOUT? ‘The Night Comes for Us’ filmmaker on board for action-comedy from Miramax

Timo Tjahjanto (The Big 4), one half of the directing duo known as the “Mo Brothers” (Killers, Headshot, Macabre), is on board to direct The Burnout, an upcoming action-comedy from Miramax Films.

The project – written by Tom O’Connor (The Hitman’s Bodyguard) and Hunter Toro (St. Denis Medical) – follows a washed up former CIA agent living Continue reading →

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Jackie Chan and Tony Leung Ka Fai return for Round 2! ‘The Shadow’s Edge II’ has begun filming

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 motion. 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 →

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One Nora Miao is great. Two are even better! Arrow’s ‘Blade Spares None’ and ‘Hurricane’ hit Blu-ray in November

On November 9, 2026, Arrow is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) set for 1971’s The Blade Spares None and 1972’s The Hurricane, two Golden Harvest martial arts classics starring Nora Miao (The Skyhawk).

In 1970, veteran producer Raymond Chow broke free of Shaw Brothers to form Golden Harvest, recruiting a plethora of skilled technicians, innovative choreographers and future superstars. Among them, the young Nora Miao helped put the fledgling Continue reading →

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‘Furious’ and ‘Street Fighter’ stars Joe Taslim and Andrew Koji working on a buddy action pic with ‘Shadow Strays’ director?

Timo Tjahjanto (The Big 4), one half of the directing duo known as the “Mo Brothers” (Killers, Headshot, Macabre), has been in discussions with martial arts stars Joe Taslim (The Furious, The Raid) and Andrew Koji (Warrior, Street Fighter) for an untitled buddy film that has been on the filmmaker’s bucket list for some time.

Considering Timo’s track record with martial arts-heavy Indonesian films like 2018’s The Night Comes for Us and 2024’s The Shadow Strays, along with his newfound Continue reading →

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