Tiger on the Beat 2 (1990) Review

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“Tiger on the Beat 2” Poster

Director: Lau Kar Leung
Cast: Danny Lee Sau Yin, Conan Lee Yuen-Ba, Ellen Chan, Roy Cheung, John Cheung, Chim Bing Hei, Norman Chu, Maria Cordero, Mark Houghton, Phillip Ko, Gordon Liu, Mai Te-Lo, James Wong, Xiong Xin Xin
Running Time: 94 min.

By Z Ravas

Producer A: Hey, we’re doing a sequel to Tiger on the Beat, but Chow Yun-fat doesn’t want to come back. What should we do?

Producer B: Just get the other guy from The Killer!

Do you imagine that’s how it went down? The other guy from The Killer, of course, being the Super Infra-Man himself, Danny Lee! Tiger on the Beat 2 is one of those sequels in name only that doesn’t have any story connection to the first installment, it’s really just an excuse to do another buddy-action flick co-starring Conan Lee. I’d call it a ‘buddy cop flick’ except that Conan Lee doesn’t even play a cop this time around. Danny Lee, of course, plays a cop—please show me an 80’s or 90’s Hong Kong movie where he doesn’t—who’s tasked with finding his California-born nephew a wife while he visits Hong Kong. This simple set-up very soon finds them bumping into an escort/scam artist played by Ellen Chan, who is on the run from a vicious drug dealer (Gordon Liu, also returning from Tiger on the Beat but playing a different character). This ends up being the perfect excuse for a string of dynamic action setpieces, courtesy of director Lau Kar-Leung…

…though not every setpiece went according to plan: Tiger on the Beat 2 tends to be overshadowed by its predecessor, but chances are if you’ve heard of the sequel it’s because of its reputation as the film that put the kibosh on Conan Lee’s career. There’s an outrageous stunt gone wrong that occurs fairly early in the movie’s runtime—and, this being Hong Kong action cinema, the footage was kept in the film!—in which Conan Lee suffered a severe injury. The complications Continue reading

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The Ip Man saga continues WITHOUT Donnie Yen? Dennis To in ‘Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend’ coming soon from Well Go USA

We’ll soon be seeing Dennis To revisiting the role of Ip Man, the real-life Wing Chun grandmaster made famous to the mainstream by Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen’s iconic Ip Man franchise.

The film is directed by Li Liming, best known for 2020’s Young Ip Man: Crisis Time (starring Zhao Wenhao as Ip Man) and the aforementioned Ip Man: Kung Fu Master (2019) — the latter serving as the direct predecessor to Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend.

Official plot: British merchants and Chinese triads have joined forces. This move draws fierce opposition from Ip Man, who is standing up for the workers. Framed Continue reading

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David A.R. White DIES HARD in ‘Straight Shot’ also starring Dolph Lundgren, Tyrese Gibson and William Forsythe

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“Straight Shot” Poster

Iconic action star Dolph Lundgren (Hellfire, Castle Falls) is back in Straight Shot, a Die Hard-esque thriller from writer/director Gabriel Sabloff (Beckman).

The film is headlined by David A.R. White, an actor, producer and director who is perhaps best known for 2025’s A Line of Fire, 2022’s Nothing is Impossible and 2020’s Beckman.

A bodyguard past his prime (White) fights through a skyscraper full of mercenaries to save his ex-fiancée trapped in an experimental coffin.

Lundgren is part of an ensemble cast that also includes Rachael Leigh Cook (She’s All That), Tyrese Gibson (2 Fast 2 Furious) and William Continue reading

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Heung like a horse! Blu-ray for ‘The Deadly Kung Fu Factor’ starring Chan Wai-Man and Charles Heung releases in July

The Deadly Kung Fu Factor | Blu-ray (Dark Force Entertainment)

The Deadly Kung Fu Factor | Blu-ray (Dark Force Entertainment)

On July 14, 2026, Dark Force Entertainment is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A) for The Deadly Kung Fu Factor (aka The Delivery), a 1975 kung fu classic directed by Chui Dai-Chuen (The Owl).

The Deadly Kung Fu Factor stars Michael Chan Wai-Man (City Ninja), Charles Heung Wah-Keung (The Mysterious Footworks of Kung Fu), Susanna Au-Yeung Pui-San (Bat without Wings) and Na Na (Mysterious Lady Killer).

A down-on-his-luck young man takes a job as a delivery runner for a powerful criminal syndicate, believing he’s simply transporting routine packages. He soon discovers he’s being used as an unwitting courier in a dangerous drug trafficking operation. When a shipment is compromised, rival gangs move in and the syndicate turns on its own to cover their tracks. Caught in Continue reading

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Scott Adkins vs Lewis Tan rematch? Two martial arts stars collide in ‘Deadlocked’ from ‘Hard Target 2’ director

Just over a week after Brawler was announced, Scott Adkins (Prisoner of War, John Wick 4, Ip Man 4) and Lewis Tan (Wildcat, Mortal Kombat franchise) already have another project lined up together with Deadlocked, an upcoming thriller that reunites Adkins with Hard Target 2 director Roel Reiné.

Deadlocked revolves around a routine jury site visit that turns into a bloodbath when a mercenary team led by Hewitt (Adkins) storms the location in search Continue reading

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D̶o̶n̶’t̶ believe the hype! Watch the Chinese Trailer for FURIOUS starring Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Jeeja Yanin and Yayan Ruhian

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“Furious” Poster

Martial arts stars Xie Miao (My Father is A Hero, Eye for an Eye: The Blind Swordsman), Joe Taslim (The Raid, The Night Comes for Us), Jeeja Yanin (Chocolate, Triple Threat) and Yayan Ruhian (The Raid, Beyond Skyline) team up for the Edko/XYZ Films English-language actioner, The Furious, which hits theaters from Lionsgate on June 12th.

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 disappeared. Fueled by a furious vengeance, the unlikely duo ruthlessly fights against the kidnappers in this explosive martial arts showdown.

Out of all the Continue reading

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‘Rush Hour 4’ is moving ahead as director Brett Ratner hitches a ride with President Trump to scout filming locations in China

For over a decade, Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker have kept the door open for Rush Hour 4 — and even without a set production date, the fourth film is starting to feel like a sure thing, but not without some speed bumps.

Rush Hour 4 is still in motion, with President Donald Trump reportedly giving things a push by encouraging the Ellisons to move forward, something that ultimately helped secure the green light from Warner Bros, who hold the rights.

On top of it, Brett Ratner – the director of the previous Rush Hour films, as well as the recent pro-Trump Melania documentary – is back in the director’s seat Continue reading

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Wanna see heads roll? Visual Vengeance announces Blu-ray for ‘Fatal Flying Guillotine’ starring Carter Wong and Chen Sing

On August 11, 2026, Visual Vengeance is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A) for Fatal Flying Guillotine (aka The Fatal Flying Guillotines), a 1977 kung fu classic directed by Raymond Lui Shing-Gung (Bloody Mission).

Deep in the forbidding Valley of No Return, a reclusive master, driven to madness by his own obsessive training, perfects a nightmarish weapon – the “Lightning Strike,” a savage evolution of the flying guillotine with twin, whirling blades designed for maximum carnage. Any intruder who dares cross into his domain faces instant decapitation with ruthless precision. But when Continue reading

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Donald Gibb, the larger than life actor known for ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ and ‘Bloodsport’, dies at 71

Donald Gibb, an actor best known for playing Ogre in Revenge of the Nerds and Ray Jackson in Bloodsport 1 and 2, has died at 71 due to health complications. Before acting, Gibb was a collegiate athlete, later becoming a familiar face in films and TV throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Fans will remember him for his larger than life personality and memorable cult film roles.

Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones.

Watch interviews and Trailers of his most memorable roles Continue reading

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🥷 Video killed the ninja star! Visual Vengeance’s ‘Born a Ninja’ and ‘Commando the Ninja’ double feature NOW SHIPPING!

Born a Ninja

Now shipping from Goodie Emporium is Visual Vengeance’s Blu-ray for Born a Ninja and Commando the Ninja (aka American Commando Ninja), two martial arts films from 1988 that star Meng Fei (Face Behind the Mask) – secure your copy today from Goodie Emporium!

This shot-on-video martial-arts double feature from Joesph Lai and IFD Films unleashes pure 1980s ninja chaos as two unlikely heroes are dragged into a war over stolen germ-warfare secrets. Featuring disappearing ninja assassins, endless waves of Continue reading

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Demon Dancer: Sua/Nara (2026) Review

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“Demon Dancer: Sua/Nara” Poster

Director: Attila Korosi
Cast: Jiyeon Han, Anita Korosi, Won Hee Lee, Isabella Rose, Wondae Son, Shinyoung Moon, Eunhee Jeong, Joseph Kim, Jayden Moon-Dell, Hyonkuk Pak
Running Time: 83 min. 

By Paul Bramhall

In 2025 audiences were hit with the double whammy of the John Wick spin-off Ballerina, and the massively popular Netflix movie KPop Demon Hunters, so it was perhaps only a matter of time before someone thought to combine the 2 and create a ballet dancing demon hunter. That someone comes in the form of Yugoslavia born filmmaker Attila Korosi, who’s created the U.S. and South Korean co-production Demon Dancer: Sua/Nara as a self-proclaimed “love letter to anime.” Indeed the quote “No matter how many people you lose, you have no choice but to go on living.” is the first thing we see onscreen, credited as an ‘Anime Proverb’ (even though it’s actually taken from a character in the popular Demon Slayer anime series).

While Ballerina and KPop Demon Hunters had the backing of a major studio and streaming giant respectively, Demon Dancer: Sua/Nara doesn’t have the luxury of either, instead being an ambitious low budget indie production. The budget limitations are evident to see onscreen, and in a world which has gotten used to streaming gloss and seamless greenscreen work, for some audiences the gap may be a jarring one. However Korosi wisely kicks things off with Continue reading

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The Hollywood feature debut of Bruce Lee! Watch Arrow’s New Blu-ray Trailer for 1969’s ‘Marlowe’ starring James Garner

On June 7, 2026, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for 1969’s Marlowe. Following in the footsteps of Dick Powell (Murder, My Sweet) and Humphrey Bogart (The Big Sleep), James Garner (The Great Escape) brought iconic private investigator Philip Marlowe into the Age of Aquarius in this 1969 neo-noir based on Raymond Chandler’s classic novel The Little Sister.

When Orfamay Quest hires Philip Marlowe to find her brother, it seems like just another missing persons case. But soon enough Marlowe’s investigation Continue reading

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Return to the living dead! New Poster for Well Go USA’s ‘Colony’ from ‘Train to Busan’ director Yeon Sang Ho

"Colony" Poster

“Colony” Poster

Visionary filmmaker Yeon Sang Ho (Psychokinesis) – director of the 2016 hit Train to Busan and its follow up Peninsulareturns 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 begin to change and chaos spreads, the authorities lock down the facility – trapping the survivors inside with a growing, unstoppable threat.

🔥 Footnote: Despite also tackling a zombie outbreak, Colony has no connection – and shares no universe – with Train to Busan or Peninsula. So much Continue reading

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The Filipino connection! K-pop boy Nam Woo-hyun hangs tough in the Trailer for Jeong Jang-hwa’s ‘The Guardian’

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“The Guardian” Poster

South Korea and the Philippines collide in Jeong Jang-hwa’s The Guardian, an upcoming action thriller starring Nam Woo-hyun, best known as a member of the K-pop boy band Infinite.

The Guardian follows Park Do-jun (Nam), a former Taekwondo prospect who has since relocated to the Philippines with his mother, sacrificing his dreams to be by her side despite the strain her gambling addiction puts on their relationship. When she suddenly disappears, Park learns she’s been kidnapped by a notorious Korean gang operating in the region and has forty eight hours to save her (via FCS).

This South Korean-Philippines co-production stars Park Eun-hye (Dream of Warrior), Han Continue reading

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And I’ll form the head! Amazon MGM Studios’ live-action ‘Voltron’ to debut straight-to-streaming later this year

I wanted Macross, but this will do for now. We’ll soon see the most popular giant robot come to life in Voltron, a sci-fi actioner directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, who is perhaps best known for 2018’s Skyscraper and 2021’s Red Notice.

The upcoming film, which wrapped production last year, is a live-action take on the 1984 cartoon Voltron: Defender of the Universe, which was originally adapted for American audiences from Toei’s 1981 anime Beast King GoLion. The U.S. version was dubbed Continue reading

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