Scott Adkins in Close Range (2015) Let’s face it. One name that deserves more recognition than some is without a doubt, British martial arts Scott Adkins. Having first heard about him in 2001 when he was cast in The Accidental Spy with Jackie Chan, Scott would appear in films like Black Mask 2: City of Masks (which co-starred his Abduction […]Read Post ›
Remakes have become a dime a dozen as of late. Hollywood has been remaking classics for years and some are as good as their predecessors, but a majority of them tend to be lesser received than their originals. While there have been remakes in the horror genre over the years as well as attempts at […]Read Post ›
This interview was originally conducted and published in 2012 for Kung Fu Cinema. Jason Yee is a former kickboxing and san shou champion who has delved into the world of filmmaking. He made his film debut with the self-produced Dark Assassin, which was picked up for distribution in 2005. His latest film, The Girl from […]Read Post ›
This interview was originally conducted and published in 2012 for Kung Fu Cinema. Chris Sivertson is a filmmaker who delves into the martial arts action genre with the dramatic Brawler, a story of two brothers who fight for a mob-controlled fight ring on the riverboats of New Orleans. First of all Chris, thank you for […]Read Post ›
This interview originally was printed in 2012 for Kung Fu Cinema. This is the first of a trio of “flashback interviews”, which were recently unearthed from the Internet Archive. Hailing from China, former Shaolin monk Zheng Liu recently made his film debut opposite Hong Kong legend Gordon Liu and former American Gladiator Alex Castro in […]Read Post ›
Now that it was made official that Robert Pattinson will be the latest actor to tackle the cape and cowl of the Caped Crusader, what is being revealed about The Batman? Details have emerged about what to expect about the announcement of “Pattman” being cast as Bruce Wayne. First, director Matt Reeves is planning a […]Read Post ›
When it was announced that James Gunn (left) would be tackling a reboot/sequel to 2016’s live action adaptation of Suicide Squad, fans were excited after the controversial firing of the filmmaker from Marvel Studios and the third installment of Guardians of the Galaxy. Now, since then, there have been details that have been emerging on […]Read Post ›
It’s the first Friday of the month and we have a new year! It is time to unleash the first Indie Action Spotlight for 2019! This month’s Highlight Clip of the Month goes to Objective, a Jason Bourne-meets-Mission: Impossible style martial arts short from Vlad Rimburg. The film is a virtual all-out brawl between the […]Read Post ›
It’s the end of another fantastic year not only for A-list cinema, but indie cinema as well. With that said, having watched 90 new films this year alone, it was going to be impossible to do a Top 10 list as most of the new films were worth watching. Therefore, this year, I have decided […]Read Post ›
This year has been a wonderful year for cinema! Having watched ninety new films in 2018, it was too difficult to come up with a Top 10 as done in 2017. Therefore, it was decided to do a Top 20 of 2018. However, while those films were selected and will be posted in the next […]Read Post ›
