From the director of New Police Story comes this homage to superhero-style films that is best described as somewhat goofy yet somewhat still fun. A group of Hong Kong circus performers are in Malaysia for a show. When the circus’ emcee Sunny Li breaks character and attempts to use his Flying Dagger technique for the […]Read Post ›
The story of one of the biggest all-female rock bands is depicted in this biopic from music video director Floria Sigismondi. Cherie Currie is a 15-year old who lives in Los Angeles and she dreams of rock stardom. Joan Jett is an aspiring guitar player who also dreams of rock stardom. When Joan meets Kim […]Read Post ›
Mixed martial arts outlet Tapout unleashes this film, with a cast that includes Danny Trejo, Rudy Youngblood, and MMA champion Michael “The Count” Bisping. Much like Tapout’s Circle of Pain, the film improves on story and cuts down majorly on the gratuitous nudity that plagues their first films. The story focuses on Brandon, a young […]Read Post ›
The world of bare-knuckled fighting gets the female treatment in this action-drama that can be said to combine a “Lifetime Movie of the Week” with the tournament fight genre. However, overall, the film is a well-made straight to video effort thanks in part of the lead actress’ performance. The film revolves around Samantha Rogers, a […]Read Post ›
Hong Kong filmmaker Dennis Law, best known in the West perhaps for his martial arts action film Fatal Contact, combines the Triad gangster film with more technical martial arts fighting courtesy of former Jackie Chan Stunt Team leader Nicky Li. The end result is more of a mixed bag, but like Fatal Contact, brings a […]Read Post ›
Originally meant to be a sequel to Beverly Hills Ninja, this martial arts comedy is meant to be one of those not be taken seriously all thanks to one heck of a campy performance by “The Hoff”. Years ago, a baby was found on the harbor by Papasan, a local business owner who works as […]Read Post ›
Tapout’s latest title reunites the stars of The Number One Girl, Tony Schiena and Vinnie Jones. This time, the film boasts to be a major improvement over not only that film, but comes close to the level of Schiena’s last Tapout film, Circle of Pain. Danny Bolan is a Chicago undercover police officer who becomes […]Read Post ›
Mixed Martial Arts outlet Tapout makes a big improvement over the recent films starring Hector Echavarria and replaces him with former world karate champion turned action star Tony Schiena in a film that has a familiar theme: the comeback of a retired fighter. Dalton Hunt is a former fighter for the Revolution Fight Club, or […]Read Post ›
When one thinks of the words “remake” or “reboot”, they generally think that we’re in for a ride towards a downward spiral. However, the long awaited remake of the 1984 action-drama The Karate Kid is just living proof that not all remakes are bad. When Sherry Parker is transferred from Detroit to Beijing, China, for […]Read Post ›
Four years after impressing martial arts fans with Undisputed II: Last Man Standing, director Isaac Florentine returns with the long awaited third chapter in the prison fighter films. This time, paying respects to the themes of the first two, British superkicker Scott Adkins returns to form as Russian mixed martial arts fighter Yuri Boyka. After […]Read Post ›
