A man on the end of a failing marriage doesn’t know how to cope and nearly goes off his rocker in this pretty funny Mexican comedy starring the great Eugenio Derbez. Dr. Javier Herrera is a cardiologist and surgeon who when it comes to work, can’t catch a break. His partner will not let him […]Read Post ›
Puerto Rico’s first martial arts action film is quite a thrill of a ride with some pretty good fight scenes and a few nice twists and turns in the story. Chelo is a young supermarket worker who trains each morning in martial arts. He is in a stable relationship with Cristina. She longs to have […]Read Post ›
A cross of Warrior and Fight Club, this independent film features some intense drama mixed in with some pretty decent mixed martial arts action. The Fontaine Brothers, Charlie and Bobby, spend their nights as mixed martial arts fighters in an underground riverboat fight club run by local mobsters in New Orleans. While elder brother Charlie […]Read Post ›
“Girl power” is what this historical action film is all about. Produced by Jackie Chan, the film is actually decent thanks to its core female cast and battle sequences. Set in the waning days of the Song Dynasty of ancient China, General Yang Zongbao has gone into battle and mysteriously disappears. His wife, Mu Guiying, […]Read Post ›
After doing MMA in Never Back Down and appearing in another martial arts action film, The King of Fighters live action film, Sean Faris enters the world of freerunning in this insane action film. Faris plays Ryan, a freerunner in the city of London who works nights at the hospital where his grandfather is staying. […]Read Post ›
Rina Takeda, the High Kick Girl returns with a vengeance in this exciting action film that marks a major improvement over her film debut. Despite a clichéd story, the filmmakers learned from their potentially fatal flaw on High Kick Girl and have truly made this film perhaps one of the best Japanese martial arts films […]Read Post ›
An autistic teen learns to channel his inner anger through mixed martial arts with his teacher learning his own life lessons in this indie drama from director Sherri Kauk. Nick Tantino is a police officer and martial arts instructor who due to his unorthodox nature has been relegated to working as a security guard at […]Read Post ›
2011, ARD Degeto Film/Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion Director: Anno Saul Producers: Heike Streich Sabine Timmermann Writers: Marcus Hertneck Martin Pristl Cinematography: Wedigo von Schultzendorff Editing: Tobias Haas Cast: Tanja Wedhorn (Katherina Reiff) Tim Bergmann (Sebastian/Peter) Jan-Gregor Kremp (Thies Quedens) Eva Kryll (Marianne Reiff) Lotte Flack (Nele Reiff) This German TV-movie is a pretty fun mix of […]Read Post ›
In martial arts cinema, there comes a time when a film brings not only exciting fight scenes, but brings a sense of humanity and heart driven by excellent performances by the cast. Director Gavin O’Connor (Miracle) successfully brings it this year with his mixed martial arts drama Warrior. The film revolves around the struggles […]Read Post ›
The Norse God of Thunder and Marvel Comics’ superhero is given the live action film treatment and thanks to the direction of Kenneth Branagh, is one for the ages. Thor is the son of Odin, the ruler of Asgard. The next to take over the throne, Thor learns of old rivals getting into Asgard […]Read Post ›
