Martin Freeman is feeling the love in a whole new way in the official trailer to the romantic comedy Ode to Joy. A man’s fervent attempts at subverting happiness once it begins to cause him bouts of narcolepsy are put to the ultimate test when he falls in love. Freeman is joined by Morena Baccarain, Jake […]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 ›
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 ›
Scott Adkins becomes a one-man army in his latest collaboration with director Jesse V. Johnson. Cain Burgess is a prisoner in London who has learned his mother is hospitalized. En route to seeing her, he has learned she died. He decides to use this opportunity to escape. When he successfully pulls it off, he heads […]Read Post ›
Part Red Dawn, part conspiracy theory film, this film from writer-director Aaron Garrett is an interesting look at what can happen if martial law were to actually exist in small town USA. In the small town of Madison, two estranged brothers, Ash and Mark Whitmore, are attempting to make amends. On Ash’s birthday, aspiring journalist […]Read Post ›
Sam Elliott continues his legacy as a legend in his role of the titular character in this drama-driven film whose title could pass for a grindhouse film, but shows it is not. In World War II, Calvin Barr, an American soldier, did the one thing that no one else could do. During an undercover mission, […]Read Post ›
The Goonies and Temple of Doom’s Jonathan Ke Quan unleashes his martial arts skills in this B-movie that has gained cult status. Brothers Charlie and Tony Moore are competing in a major martial arts tournament in town. As they are working hard to advance, their father Michael has other plans. The leader of a band […]Read Post ›
The world of underground fighting returns in this pretty exciting action drama starring members of the amazing Stunt People squad. Carlos Castillo is a down on his luck martial arts instructor. He has lost his family due to the stress of running a school and on top of that, he is close to being sued […]Read Post ›
Two brothers find themselves on opposite sides of the law in this underrated action thriller from the makers of the Martial Law trilogy of the early 90’s. Kevin White is a DEA agent based in Washington, D.C. He has been attempting to stop Rodichenko, a businessman who is actually a drug lord who uses his […]Read Post ›
Two brothers go to war with each other in this martial arts thriller from the director of Kill Order. Jon and Lee have been raised by the Old Man, a mobster, since childhood. When the two would get into arguments, the Old Man would force the boys to settle their differences in the ring. Now […]Read Post ›
