Scott Adkins and Louis Mandylor play each other off so well in this latest collaboration between Adkins and veteran director Jesse V. Johnson. French is a martial arts instructor who is down and out as his dojo is on the verge of foreclosure. When a potential buyer threatens him, French proceeds to show he is […]Read Post ›
Tommy Gibbs, a young man raised in the urban streets of Harlem, has always wanted to be more than average. When during his childhood, a dirty cop breaks his leg. Tommy begins a long quest for revenge. To achieve this, he takes a job as a freelance assassin to gain the attention of the Mafia. […]Read Post ›
Released as both Yellow-Faced Tiger and Karate Cop, American martial arts champion turned superstar Chuck Norris plays the villain once again in this very typical modern day kung fu film from director Lo Wei. Don and John are two police officers in San Francisco. When they see a young woman, Sylvia Chu, apparently being raped, […]Read Post ›
In the 1980’s, martial arts action films were popping up across Asia and the United States. In the mid-1980’s, Australian director Brian Trenchard-Smith, the man behind Jimmy Wang Yu’s The Man from Hong Kong (1975), made this Aussie martial arts action film that despite a standard plot features surprisingly well shot fight sequences. Jason Blade […]Read Post ›
The Hollywood film The Hard Way (1991) starred Michael J. Fox as an actor who follows tough cop James Woods to prepare for a role as a cop in an upcoming film. This Bollywood remake of that very film kicks it up a notch due to the presence of one of India’s biggest action […]Read Post ›
Before he became known for his comedies, the late Leslie Nielsen stars in this action film shot in the Philippines. For six years, John Trevor has been training a special team of military operatives who would be hired to become government hitmen. The key to their superiority over others is that they would be enhanced […]Read Post ›
Best known for his role as Ian Reilly in the Hong Kong-U.S. crossover film No Retreat, No Surrender, Ron Pohnel stars, writes, edits, and directs this shot-on-video action film that revolves around the connection between martial arts and the corporate world and features a veteran cast including former Power Rangers actor Blake Foster, Mel Novak, […]Read Post ›
