A former convict prepares for the fight, or rather, fights of his life in this indie action film that brings something interesting in terms of storytelling. Having been released from prison, Victor Knox has lost it all. He’s lost his wife Lyse and his son Trace. He attempts to get a job but is met […]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 ›
After two installments as Alex Cardo, Daniel Bernhardt plays a brand new character in this final installment of the martial arts action franchise. John Keller is an undercover cop who has been competing in underground fight rings as part of his operation. He has been tracking down nemesis Max Schrek and when he finally catches […]Read Post ›
Alex Cardo is back and this third installment is seen as a flashback of how he once again enters the Kumite for a simple motive: revenge. During a camping trip with his son, Alex Cardo inquires his son Jason about him becoming the Kumite champion. Excited, Alex tells him the story of how he had […]Read Post ›
Nearly a decade after Jean-Claude Van Damme entered the Kumite to breakout as an action legend, this sequel brings in a new hero in the form of Swiss-born model and martial artist Daniel Bernhardt. Alex Cardo is a master thief who has infiltrated a party run by businessman Mr. Leung, who holds a sacred sword. […]Read Post ›
After two misfires with Never Surrender and Death Warrior, could the third time be the charm for martial artist turned filmmaker Hector Echavarria? The answer is both yes and no, but the film does improve in terms of executing the script by cutting down some elements unnecessary in the previous films. Ringo Duran is a […]Read Post ›
This Chinese action drama focuses on the Korean martial art of tae kwon do and has a sort of Best of the Best-vibe, but is not too bad. Lingling heads to the Navigation Tae Kwon Do Academy in hopes to train under Coach Zhao Yumin. At first, Zhao refuses to train the young woman but […]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 ›
With the success of Kill or Be Killed, the South African martial arts film that launched James Ryan as an action star, director Ivan Hall returns with this in-name sequel that delves practically into more of a James Bond-like thriller rather than the tournament genre of the original. Steve Chase is a martial arts champion […]Read Post ›
When this South African film was released in the United States in 1980, the film distributors marketed as “The Greatest Hollywood Martial Arts Film Made”. However, the film wasn’t made in Hollywood, but in South Africa. Nevertheless, the film hails as a cult classic that features real Japanese karate techniques. Steve Hunt has tried out […]Read Post ›
