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My Sassy Spy? Watch the New Trailer for Hulu’s ‘Tempest’ starring Gianna Jun, Gang Dongwon and John Cho

"Tempest" Hulu Poster

South Korean superstar Gianna Jun (My Sassy Girl, Assassination) is back with a vengeance in Tempest, an upcoming series that will premier exclusively on Disney+ worldwide and on Hulu in the U.S. Tempest features an all-star cast that includes Gang Dongwon (Broker, Peninsula), John Cho (Harold & Kumar), Lee Mi-Sook (An Affair), Park Hae-Joon (Yadang: The Snitch), Kim Hae-Sook (Tunnel), Oh Jung-Se (Hi-Five), Lee Sang-Hee (The Beast), Joo Jong-Hyuk (Because … Continue reading

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The stuntman who destroyed Bruce Lee is back! First look at Brad Pitt in Fincher’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ sequel

A sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 film Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood – titled The Continuing Adventures of Cliff Booth – is brewing with David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) directing a script written by Tarantino. Frequent Fincher/Tarantino collaborator Brad Pitt (Fight Club, Inglorious Basterds) will reprise his role as Cliff Booth, the tough-guy Hollywood stuntman

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Jackie Chan rounds up the team in the New Teaser for ‘The Shadow’s Edge’ also starring Tony Leung

Legendary action superstar Jackie Chan has re-teamed with writer/director Larry Yang (Ride On) for The Shadow’s Edge (aka Catching the Wind and Chasing the Shadow). The anticipated film also reunites Jackie with his Island on Fire and The Myth co-star, Tony Leung Ka-fai (League of Gods). In The Shadow’s Edge, Jackie Chan stars as a retired surveillance expert from the Macau Police Service, who is rehired by the Police Force to collaborate … Continue reading

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Set your alarm! Watch the Trailer for ‘By 6am’ starring Rina Takeda of ‘High Kick Girl’ and ‘Karate Girl’

"By 6am" Theatrical Poster

Rina Takeda (High Kick Girl!, Attack on Titan: Part 1, Re:Born), cult martial arts actress known for her real-life karate skills, is back with By 6am, an upcoming actioner from director Munetoshi Mukai (Color of Songs). In the film, Takeda plays a family woman whose prior experience as a Special Assault Team member comes in handy when she’s called back into action to investigate a criminal organization. By 6am also … Continue reading

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Spawn of the dead! Todd McFarlane’s ‘Spawn’ starring Michael Jai White arriving on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

On October 7, 2025, Arrow is releasing the 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray for 1997’s Spawn. Based on Todd McFarlane’s groundbreaking comic, Spawn is a visually explosive cult classic that blends horror, action, and gothic fantasy, available for the first time in a fiery new 4K restoration that breathes new life into Hell’s most iconic warrior. From the producers of Blade and The Crow comes Spawn, a dark, action-packed supernatural … Continue reading

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How Prestige and Recognition Often Overshadow Innovation in Film Selection

In theory, film festivals and funding bodies are the ideal places for bold innovation, fresh narratives, and breakthrough talent. In practice, however, these institutions often favor familiarity over risk. Prestige, name recognition, and prior accolades tend to outweigh originality in film selection, creating an echo chamber that favors the already-established and marginalizes new creative voices. This dynamic raises questions about fairness, artistic progress, and the very purpose of festivals and … Continue reading

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Watch Scott Adkins eat Japanese for dinner in Well Go USA’s New Trailer for Louis Mandylor’s ‘Prisoner of War’

This September, the Prisoner of War (aka Death March) is coming home! The film is the latest actioner from martial arts sensation Scott Adkins (John Wick 4, Ip Man 4, Triple Threat). Directed by and co-starring Louis Mandylor (The Debt Collector, The Doorman), Prisoner of War takes place during WWII and centers on a British officer (Adkins) who is captured and forced to fight in a Japanese internment camp. Inspired … Continue reading

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Marko Zaror to kick some sci-fi ass in ‘Affinity’ also starring Louis Mandylor, Brooke Ence and Brahim Chab

"Affinity" Teaser Poster

We’ll soon see Chilean martial arts star Marko Zaror (John Wick 4, Redeemer, Kiltro) kick some sci-fi ass in Affinity, an upcoming actioner from director Brandon Slagle (Arena Wars, Breakout). In the film, a PTSD-afflicted ex-SEAL rescues and falls for a woman only to lose her to mysterious kidnappers. He gathers an elite team to retrieve her but soon discovers the shocking truth: she’s been bio-engineered by a scientist grieving … Continue reading

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Action Stars Who Surprisingly Started in Theatre

We can’t picture action stars reciting Shakespeare under a spotlight very often. But before car wrecks and explosions, Hollywood’s toughest actors were performing to silent, waiting audiences, live and up close and personal. And frankly, it shows. Source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/people-at-theater-713149/ Wolverine Wore Tap Shoes Hugh Jackman might be best known for slicing up villains with adamantium claws, but long before there were X-Men films, he charmed audiences with musicals on stage. … Continue reading

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Here’s something to cheer you up! Arrow is releasing a 4K Ultra HD for the zombie thriller ‘The Sadness’

On October 20, 2025, Arrow is releasing the 4K Ultra HD for 2021’s The Sadness. Dragging extreme cinema screaming into the post-pandemic age, Rob Jabbaz’s controversial and incredibly gory The Sadness burst onto the genre scene at the tail-end of the COVID epidemic, winning the New Flesh Award for Best First Feature at the Fantasia International Film Festival. When a deadly virus spontaneously mutates in Taiwan it suddenly gives rise … Continue reading

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Killing is as easy as one, two, THREE! Arrow announces Blu-ray collection for ‘Three’ and ‘Three Extremes’

Three / Three Extremes | Blu-ray (Arrow)

On October 21, 2025, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for 2002’s Three and 2004’s Three Extremes.  A trio of ghostly tales of terror, each from a different country, form the anthology Three. Initiated by acclaimed Hong Kong producer and director Peter Ho-Sun Chan, the film would prove highly influential in its innovative approach to pan-Asian horror, and

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More dangerous than Han’s island? Eureka announces Blu-ray for the 1985 Hong Kong horror rarity ‘The Island’

On October 13, 2025, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for 1985’s The Island. Perhaps the most accomplished genre picture directed by British-Chinese filmmaker Po-Chih Leong (Hong Kong 1941), The Island is Hong Kong’s answer to the likes of Deliverance, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes and Motel Hell – a film that transports the visceral survival horror so popular in the 1970s and 1980s from the backwoods of America to a remote island in … Continue reading

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Hulk Hogan, wrestling legend and actor, passes away at 71

Hulk Hogan (born Terry Gene Bollea) – known best for transforming professional wrestling into a family entertainment phenomenon – has passed away at age 71 due to cardiac arrest. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to his family

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Deal on Fire! Karate Bullfighter & Karate Bearfighter | Blu-ray | Only $19.99 – Expires soon!

Beast Fighter: Karate Bullfighter & Karate Bearfighter | Blu-ray (Eureka)

Today’s Deal on Fire is the Blu-ray for Beast Fighter, which will include the 1975 martial arts films, Karate Bullfighter and Karate Bearfighter. The mighty Sonny Chiba (Bodyguard Kiba) stars in two spectacular martial arts movies based upon the real life of Masutatsu “Mas” Ōyama – the fabled bull-slaying karate master who trained none other than Chiba himself. In Karate Bullfighter (or Champion of Death), a karate tournament is crashed … Continue reading

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Nocturnal (2025) Review

Director: Kim Jin-Hwang Cast: Ha Jung-Woo, Kim Nam-Gil, Yoo Da-In, Jeong Man-Sik, Im Sung-Jae, Lee Hye-Soo Running Time: 100 min. By Paul Bramhall Nocturnal dares to ask the question, what if Ha Jung-woo hadn’t become a mainstay of Hallmark channel style ‘based on a true story’ movies in the 2020’s, and instead went back to the kind of gritty roles he frequented in the late 2000’s and early 2010’s with … Continue reading

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