Quick Review: ‘Lone Samurai’ Needs More Blood
Starring Shogen Ito and directed by Josh Waller, Lone Samurai centers on a 13th century samurai who finds himself shipwrecked on an island of murderous
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Trailer Watch: Katanas Clash With Cannibals In ‘Lone Samurai’
Starring Shogen Ito and directed by Josh Waller, Lone Samurai is about a 13th century samurai who finds himself shipwrecked
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Streaming And Screaming: ‘The Last Ronin’
The Last Ronin feels tailor-made: terse dialogue, avant garde fashion, and intuitive world-building. Each fight scene is slickly choreographed and
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‘Baby Assassins 3: Nice Days’ Coming To Blu-ray
Professional assassin duo, Chisato Sugimoto (Akari Takaishi) and Mahiro Fukagawa (Saori Izawa), are going on a mission the same day
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Streaming And Screaming: ‘Ghost Killer’
Fumika (Akari Takaishi) is a young woman with the problems of many young millennials: a crappy job market, unaffordable housing,
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Fantastic Fest 2024: A First Timer’s Experience
We had a Bad Movie Club in my college where it was our practice to watch films that were either
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‘Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled In’ Trailer
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In is an action martial arts movie that takes place in Hong Kong’s notorious Walled
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Streaming And Screaming: ‘One-Percent Warrior’
One-Percent Warrior is perfect micro-budget action filmmaking. The film delivers a unique premise and dynamic fight scenes in a unique enclosed
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‘One-Percent Warrior’ Explores What It Means To Be An Action Star
Tak Sakaguchi (Re:Born) stars in a meta-fictional adventure where an actor fights real life yakuza and assassins to become the
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Go Behind The Scenes of ‘Ballerina’
Ballerina is an action thriller directed by Lee Chung-hyun. Together with music director GRAY, and art director Kim Min-hye, three
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Form Is Content: ‘Ballerina’ Reviewed
The revenge quest for a dead loved one is a boilerplate premise for the slick action crime genre. And yet,
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‘Eye For An Eye: The Blind Swordsman’ Has Everything A Martial Arts Fan Could Want
When a blind bounty hunter starts to gain a conscience his blade will avenge those who have suffered. Eye For
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Film Review: ‘Fistful Of Vengance’
I love a good martial arts flick. But I’m admittedly partial to the genre’s efforts in the 1970s, whereas I’m
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Film Review – ‘Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle Of The Realms’
A few months ago, when I reviewed the Mortal Kombat live-action films for the Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) column, I
Read moreHenry Golding Is ‘Snake Eyes’ In New GI Joe Origin Film International Trailer
Henry Golding (The Gentlemen) will be taking on the role of Snake Eyes in a new GI Joe origin film
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Mortal Kombat’ (2021)
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Mortal Kombat: Annihilation’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Mortal Kombat’ (1995)
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
Read moreWatch The Trailer For Korean Historical Action Film ‘The Swordsman’
Korean New Wave Cinema is best known for its grounded and emotional storytelling. I’ve never seen a period piece martial
Read moreThey Kidnapped The Wrong Child–‘Furie’ Reviewed
In Furie a debt collector’s daughter is kidnapped by organ harvesters and she must save her daughter before its too
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