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Together At Last: Tony Jaa And Dolph Lundgren On The Set Of A Man Will Rise
How’s this for the best news you’re going to hear all week: martial arts superstar Tony Jaa (“Ong Bak”) is teaming up with legendary action icon, and chemical engineer, Dolph Lundgren (“Rocky IV”). The...
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Danny and Oxide Pang’s Inferno 3D Gets a Fiery New Trailer
What happens when you’re trapped inside a burning building? Judging from the trailer for Danny and Oxide Pang’s “Inferno 3D,” all sorts of horrifying things will occur. The film follows the adventures of several...
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You Will Believe a Gorilla Can Play Baseball After Watching the Mr. Go Trailer
Remember that 1996 Matt LeBlanc comedy about the chimpanzee who could play baseball? If you can immediately recall that movie without doing a Google search first, then you probably spend too much time indoors....
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Chinese Zodiac (2012) Movie Review
Jackie Chan, perhaps best known these days for his outspoken Chinese nationalism rather the stunt-filled action films in which he made his name, returns with “CZ12” (“Chinese Zodiac”), his latest outing as writer, director,...
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New On Blu-Ray: Woochi: The Demon Slayer (2009)
Based on popular Korean folk tales, 2009’s “Woochi the Demon Slayer (AKA “Jean Woo-chi: The Taoist Wizard”) finally has a domestic Blu-ray release, courtesy of the fine folks at Shout! Factory. And who doesn’t...
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Takashi Miike’s Shield of Straw Entices with New Poster
Director Takashi Miike’s “Shield of Straw” is all set to bow in Japanese theaters later this month. In order to entice moviegoers into a darkened room with the filmmaker’s latest creation, the promotional team...
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Peter Stormare Menaces Tai Chi Hero in New U.S. Trailer
You can’t go wrong with a twitchy Peter Stormare as the villain of your movie. Director Stephen Fung apparently realizes that, too, because Stormare is the bad guy in Fung’s “Tai Chi Hero”, his...
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Brutal New Image From The Raid 2: Berandal
If Gareth Evans uses his 2011 action master’s class “The Raid: Redemption” as a road map, the sequel, “The Raid 2: Berandal,” should be absolutely bananas. Filming now, we’ve got this bloody, brutal looking...
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Stylish Teaser Trailer for Andy Lau and Johnnie To’s Blind Detective
I’m ashamed to say that it’s been a while since I’ve watched a Johnnie To movie, and I feel bad about it. Really, really bad. I grew up on Johnnie To. I’ve loved almost...
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Perfect Number (2012) Movie Review
“Perfect Number” sees Korea turning to Japan for inspiration, an adaptation of the acclaimed Higashino Keigo novel “Yogisha X no Kenshin” (“The Devotion of Suspect X”), which previously made it to the big screen...
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Dustin Nguyen is a Dad Out for Revenge in Wych Kaosayananda’s Angels
Fans of Dustin Nguyen are certainly basking in one hell of a resurgence for the man. Ever since 2007′s “The Rebel”, the first film of his I saw in a long, long time, he’s...
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The Spies (2012) Movie Review
The Korean divide rears its head again in “The Spies”, following a gang of agents from the North who find themselves reluctantly reactivated after spending most of their lives in the South. The film...
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John Woo’s WWII Love Story Starring Zhang Ziyi Will Shoot This May
Apparently six years in the making (according to John Woo’s producing partner Terence Chang, anyway), Woo is set to finally get busy directing again, this time an epic love story set during World War...
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Black Eagle (aka Return to Base, Soar into the Sun, 2012) Movie Review
Kim Dong-weon’s high-flyin’ and very slick Korean blockbuster “Black Eagle” (aka “R2B: Return to Base”, before it adopted “Soar Into the Sun” briefly, and is now “Black Eagle” for International consumption) is parts wacky...
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The Traffickers (2012) Movie Review
The gruesome subject of organ theft has long been popular in Korean cinema, ripped from the headlines style tales of unfortunate people having their vitals forcibly removed having made for a number of very...
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Japanese Flick Jellyfish Eyes Combines Cute Creatures and Giant Monsters
Japan has churned out movies about kids and the cute creatures they adore. The country’s film industry has also cranked out its fair share of giant monster movies. In order to please those who...
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Almost Che (2012) Movie Review
“Almost Che” is a Korean comedy that re-teams writer director Yook Sang Hyo and actor Kim In Kwon, who last worked together to great success on the 2010 hit “He’s on Duty”. Their latest...
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A Rather Whimsical New Trailer (and New Images) for Ip Man: The Final Fight
The last time I saw Anthony Wong fighting onscreen, he was battling Sammo Hung in the very silly “Naked Soldier” movie. Anyways, Hung isn’t around in Wong’s latest, “Ip Man: The Final Fight”, but...
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Full Trailer for Yuichi Fukuda’s Kid’s Police Doesn’t Skimp on the Action
Although a lot of people may be offended by director Yuichi Fukuda’s “Kid’s Police,” I happen to think it looks like a hefty slice of fun. Watching kids run around with pistols and shotguns...
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South Korean Brawler Fist of Legend Gets a New Action-Packed Trailer
I’m of the belief that South Korean director Kang Woo-Suk’s upcoming brawler “Fist of Legend” looks pretty darn snazzy. Since I’m a sucker for fight flicks centered around high schoolers with a lot of...
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