Ahead of its digital release later this month, Well Go USA has shared a trailer for director Yuen Woo-Ping’s Wuxia adventure Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises in the Desert.The film follows a ruthless bounty hunter as he escorts the empire’s deadliest outlaw on a perilous journey to Chang’an city, when the pair become the […]
12 Essential Marchal Arts Movies To Enjoy This March
March is the perfect time to wax on and wax off with these 12 essential ass-kicking martial arts films…Whether you have a black belt in Kung-fu, pink belt in origami, or you can’t fight your way out of a wet paper bag, many of us love a good martial arts movie. Cinema has made movie […]
Blu-ray Review – Kung Fu Cult Master (1993)
Kung Fu Cult Master, 1993.Directed by Jing Wong & Sammo Kam-Bo Hung. Starring Jet Li, Sammo Hung, Sharla Cheung, Richard Ng, and Francis Ng.SYNOPSIS:The power to control everything lies within the blades of two magical swords, and only one person can wield such power. Maybe.Originally released in 1993 and based on The Heaven Sword and […]
R.I.P. DMX (1970 – 2021)
American musician and actor DMX has died at the age of 50, his family confirmed in a statement on Friday.The performer, whose real name was Earl Simmons, passed away at White Plains hospital, New York, after being placed on life support following a heart attack on 2 April.“Earl was a warrior who fought till the […]
Looking Back at the Lethal Weapon Franchise
With reports of the long awaited fifth instalment still appearing regularly, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the iconic action franchise on the 34th anniversary of the first movie…As an 80’s kid, the end of the decade and into the 90’s saw two action franchises become particularly prevalent among my video collection. I’d not be alone […]
Disney+ Review – Mulan (2020)
Mulan, 2020.Directed by Niki Caro. Starring Liu Yifei, Yoson An, Tzi Ma, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Jason Scot Lee, Gong Li, Rosalind Chao and Xana Tang.SYNOPSIS:A young woman pretends to be a man in order to take her ageing father’s place as a conscript in the Chinese Imperial Army.The recent wave of Disney’s live-action remakes […]
Movie Review – Mulan (2020)
Mulan, 2020.Directed by Niki Caro. Starring Yifei Liu, Yoson An, Gong Li, Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Ron Yuan, Jet Li, Tzi Ma, Jimmy Wong, Doua Moua, Chen Tang, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Chum Ehelepola, Rosalind Chao, Susana Tang, Nelson Lee, Cheng Pei-Pei, Radhesh Aria, Hoon Lee, and Crystal Rao.SYNOPSIS:A young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a […]
A Look Back at The Expendables Franchise (And a Look Forward…)
Ten years on from the release of the first movie, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the Expendables franchise and then looks at where it can go now (and who needs to join the crew)…When The Expendables was first announced in late 2009, my excitement levels went through the roof. Initially it was Sylvester Stallone, Jason […]
Disney’s Mulan gets a series of character posters
Ahead of its theatrical release next month, Disney has released another batch of of character posters for upcoming action adventure Mulan featuring Yifei Liu’s title character Hua Mulan alongside Commander Tung (Donnie Yen), Xian Lang (Gong Li), Bori Khan (Jason Scott Lee), the Emperor (Jet Li), and Cheng Honghui (Yoson An); check them out here…SEE […]
Disney’s live-action Mulan gets a poster and trailer
Walt Disney Pictures has debuted the first trailer and poster for director Niki Caro’s live-action remake of the 1998 animated musical adventure Mulan which stars Liu Yifei as the title character alongside a cast that includes Donnie Yen, Jason Scott Lee, Yoson An, Gong Li, and Jet Li; check them out here…When the Emperor of […]
