KINO LORBER BLU RAY RELEASE: Get Crazy (1983)
EDITOR’S NOTE: We originally wrote about this movie on September 21, 2020. Back then, it had never even been released on DVD and we assumed that we’d never see a home release. Thanks to Kino Lorber, we were wrong. This release has a brand new 2K master approved by director Allan Arkush; new audio commentary […]
ARROW VIDEO SHAW SCOPE BOX SET: The Mighty Peking Man (1977)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been adapted from R D. Francis’ review of the film on May 3, 2021. You can read more of his work on Medium and learn more about it on Facebook. The Mighty Peking Man is a 1977 monster film whose Mandarin title, Xingxing Wang, translates as “Gorilla King” in English. Yep, you […]
9th Old School Kung Fu Fest: 36 Deadly Styles (1980)
The Old School Kung Fu Fest is back and the Museum of the Moving Image and Subway Cinema will co-present eight newly restored films and one fan favorite classic by Kuo on glorious 35mm. Four titles will be available exclusively online, December 6–13, and another five films for in-person big-screen viewing at MoMI, December 10–12. To see any […]
9th Old School Kung Fu Fest: Shaolin Kids (1975)
The Old School Kung Fu Fest is back and the Museum of the Moving Image and Subway Cinema will co-present eight newly restored films and one fan favorite classic by Kuo on glorious 35mm. Four titles will be available exclusively online, December 6–13, and another five films for in-person big-screen viewing at MoMI, December 10–12. To see any […]
Philippine War Week II : The Firing Line (1988)
Editor’s Note: This is a repost of a review that ran as part of our Mill Creek’s “Drive-In Classics” month that ran on November 24. Look. It’s a foregone conclusion we’re watching a Jun Gallardo — who is doing his thing as Jim Goldman this time around — Philippines pastiche of a Stallone and Arnie […]
Philippine War Week II: Commando Invasion (1986)
Gordon Mitchell: I thought I knew ye. Why are you here? Well, I know you did 2+5 Mission Hydra (1966), but a Rambo rip? Were times that tough? Born Charles Allen Pendleton in Denver, Colorado, Gordon “The Bronze Giant” Mitchell became the requisite Italian-peplum actor by way of his bit parts in The Ten Commandments […]
Philippine War Week II: Slash Exterminator (1984)
Oh, man. This friggin’ movie: Jun Gallardo and Romano Kristoff. Together. In the same movie. Help me, Kobol Lords. I don’t even think Sam the Boss is as excited as I. So, let me break it down as to why this pairing is important to your spiritual state of analog being. Strap on the popcorn […]
These Fists Break Bricks review
“When Five Fingers of Death opened in a Times Square movie theater on March 21, 1973, only a handful of Americans knew the difference between an Iron Fist and an Eagle’s Claw. Within weeks, that had changed forever.” These Fists Break Bricks is more than just an exploration of how kung fu movies infiltrated America. […]
Philippine War Week II: The Firebird Conspiracy (1984)
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the first review of our second — and final, ever — “Philippine War Week” blow out. Clicking that hyperlink will populate all of the reviews from our first week back in August. And we mean it: there ain’t gonna be no rematch rematch, aka a Part III. We just can’t. It’s […]
The Handler (2021)
“The Handler is by far my most action packed film; it is my throwback to ’80s and ’90s action films.” — Michael Matteo Rossi in the pages of The Movie Waffler Our first exposure to the work of South Florida-born and L.A. transplanted actor, writer and director Chris Levine (I Hate Kids, The Ice Cream […]
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