Iron Heart (1992)
It takes a special kind of directing talent to take a taekwondo expert like Britton K. Lee – and genre heavyweights Richard Norton and Bolo Yeung – and create a film so thunderously dull that you will...
View ArticleProfile: Alain Moussi
Date of birth: March 29, 1981 (Libreville, Gabon) Occupation: Actor, stuntman. Style: Kickboxing, jiu-jitsu, Brazilian jiu jitsu, MMA, Krav Maga. Biography: Alain Moussi was born in Libreville, Gabon,...
View ArticleProfile: Amy Johnston
Date of birth: February 5, 1990 (Van Nuys, California, US) Occupation: Actor, stunt performer, fight choreographer. Style: Taekwondo, kung fu, kickboxing, Arnis, kenpo, wushu, Wing Chun, jiu-jitsu....
View ArticleIn Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019)
A crowdsourced, connoisseurs’ look at Hollywood action films from YouTuber Olivier Harper, featuring mostly the unsung heroes who have worked on some of the biggest, loudest films of all time;...
View ArticleBeauty Investigator (1992)
Exemplary ‘Girls with Guns’ madness; the sort of fun, over-the-top, non-stop fight fest that put Hong Kong action cinema on the map. Moon Lee and Gam Chi-gei play cop buddies assigned to an undercover...
View ArticleSword of Honor (1994)
Straight-to-video head-punching from PM Entertainment – heralded purveyors of low-budget, high-kicking video-store product from the 1990s – this perfunctory cop flick gives TV star Steven Vincent Leigh...
View ArticleNew Kids in Town (1990)
This is all over the place, but worth it for the kung fu scenes featuring choreographer Lau Kar-leung, who storms the final act giving triad meanie Eddie Maher a righteous ass-kicking. Chin Siu-ho is...
View ArticleU.S. Seals II: The Ultimate Force (2001)
Super fun action film from Isaac Florentine, who takes a straight-to-video property about the U.S. Navy SEALs and injects a whole new cast and sharp fight choreography into the sequel. He would do the...
View ArticleBlood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids (2019)
A monster-martial arts mash-up from Vincent Soberano based on the story of the evil ‘Aswang’ spirits from Filipino folklore. For a 70-minute movie, you get your money’s worth: its packed with stabby,...
View ArticleThe Iron Mask (2019)
For those who felt shortchanged by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s non-action cameo in the 2004 Jackie Chan adventure yarn, Around the World in 80 Days, this similarly silly Chinese-Russian adventure yarn...
View ArticleCharlie’s Angels (2019)
Elizabeth Banks’ self-conscious reboot of the Charlie’s Angels TV show may be right-on in its gender politics, but in the midst of its own worthiness, Banks seemingly forgets to have fun, too. The McG...
View ArticleProfile: Gareth Evans
Date of birth: April 6, 1980 (Hirwaun, Cynon Valley, Wales) Occupation: Director, writer, editor, fight choreographer. Biography: The filmmaker Gareth Evans was born and raised in Hirwaun, Cynon...
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KFMG Podcast S05 Episode 50: Gareth Evans
“It’s such a privilege to be able to call what we do a career, and to call it a job. It’s absolutely insane.” Through his trio of martial arts films – Merantau (2009), The Raid (2011) and The Raid 2...
View ArticleManhattan Chase (2000)
‘Manhattan chase’? ‘Manhattan saunter’ is more appropriate. This cheap action yarn suffers from some critical pacing issues, not to mention a poor sound mix and fluffed lines which, for whatever...
View ArticleThe Trigonal: Fight for Justice (2018)
Somewhere in-between the gritty social commentary of Erik Matti and the revenge-driven action of Pedring Lopez, Vincent Soberano now adds his voice to a golden age for Filipino fight films. Like Maria...
View ArticleExtraction (2020)
Taut, ambitious and exciting directorial debut from Atomic Blonde, Captain America and Wolf Warrior II stunt coordinator Sam Hargrave, who throws just about everything into the mix: car chases and...
View ArticleCold Harvest (1999)
Sci-fi yarn starring Gary Daniels as a gunslinger in a dystopian, Mad Max-style future where a virus has turned the human race into lawless scavengers. Daniels is notorious bounty hunter Roland Cheney...
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KFMG Podcast S05 Episode 51: Sarah Chang / Vincent Soberano
“Our first year together was probably the equivalent of many couples’ first five years. It was so intense.” Vincent Soberano You could say it was Jackie Chan that first brought together the...
View ArticleThe Fate of Lee Khan (1973)
Another vibrant wuxia film from King Hu, his first Hong Kong picture for Golden Harvest after returning from Taiwan after the commercial failure of A Touch of Zen. This carries all the familiar...
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KFMG Podcast S05 Episode 52: Scott Adkins / Maria Tran
“If you’re able to cultivate an optimistic and open mind, you will be surprised how many ideas go through your head that could give you an opportunity.” Maria Tran Tired of scrolling through streaming...
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