The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) - Blu-ray Review
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- By Loron Hays
“The wall may be low, but the buddha is high.” The ultimate martial arts film when it comes to training, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin remains an amazing watch. Here, we get an intense look at the steps in the Shaolin style of martial arts, which includes lightness, balance, arm strength, wrist technique, eyesight ...
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Shaw Brothers Classics, Vol. 2: Man of Iron (1972)
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Let the street brawls begin! Cue the funk music because it’s time to kick some serious ass and look badass while doing it, too. Man of Iron has arrived on sparkling blu-ray! ...
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) - Movie Review
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- By Christopher Symonds
The re-rebooted Planet of the Apes series trilogy was a fantastic surprise for me. It was yet another roll your eyes ‘reimagining’ of yet another done to death franchise that had already been remade with Tim Burton taking a (bloody awful) swing at it in the early oughts. But Rise, Dawn ...
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Shaw Brothers Classics, Vol. 2: The Water Margin (1972)
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The Shaw Brothers made a lot of martial arts films covering Shi Nai-An’s The Water Margin, the 14th-century Song Dynasty novel, but it is here, with 1972’s Chang Cheh adaptation (covering chapters 64 through 68 of the novel, if memory serves me correctly), where they struck gold. The film is ...
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The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) - Blu-ray Review
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There are a lot of firsts involved with the legacy of The One-Armed Swordsman, which is now on blu-ray thanks to Nova Media. Obviously, it’s the first in the trilogy of Swordsman films, but (and more importantly) for Hong Kong cinema, this was the first film to make a million bucks in its initial domestic ...
Trailer Watch: WICKED (2024)
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- By Frank Wilkins
After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season. Until then, you can watch the trailer and check out the film's ...
The Showa-Era Films 1954-1975 Godzilla (1954) - Blu-ray Review
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Welcome to Kaiju Korner, where we celebrate all things concerning Japanese fantasy and giant monsters! What do bathtub toy boats and plastic helicopters have in common with a stunt coordinator pioneer in a monster suit? Hint: the action takes place in Japan. That’s right. Godzilla, the mother of ...
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Shaw Brothers Classics, Vol. 2: The Devil's Mirror (1972)
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Secret passageways! Zombie-looking baddies! Corpse worm pills! Evil dungeons! And Hammer Studio-like atmosphere galore! Also featuring an impaling from a peg leg, The Devil’s Mirror is bananas! It definitely puts the SOUP in the supernatural ...
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4 Minutes of Terror: Death Throes (short) - Movie Review
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Now, this is how you reinvent horror with a unique (and current) vibe! Written and directed by Nicholas Michael Jacobs (4 Minutes of Terror: Night Slasher) and, once again, featuring The Freak, Death Throes is an animated horror short which fits in nicely with his new 4 Minutes of Terror ...
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Run! (2024) - Movie Review
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The energy throughout Run! Is truly off the charts, especially for a low budget film, but that’s why this throwback film works as well as it does. From the opening moments of the matching wedding band tattoos (and shirts!) to the set design in the chapel o’ luv and the colorful characters ...
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