Michael Rivers (Mathis Landwehr) is a retired karate champion who just wants to spend time with his family. One day, he is approached by a mysterious man named Ron Hall (Matthias Hues) who proposes he join an underground “no rules” fighting tournament to determine the greatest martial artist in the world. Rivers turns him down,…
The Crippled Masters Blu-ray review
Joe Law’s The Crippled Masters is the tale of two men that have been stripped of their arms and legs. Together, they learn to survive with their handicap and work together to gain revenge on the man who has caused them so much pain. The film stars two legitimately disabled martial artists. Frankie Shum is…
Last Hurrah for Chivalry Blu-ray [Criterion Collection]
It has been twenty-five years since Criterion released John Woo’s The Killer and Hard Boiled on DVD. While they elected not to release them on blu-ray (with them being put out in mediocre releases by Dragon Dynasty instead), Criterion FINALLY returns to the well of the great John Woo, this time going all the way…
Blu-ray Review – Shawscope Volume One – Arrow Video
Classic kung fu films have always struggled to find legitimate release in the U.S., for a short spell in the early 2000’s in the direct period after Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill was released Miramax/The Weinstein Company made a deal with Celestial Pictures/Shaw Brothers to release some of their titles under the Dragon Dynasty banner. At…
Blu-ray Review – The Chinese Boxer – 88 Films
After being expelled from his kung-fu school for being a total suckass, Diao (Hsiung Chao) returns from Japan having trained in Judo for several years. His goal is to destroy the school and start his own (with a gambling house next door as a side hustle). Luckily, the master of the school beats Diao’s ass…