Reviews

How to Watch: In theaters now. Starring: Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Ian McShane, Mark Dacascos, Asia Kate Dillon Director: Chad Stahelksi Rating: R Release Date: 04/16/2019 Runtime: 2 hours 10 minutes Style: Action, Martial Arts   Overview John Wick 3 -Parabellum picks up where the previous films left off. Wick is “excommunicado” and [Read More]

Warrior Review Warrior is a new martial arts-themed drama set in 1800s San Francisco and based on the writings of Bruce Lee. This review is spoiler-free! How to watch: Cinemax # of episodes: 10 Language: English (subtitles available) Starring: Andrew Koji, Jason Tobin, Olivia Cheng Creator: Jonathan Tropper Rating: TV-MA Release Date: 04/05/2019(USA) Style: Action, Martial Arts, Civil [Read More]

[This will be review will be spoiler-free, and will only contain information from season 1 and the trailers for season 2.] How to watch: Youtube (free with ads, or paid without ads) Starring: Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Maridueña Episode Count: 10, approx 30 mins each Rating: TV-14 Release Date: 04/24/2019 Style: [Read More]

Breaking Down Cobra Kai Season 1-With Spoilers! It is no secret that I really enjoyed the first season of Cobra Kai. I was thrilled to see that they not only brought the original characters back but also made a flat-out fantastic show. You can listen to a spoiler-free discussion I had with Sensei [Read More]

I’m a nerd. There, I said it. I love numbers and data, and use various objective metrics to analyze all aspects of my life. From my diet, to exercise, sleep, work… as the saying goes, there’s an app for that. Which is why I was so intrigued to review the [Read More]

Breaking Down Cobra Kai Season 1-With Spoilers! It is no secret that I really enjoyed the first season of Cobra Kai. I was thrilled to see that they not only brought the original characters back but also made a flat-out fantastic show. You can listen to a spoiler-free discussion I had [Read More]

This review is spoiler free! Where to Watch: DVD, Amazon Runtime: 1 Hour, 41 Minutes Language: English Starring: Keanu Reeves Director: Chad Stahelski, David Leitch (uncredited) Writer: Derek Kolstad Rating: R Release Date: 2014 Style: Action, Crime, Thriller More information can be found on the IMDB page. Intro Wick, a [Read More]

This review will be spoiler-free. How to Watch: Rent from Amazon from $3.99(US) Starring: Jet Li, Li Sun, Yong Dong Director: Ronny Yu Writers:  Chris Chow, Richard Epcar (dubbed version) Rating: PG-13 Release Date: 09/22/2006 Runtime: 1 hour 44 minutes Style: Action, Drama, Chinese, Kung Fu, Wuxia More information can be found on the [Read More]

This review will be Spoiler-Free!! How to watch: Rent from Amazon from $2.99 Runtime: 1hour 41minutes Starring: Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy Director: Gareth Evans (as Gareth Huw Evans) Writer:  Gareth Evans (as Gareth Huw Evans) Rating: R(US), Not Rated(available) Release Date: 4/13/2012 Style: Action, Martial Arts, Indonesian, Violent For more details on the movie, you can check out its [Read More]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Movie Review Author’s Note: This Post is Spoiler Free Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang Directed By: Ang Lee Written by: Du Lu Wang (Book), Hui-Ling Wang (Screenplay) Rating: PG-13 Released: 2000 Style: Action For more information, check out the page on IMDB The Heart [Read More]

This review is spoiler-free!! How to watch: Netflix (at the time the article was written) Starring: Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-tien, Hwang Jang-lee Runtime: 1 hour 51 minutes Language: Cantonese (dubs and subtitles available in English and other languages) Director: Yuen Woo-ping Writers: Siao Lung, Ng See-yuen Rating: 13+ Release date: October [Read More]

This review is Spoiler Free!! Viewing: DVD Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, et. al. Director: Akira Kurosawa Writer: Akira Kurosawa Rating: NR Release Date: 1954 Runtime: 3 hours 27 minutes Style: Chambara (Period/Samurai) More information on this movie can be found on this IMDB page. Kurosawa’s Masterpiece There are sometimes just [Read More]

This review will be Spoiler Free! But then again, if you don’t know the story of the Karate Kid, then you have no place reading a martial arts magazine… Where to watch: DVD, iTunes, Netflix Runtime: 2 hours 6 minutes Language: English Director: John G. Avildsen Writer: Robert Mark Kamen [Read More]

Author’s Note: This Post is Spoiler Free Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayers, Bolo Yeung Directed By: Newt Arnold Written by: Sheldon Lettich (story/screenplay), Christopher Cosby (screenplay), Mel Friedman (screenplay) Rating: R Released: 1988 Style: Action, Biography (?) For more information, check out the page on IMDB The [Read More]

Spoiler-Free Review!! How to Watch: Dig to the bottom of that box of VCR tapes in your mom’s basement (or head to the library; it doesn’t seem to be available through any streaming service) Runtime: 1 h 33 min Language: English Director: Steve Barron Writers: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird Rating: [Read More]

Breaking Down Cobra Kai Season 1-With Spoilers! It is no secret that I really enjoyed the first season of Cobra Kai. I was thrilled to see that they not only brought the original characters back but also made a flat-out fantastic show! You can listen to a spoiler-free discussion I had with [Read More]

This review will be spoiler-free! How to Watch:Tubi.tv(free membership, periodic advertisements) Runtime: 1hour 45 minutes Language: Thai with English subtitles automatically Director: Prachya Pinkaew Writers: Panna Rittikrai (story), Prachya Pinkaew (story), Suphachai Sittiaumponpan (screenplay) Rating: R(US) Release Date: 02/11/2005 Style: Action, Martial Arts, Muay Thai For more details on the movie, [Read More]