Lee B. Golden III

About Lee B. Golden III

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Native New Yorker. Been writing for a long time now, and I enjoy what I do. Be nice to me!

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BLACK MASK Eureka Blu-Ray Review: Two Discs. One Movie. No Mercy!

Eureka Entertainment is the latest banner to carry the mantle for director Daniel Lee’s 1996 action sci-fi, Black Mask. The release marks the latest since the film’s transition to overseas markets, with U.S. labels Artisan Entertainment and Distant Horizon nabbing the title for its own remixed version a few years later. Based on a 1991 manhua by Pang Chi-Ming and Li Chi-Tat, the Jet Li starrer centers on the former member of a clandestine unit, once subject to a government experiment to create supersoldiers. Tsui-chik (Li), formerly of Squad 701, maintains a low profile as a librarian who spends his time buried in books. He gets along with his co-workers, and his best friend is Shek (Lau Ching-wan), a Hong Kong Inspector who oftentimes finds himself rescuing Tsui-chik from muggers and gangsters. Little does Tsui-chik know that his former team has resurfaced to cause a stir in the criminal underworld, […]

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Streaming Sleepers: In JERICHO RIDGE, Nikki Amuka-Bird Takes On All Comers In Will Gilbey’s Strong Crime Thriller Debut

Jericho Ridge is available in the U.S. on BET+. The film opens in the UK in theaters on April 25, and on digital April 29 from The Movie Partnership. I found myself woken up pretty fast by Will Gilbey’s writing/directing debut, Jericho Ridge. Interestingly, it had nothing to do immediately with the narrative and plot. Instead, what ensues from the top is an introduction of the tumult faced by Tabby (Nikki Amuka-Bird), a former Chief Deputy at a remote Sheriff’s office who has since been demoted to working dispatch for reasons not immediately made clear. She has a bum ankle, which is about similar in condition to the fractured relationship she has with her troubled son, Monty (Zack Morris). The rift is made even clearer within the first five minutes of the film as Monty has no choice but to join his mother on their trip to her day job, […]

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CITY HUNTER: Get Wild With Ryohei Suzuki In The Official Trailer!

Actor and last year’s NYAFF Screen International Rising Star Award Winner Ryohei Suzuki (Egoist) is now the face of the the latest live-action take on manga classic, City Hunter. With an April 25 date stamped, a brand new trailer is in the mix as of Monday, proffering up another promising move in the genre for Netflix in the wake of its recent successes. Ryo Saeba is a “sweeper” based in Shinjuku, Tokyo who cleans up trouble in the gritty underworld. Although he’s an unparalleled playboy who struggles to keep his cool around beautiful women, when he accepts a request, he carries it out with crack marksmanship, impressive athletic abilities and a calm composure. The unflappable, foolish and flirtatious Ryo is played by Ryohei Suzuki, while the heroine Kaori Makimura is played by Misato Morita. Ryo’s partner Hideyuki Makimura is played by Masanobu Ando, and Saeko Nogami, a beautiful detective who […]

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AVENGELYNE: LuckyChap To Produce ‘Deadpool’ Creator’s Hit 1995 Comic, ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Director To Helm

Comic book creator Rob Liefeld and Cathy Christian’s Avengelyne, is back in the headlines. Deadline’s Mike Fleming Jr. reported on Thursday the live-action adaptation is now in the care of actress Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap label. Robbie will produce alongside Simon Kinberg (The 355), with Olivia Wilde eyed to direct. Here’s a description: Avengelyne is an angel who fights the forces of evil and often finds herself face-to-face with demons and monsters. She was the most feared warrior in Heaven’s Warhost, having single-handedly broken into Pandemonium, the outer fortress of Hell, to confront the Devil himself. She is a fallen angel, banished from Heaven by God after being tricked into questioning his love for humans. Avengelyne was stripped of all her angelic abilities, other than her great strength and her blood, which, once extracted from her body, could be used as a weapon or a miracle once empowered by quoting verses […]

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KILL: Lakshya Wages A Brutal And Bloody One Man War In The Official, Gory And Buzzy Teaser

Last October was a great time for director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat following the acquisition of his new action thriller, Kill. The Hindi-language thriller is a milestone success for Southeast Asian action cinema among many titles, including the last several years. Nowadays, with Universal Pictures’ Monkey Man leaning in the momentum, Bhat’s new flick has arrived with an official teaser – one ripe with the suitable action beats and gore, and buzzy review quotes to meet the demand. Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions are releasing the film in theaters on July 4. When army commando Amrit (Lakshya) finds out his true love Tulika (Tanya Maniktala) is engaged against her will, he boards a New Delhi-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But when a gang of knife-wielding thieves led by the ruthless Fani (Raghav Juyal) begin to terrorize innocent passengers on his train, Amrit takes them on himself […]

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Warner Bros. Jacks Into THE MATRIX Franchise For A Fifth Film

A new entry into The Matrix franchise is in development. As the trades reported on Wednesday, a fifth installment is in the works from writer/director Drew Goddard (Bad Times At The El Royale). He is also producing the film next to Sarah Esberg under their Goddard Textiles banner, with Lana Wachowski exec producing. The pentalogical installment is being billed as “simply set in the “Matrix” universe, not a direct sequel” per reporting by The Wrap’s Drew Taylor. Casting details and further story info remain under wraps. News comes just as the inaugural groundbreaking martial arts-imbued sci-fi actioner directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski celebrated its 25th anniversary. Propelling the franchise with two more installments for the studio in 2003, followed by 2021’s relaunch with The Matrix Resurrections, the four-part saga raked in nearly $1.8 billion for the studio. The previous film was released simultaneously in theaters and for 30 days […]

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HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS: Landmark Indie Action Comedy Lands April Release Date On Digital, Premium Pricing Plan Revealed

Black-and-white action adventure comedy Hundreds Of Beavers has been acquired by Filmhub. A release date is set for April 15 for rental or purchase via Amazon and Apple, with an exclusive SVOD release via Fandor starting April 19. The move marks the latest milestone for the team, director Mike Cheslik and star Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, since taking the film on the road via festivals in the last few years. The film is currently a North American tour in select cities. The production team has also announced a premium pricing plan with rentals at $9.99, and purchases at $19.99. “We chose Filmhub because they allow us to control our rights, so more money goes directly to the artists. And we’re doing premium pricing because we want Mike and Ryland to make more movies. Hundreds of more movies,” the filmmakers said. “Yes, the best way to see Hundreds of Beavers in […]

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Streaming Sleepers: In Kim Bong-Han’s THE WILD, Redemption In An Unforgiving Wilderness

The Wild is currently streaming on Hi-YAH!, and will release on Digital on April 9 from Well Go USA. Korean crime noir is full-up in The Wild. Director Kim Bong-han’s third outing is dark, moody, and thrilling at times, and lead actor Park Sung-woong presents a worthwhile protagonist in Woo-cheol, an underground fighter sentenced to eight years for killing a man in the ring, and released a year early on good behavior. Eager to live a more quiet life away from the hustle and bustle of the criminal underworld familiar to his best friend Do-sik (Oh Dae-hwan), his outro is soon interrupted when an attempt to hold an assailant accountable for assaulting a woman envelopes him into an even deeper and more troubling predicament. What follows is a tale of love, betrayal and redemption with Woo-cheol wedged between three major players in a deal that will ultimately determine his fate. […]

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COME AT ME BRO!: A Celebration Of The ‘Rage-Filled Dickheads’ Of Action Cinema

Action heroes don’t always need to be binary. Some can come with the greyest of shadings to add a little nuance and intrigue to any story, and there’s no doubt there are plenty of those in the history of cinema. More prevalently, as is the case with the action genre, it’s always fascinating to see how anti-heroic protagonists redeem themselves. It’s not unfamiliar territory either, which makes it all the more challenging to see how directors manage to craft their films around such characters. Doug Liman’s Road House is a timely example of this as the term elucidated in the headline takes its cues from an introductory scene where Daniela Melchior’s character approaches that of our lead, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, after he escorts a group of thugs he just dismantled to the hospital. As the story reveals, Gyllenhaal’s role, per the titular film’s remake basis on the 1989 hit […]

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TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED-IN: Trailers Go Live For The New Soi Cheang Actioner Opening In May!

One of the more explosive developments stemming from the 28th edition of FilMart in Hong Kong was the aspirational buzz surrounding Soi Cheang’s latest return to blistering action, Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled-In. Teaser footage for the new action flick went viral in mid-March long after hitting the market floor in the last few years and managing to land itself distribution in multiple territories including North America. Nowadays the inaugural teaser can be found online via Media Asia with plans to roll out in Hong Kong from May 1. Based on the cult 2010 manhua by Andy Seto and “Yuyi,” Twilight Of The Warriors: Walled-In is set in the eighties inside the dangerous and enigmatic Kowloon Walled City, which was a de jure Chinese enclave within British colonial Hong Kong. The film follows troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun as he accidentally enters the Walled City, discovering the order amidst its chaos, […]

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THE JET: New Martial Arts Champ Doc Now Underway, Keanu Reeves And Highly Flammable Shepherding For 2025 Release

There have been a few updates over the last several years about documentaries and biopics regarding certain martial arts laureates that I’m still curious to see come to fruition if those are still in the works. As of Thursday in a Deadline exclusive, we can now add the name of kickboxing legend Benny “The Jet” Urquidez to the calendar as new documentary, The Jet, is now in production, with Keanu Reeves and Fisher Stevens co-producing. Slated for a 2025 release per Matt Grobar’s report, Jennifer Tiexiera (Emmy-nominated Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo) is directing the documentary which will chronicle Urquidez’s life in the world of martial arts from childhood. As many fans sports and film fans are aware of, the craft ultimately earned successes for the champion in the ring as well as on celluloid as actor and fight coordinator, with select credits including Hong Kong actioners Wheels On Meals […]

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THE WIDE WEST: ‘John Wick 4’ Co-Star And Sumo Champion Joins Alexander Nevsky For New Western From ‘Rio Bravo’ Team

Casting is reportedly underway in Los Angeles and Tokyo for The Wide West, a new Western starring Alexander Nevsky along with Hiroki Sumi (Netflix series “Sanctuary,” Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4). The Wide West reunites Nevsky with the creative team behind Western indie actioners Gunfight At Rio Bravo and its sequel of late, Taken From Rio Bravo. Nevsky is producing under his Hollywood storm banner, rejoining Joe Cornet who will direct from Craig Hamann’s screenplay. In addition to Nevsky and Sumi, Cornet will also co-star along with Tatiana Neva (Taken from Rio Bravo), Nick Baillie (Malicious) and Kerry Goodwin (Promise). Plot details are underwraps for the film while it is being billed as heavily inspired by Terence Young’s 1971 Charles Bronson and Toshiro Mifune starrer, Red Sun. The movie also marks a discernible pairing for Nevsky, a three-time Mr. Universe bodybuilding champion who clocks in at 270 lbs. The sizeable […]

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Imprint Films Signals WANDERING EARTH II, HERO, ZU WARRIORS For Limited Edition Discs In June!

Imprint Films’ Imprint Asia has announced a trio of new titles, stocked in limited edition packages and loaded with special features. The titles include Frant Gwo’s sprawling interstellar sci-fi follow-up, The Wandering Earth II, along with Zhang Yimou’s epic martial arts tale, Hero, and Tsui Hark’s wuxia classic remake, Zu Warriors. All three titles are available for individual pre-orders ahead of their June 26 release date from Imprint Asia, as well as a hefty bundle pack you can purchase all in one fell swoop. The banner is Aussie-based so when you ponder opening your wallets, make note of the discs’ regional viability. Beyond that, enjoy the gallery below and sift through the descriptions of each or just visit the official website and have at it!

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PRIMITIVE WAR: Luke Sparke’s Sci-Fi Novel Adaptation Casts Up As Production Readies Gold Coast Shoot

It’s taken a few years to brew, but director Luke Sparke’s new sci-fi thriller Primitive War is finally moving forward. The adaptation of Ethan Pettus’s debut 2017 novel is set to commence principal photography on Australia’s Gold Coast, employing over 200 local crew members. Heading up the Queensland production are Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Jeremy Piven (Entourage, Old School), Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica, Lucifer), and Nick Wechsler (The Boys, Revenge). Rounding out the cast are SAG Award Nominee Ryan Kwanten (True Blood, Glorious), and actors Anthony Ingruber (Age of Adaline, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny), Aaron Glenane (Interceptor, Danger Close), Carlos Sanson Jr (Bump, Legacies), Ana Thu Nguyen (upcoming Mortal Kombat 2), Adolphus Waylee (Nautilus), Richard Brancatisano (The Messenger, After the Verdict), Marcus Johnson (Talk to Me, Bring Him to Me) and Jake Ryan (Savage, Underbelly). Sparke will direct from his own script a story […]

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CONTOUR: Eric Jacobus And Dennis Ruel Set April Launch With Live Q&A Via YouTube For Hit Indie Martial Arts Flick

As announced in January, actor, stuntman and filmmaker Eric Jacobus is readying to launch the free online release of his 2006 martial arts comedy classic, Contour, beginning next month. The movie will premiere exclusively on Jacobus’s YouTube channel on April 19 at 7:00pm pacific standard time, with Jacobus joined by co-star Dennis Ruel in a live Q&A to celebrate the film’s twentieth anniversary since its 2004 production. Contour follows the small-time criminal Lawrence (Law) Young, who moonlights as a crotchety San Francisco tour guide. Among Law’s latest guests is Alfonso de la Rosario, the prince of the obscure island nation of Uruvia, who informs Law of a hefty reward awaiting whomever recovers a missing (and very embarrassing) “private video” that belongs to his parents, the king and queen of Uruvia. Law sets out to recover the tape with the help of his criminal contacts, throwing Law and his tourists head […]

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CHINATOWN COWBOY: Help Deliver Jaafar Alnabi’s New Big Apple-Set Neo-Noir Western Short To Justice!

Aspiring director Jaafar Alnabi wants to make a neo-noir Western set in the heart of New York City’s Chinatown. The project in question? Chinatown Cowboy, which is currently at the halfway point of its Seed & Spark campaign with few weeks left! The Cowboy gets a call for an open bounty for Ming, who has stolen from a hot head criminal Wolf. The Cowboy wanders the streets of Chinatown looking for Ming, talking to the locals, to deliver Ming to Wolf, and reveal a deeper and darker history of the Cowboy, and his relationship with the Wolf. The Seed & Spark page has all the details you need to know about the project, including some cool visual references and aesthetics to note. As Alnabi notes below, in part: “I love seeing stories break the mold of their genres. I love westerns, and I love movies from Hong Kong, so I […]

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BABY ASSASSINS 2: Win A Blu-Ray Copy Of The Hit Action Comedy Sequel Releasing April 2 From Well Go USA!

It took scrolling to a random tweet in the past week or so to inform me that a third installment of the hit lo-fi hit Baby Assassins franchise is well on the way for later this year. So, I guess we can add this on our 2024 calendars going forward. In the meantime, the second and latest release from Well Go USA with Baby Assassins 2 is coming next week to Digital and Blu-Ray, and we’ve got two Blu-Rays to give out to the masses. All you need to do is share with us your favorite action scene from any of the works of the film’s action director, Kensuke Sonomura, and write your answers to filmcombatsyndicate@gmail.com. This contest expires after 11:59pm EST on April 1, and is available only to residents in the United States. Good luck, and be on the lookout for the film’s Hi-YAH! streaming launch on July […]

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Streaming Sleepers: In COYOTE CAGE, Migrant Survival Horror Thriller Trudges Tricky Terrain

Coyote Cage is now available in the U.S. on Digital from Indie Rights Movies. Every once in a while you come across a film that piques the interest through a tangible, real-world lens. Such is the case for the crises faced by migrants South of the border, seeking safe harbor away from their former homes, and the imaginable (and in some cases, unimaginable) horrors that come with the risks of such a journey. That’s the stage being set in Michael Perez’s fourth feature, Coyote Cage, penned by Devin O’Leary and now streaming on Amazon Prime to rent or purchase. What follows is an all-out survival thriller that often moves at a slow pace, but doesn’t wait too long before leaving a trail of bodies and raising the stakes a little more as it goes. That’s the ordeal soon left at the foot of Guero (Michael L. McNulty), a white “coyote” […]

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BADE MIYAN CHOTE MIYAN Pits Heroic Muscle Mavericks Against A Villainous Psycho And His Army In The Official Trailer

Just when you think Bollywood cinema can’t grow bigger, bolder and more bodacious, the official trailer for Bade Miyan Chote Miyan arrives to shut that conversation down, forthwith. Ali Abbas Zafar is at the helm for the two-hander led by Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff. With their contrasting personalities and maverick methods, Bade Miyan and Chote Miyan need to overcome their differences and labor together to transport the offenders to impartiality and preserve the day. The offenders in question would be the army led by the masked madman who apparently wants to destroy India. Alas, what better way to meet such a thriller head on than to call the Kumar/Shroff calvary? How it all pans out is a mystery though as the trailer below sees the two characters duke it out, providing plenty of intrigue to measure against the beefcake bravado and blockbuster ambitions here. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan arrives […]

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Boston Underground 2024 Review: In FEMME, Lessons In Pain And Purgation

“…By putting a queer protagonist at the heart of our revenge story, we aimed to put our own stamp on a genre that we love but from which we have often felt excluded.” Per the partial directors’ statement, Sam Freeman and Ng Choon-Ping have a point. Queer protagonists are a rarity when it comes to certain genres, particularly regarding the kinds of films that sites like mine usually cover. I’ve even had conversations with mutuals about films like these over the years and some ideas they’ve had which sort of just sat on the shelf and were never fully realized. With circumstances like these, a film like Femme feels like a breath of fresh air. I was keen to start this review by exclaiming how on the edge of my seat I was for the better half of this movie. It’s a very different kind of film that tackles the […]

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