THE SHEPHERD CODE II: ROAD BACK Review: A Regressive Sequel Retread With A Little Improvement
The film opens in UK cinemas on September 19 and on digital worldwide beginning October 9.
The film opens in UK cinemas on September 19 and on digital worldwide beginning October 9.
The Shepherd Code is now available on streaming and digital from ITN Distribution. Disclaimer: Joe Hallett is an industry stunt performer and contributes from time to time for Film Combat Syndicate. He worked as fight choreographer and associate producer on the following movie, and his involvement had no influence on this review. Believe it or not, I’m a lot less of a martial arts movie monolith than I was in my twenties. Still, naturally, it’s always my hope that creatives operating in this genre put out something awesome and worthwhile. After all, even low budget films tend to bare fruit depending on how well they’re made, and who makes them. Sadly, that’s not always the case. Alan Delabie is an accomplished martial artist who has studied under the same teacher who helped a nascent Jean-Claude Van Damme flourish long before he became a household name. Delabie’s career has since seen […]
Fun fact: Alan Delabie can work the hell out of a pair of nunchakus, a feat credited in large part to the stewardship of well-known JCVD preceptor, Claude Goetz. Delabie is also the star and creator behind Anatomy Of An Antihero which has been taking shape online for the last several years as a webseries directed by himself and Meosha Bean. That series, currently on Amazon Prime, now graces the martial arts and action niche on the direct-to-video front from Green Apple Entertainment, releasing a feature film akin to the series that has already accrued a raft of wins, nominations and honorable mentions at festivals in New York and California, and at Oniros in Italy. Delabie with Merrick McCartha, actress Chirstina Okolo and actor Eric Roberts, as well as the legendary Bob Wall. Franck Denard (Alan Delabie) is on borrowed time: he decides to become a vigilante before dying of […]
Following a small string of shorts and the 2007 co-directorial horror, Long Pigs, helmer Chris Power is already underway in Canada as of earlier this year with the upcoming indie actioner, The French Dragon. Parisian martial artist and actor Alan Delabie takes center stage in the film as a stuntman off to meet with his backpacking girlfriend in Canada when she ends of missing. More progress will be made between now and 2017 while the production, marking Power’s solo directorial debut, has since launched its first teaser for the indie action pic. It’s a bit rough and unpolished but otherwise presents what action fans mostly ask for, ultimately getting the genuine article in Delabie and a great stunt team on hand for the action. Take a look!
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