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THE HIT LIST: January 9, 2017

I don’t know about some of you but my new year already had a few stumbles in its first week. Granted we still have about 355 days left of the year as we are now fifty-one weeks in, and the internet is ripe with action-packed content ready to share, thus commencing the return of The Hit List – our weekly column in which we boost some of the best and impressive videos showcasing stunts, demos, test fights, trailers and complete, independently-produced shortfilms that live up to the task of delivering great storytelling and action. If you’ve been with us at all in the last two years since this column of Film Combat Syndicate began, you know how this script goes. However, if this is your first rodeo, hopefully you’ve got some time to kill. As always, our first playlist comes jam-packed with terrific stunt and demo reels from today’s talented […]

THE HIT LIST – June 8, 2015

Lee B. Golden III

This week’s Hit List load is choc-filled with goodies; there was one that I absolutely LOVED and if you’re a fan of Star Wars, Batman and Marvel, you’re going to be absolutely fulfilled by what you’re about to see. Ah, and there is music too! That said, crack a bag of good eats open and put this playlist below on full screen, because it only gets more spectacular by the end. Team Cascade’s own Ben Milord kicks things off with his newest stunt reel followed by that of Kendall Wells thereafter (more on him later), and other reels from Lauren Okadigbo, Lang Yip, Jayden Irving, Damien Buffard, Jerry T. Adams, Korey Fackler, Mike Needham and Geoff Samuels. The list completes itself with two solid fight choreography reels from Peter Berube and the one and only Philip Silvera! Next up is a series of still, some of which have already gone […]

Godefroy Ryckewaert Presents: SHADOWS OF 13

Lee B. Golden III

Independent filmmaker, martial artist and stuntman Godefroy Ryckewaert is starting to have an affect on me. I first wrote about him late last year and he’s beginning to stand out more and more with each project. This time around, he’s collaborated with select members of France-based Casade Demo Team for their newest shortfilm, Shadows Of 13. Martial artist and actor Daren Nop stars in his first ever shortfilm role on top of writing the story and script, as well as designing the action sequences and stunts. However, there is more here than just watching an amazing display of martial arts action, and it comes with a damn good story setup. Shadows Of 13 is a terrific character study on heroism, and the importance of never taking an act of kindness for granted. It’s one of the best online action pieces I have ever seen and I never thought it would […]