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THE BOUNCER Review: John Ozuna Tangos With Romanian Gangsters In Masimiliano Cerchi’s Latest

I learned about actor and martial artist John Ozuna when I was covering some of director Rene Perez’s work back in 2018. What I didn’t know – at least until this draft – was that Ozuna is a Guinness World Record-holding martial artist on top of that, crowned for throwing well over seven-hundred punches in a minute, and clocking the world’s fastest martial arts punch at 43.3 miles per hour. These are all impressive feats to share with the niche, while Ozuna has since stepped up to the challenge of adding “screen actor” to his tradecraft with a number of credits to show for his efforts. Ozuna’s latest work, The Bouncer, is already out on VOD from Vision Films, from director Massimiliano Cerchi. Penned by Adrian Milnes, The Bouncer is set in the city of Bucharest where we meet Frank (Ozuna), a nightclub bouncer who finds himself crossing paths with […]

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LAZARUS Rises In The First Official Teaser Trailer Announcement

Lee B. Golden III

Plot details remain nil at the moment for Call Me King helmer, writer and director R.L. Scott’s new movie, Lazarus. That said, it’s been just shy of a year since we shared exclusive stills of the new ultra violent superhero thriller hailing from Shadow Motion Pictures and OverDog Entertainment. That kind of profusion left questions regarding any teaser or trailer footage that may arise, and so this week, a brand new teaser trailer announcement has arrived to satisfy the curiosity. It’s brief, brisk, but presents something equally slick and edgy and worth every bit of attention you can lend if you love action cinema grounded in stark, visceral brutality pound-for-pound. Sean Riggs (Stomp The Yard) leads the cast with a story centered on a super powered vigilante in his one-man war on an organization to free the city from darkness. Also starring are Costas Mandylor (The Saw Trilogy), Noel Gugliemi […]

Olivier Gruner Goes BEYOND THE GAME In The Latest Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

If you happen to be noticing a resurgence of B-movie action cinema fandom as of late, no, it’s not all in your head. This is real, and there are several examples out there with titles as far back as 2010 with the release of Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables, and more and more of these films have been rolling out in some capacity ever since. Clearly the niche hasn’t disappeared long since the 90’s era of B-movie action cinema glory took hold, and its clearly one that Blizhniy Boy (2007) trio, director Erken Lalgashev and writers J. Stephen Maunder and David Mitchell share a lineage in, as well as a shared interest as so expressed in their latest contribution, Beyond The Game. There aren’t any plot details, but the cast itself is littered with a who’s-who of action veterans with actor and martial artist Olivier Gruner as a psychologically-cracked solider in […]