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Review: Mark Dacascos Action Thriller ULTIMATE JUSTICE Does Little Of It

Actor Mark Dacascos’s seldom stake nowadays in action films is something that I begrudgingly continue to deal with, and I know for a fact that I am no island when it comes to this. While surely keeping himself diverse and flexible between projects, it’s no secret that the man who won our hearts over the years in films like Only The Strong, Drive, Boogie Boy, China Strike Force and Cradle To The Grave should have at least been in an Expendables film by now. As such, to see the actor take the reigns in a film like Ultimate Justice does have its rewarding moments and is something to appreciate, although you’ll be hard pressed to go unchallenged for longer than the first act. Hailing as the second feature film from Silent Partners – the people who brought you One Million K(l)icks, Martin Christopher Bode makes his directorial feature debut with […]

Review: ULTIMATE JUSTICE (2017) – From the Team That Brought You ‘One Million K(l)icks’ Comes…Another Movie.

To be a fan of Mark Dacascos is to be well acquainted with frustration and disappointment. There’s no doubt that he’s one of the most gifted action stars of his age, but he’s often underutilized or downright miscast in the majority of his filmography. For every Drive, there are five China Strike Forces; for every Brotherhood of the Wolf, there are ten Cradle 2 the Graves. Dacascos was given a chance to be the “next big action star” in the 90s with Only the Strong, but due to some bad career advice (cough, Double Dragon, cough) he missed out on his big break. With every new Dacascos action vehicle, fans are filled with an increasingly faint glimmer of hope that we’ll see him be utilized to his full potential… But more often than not, we walk away disappointed. This is a lamentation that is shared by, of all people, Mark […]

Cannes 2015: Not One, But TWO MILLION K(L)ICKS Are Now In Order For Mike Moeller To Star!

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It’s becoming an electrifying weekend of news for movie deals coming out of France, and fans within the martial arts action niche aren’t being ignored at all. Several deals have been made so far, including one regarding the latest directorial debut success of Alex Padrutt’s martial arts drama, One Million K(l)icks, the story of a fighter’s ultimate battle for survival in an underground online betting tournament with German action sensation Mike Moeller starring. The film is already set for distribution in the U.K. through international sales agent, distribution company Evolutionary Films who, as of this week, will officially co-produce the English-language sequel, Two Million K(l)icks: Hong Kong Death Match with Moeller returning to star. Mike Leeder and Rudiger W. Kuemmerle, who produced the first film, are back to produce for Ross Boyask, helmer of such actioners as Left For Dead, Ten Dead Men, and actress Cecily Fay’s fantasy adventure, Warrioress, […]

Blurbs From China: Bruce Le’s Possible Return To Action And Talk Of Hard Target 2

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From L to R: Mike Leeder, Wong King-lung, Darren Shahlavi and Mike Moller on the set of Pound Of Flesh During the course of filming in China for director Ernie Barbarash‘s new Jean Claude Van Damme actioner, Pound Of Flesh, a few updates have dropped during the production process that may leave a few old school kung fu cinema fans and Van Damme fans alike, pretty excited. While the production itself has already unveiled its fair share of set pics so far during filming, and as it stands, at least one news gem dates back to sometime when a group photo started going viral online. Notably, that photo included actor-turned-director Wong King-lung who worked as a contract player for Shaw Brothers before taking on nom de plume, “Bruce Le”, following Bruce Lee’s passing away in July of 1973. As it turns out, according to an article written recently by Far […]