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BREAKARATE Brings On The Beats, The Boogaloo And Beat ‘Em Up Action In The Official Trailer

Events at SeriesFest this week have left rousing curiosity over the fate of upcoming martial arts comedy series, Breakarate. One of its few handy signs of life outside of its exclusive showing is an Instagram account teasing the show’s cast marinated in color, energy and over-the-top allure fitting for its 80s-toned setting. An official trailer is now out as well, signaling even more of the show’s eccentric, energizing, colorful and over-the-top nostalgia reminiscent of the bygone days of MGM and Cannon. The talent on hand includes director Zak Stoltz who created the new series along with scribes Clayton Baird and Patrick Cox, and a cast more than fitting for the tasks of hybridizing martial arts and breakin’ spectacle: Trevor Logan, Brian Siregar, Miah Blake, T.J. Storm, Gichi Gamba, Nikki Tuazon and Lily Rose Silver. Adopted brothers Blake and Lance Thompson have been training in the ancient art of Breakarate since long […]

Review: THE MARTIAL ARTS KID (2016) Brings Its Message To The Forefront Of Style

In the last eight years, we’ve been treated to not one but THREE different reimaginings of The Karate Kid: the official one (Karate Kid), the gritty one (Never Back Down), and now we have the family film. Who’d have ever guessed that The Karate Kid would become such a cultural staple? The Martial Arts Kid follows the story of Robbie Oakes (Jansen Panetierre), a juvenile delinquent who is forced to move in with his aunt and uncle in Florida after a run in with the cops. Fortunately for him, his aunt and uncle are portrayed by total badasses in the form of Cynthia Rothrock and Don “The Dragon” Wilson. At first, Robbie couldn’t be any less engaged with his new family situation and has almost no luck fitting in at school. What’s worse, within the first 24 hours he meets the girl of his dreams (Kathryn Newtown) and promptly gets […]