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Don’t Miss The 24th KUNG FU EXTRAVAGNZA Now Streaming Online!

The 24th annual Kung Fu Extravaganza was held on Thursday evening as planned with hosts Ric Meyers and Preston Downey (a.k.a. That Phat Samurai Guy). The two held a panel that also included Frank Djeng of 88 Films, Justice For Hire co-creator Jan Lucanus, filmmaker Chris Mancini and Hong Kong action veteran, actor/musician Vincent Lyn, comprising a 208-minute celebration of Asian films and action cinema, from the classics to contemporary works, to independent movies and shows, and an interview by Meyers and Downey with actors Philip Ng and Van Ness Wu of Well Go USA’s Undercover Punch And Gun. I live in the east coast, so I only stuck around for the first two hours before hitting the sack and skimming the remaining hour and a half prior to this post, but Meyers and the panel do dive quite a bit into things. This partly included some philosophy on Kung […]

Ric Meyers’ KUNG FU EXTRAVAGANZA XXIV Takes To The Movie Dojo This Summer!

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While Comic Con has long been home to Ric Meyers’ Kung Fu Extravaganza, this week saw word that the convention was cancelling the event’s 24th annual run when the two-day festivities kick off in July. Gladly for those who’ve been keen on Meyers’ versatile experience in movies, books and journalism over the years, including the aforementioned panel, plans are officially underway for YouTube personality Preston Downey – a.k.a. “That Phat Samurai Guy” to take the reigns this year via his channel, The Movie Dojo. The panel will stream on the channel on Tuesday, July 22 at 6:00 pm Pacific Standard Time, 9:00pm EST. Downey, along with wife and film enthusiast Lauren who goes by the pseudonym, “Lady Phatblood”, began his pastime as a film critic in 2015 discussing a wide variety of Asian movies and action cinema, trailer reactions, collectibles and more. In the last several years, including in 2020 […]

Kyle Wong Talks Up WARRIOR With The Movie Dojo’s Own Phat Samurai Guy

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The past few months have proven to be the most driven for one of our own here on this platform. If you’ve been keeping up with all things related to the hit series, Warrior, which is currently streaming both seasons on HBO Max, and you happen to be one of our readers, chances are you’ve caught on to Kyle Wong’s own reviews of each episode. The series continues to inspire as it’s been doing, despite the discouraging lack of a third season and the reportedly paltry media attention against all cries from fans for the show’s continuance, myself included, wishful thinking be damned. Welp, that didn’t stop Kyle’s mission to cover this show, and The Movie Dojo’s own Phat Samurai Guy only recently wrapped up his own viewing and has since taken up arms with the fanbase to keep the fervor going as of late Tuesday in a new episode […]