The first few minutes of any horror film are some of the most important. It is here, at the very beginning, where mood is established and tone is orchestrated; elements that can sink films if not done...

Unbeknownst to the Shaw Brothers and acclaimed director Lau Kar-leung ( The 36th Chamber of Shaolin ), The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter would be Alexander Fu Sheng ’s final performance. Fu Sheng was one of...

“Once they were men; now they are land crabs.” The late GREAT Roger Corman was not one to shy away from kaiju territory, no matter the ridiculousness of the story. His early B-movies are absolute marv...

An even better way to lose your head! That’s right, not content to let other production companies have all the fun with the flying guillotine routine, the Shaw Brothers put forth a copycat effort with...

Well, that’s one way to lose your head! While no one knows what the weapon at the center of this classic film can tell you what it looked like, The Flying Guillotine offers one possible and completely...

For this installment of Kaiju Korner, we tackle the screen debut of Rodan, Godzilla’s best and worst frenemy in a number of kaiju sequels, as he takes to the skies in his film debut over an erupting M...

It’s ladies night. Ghouls and Boils! Time to bring home the skanky bacon! Full of some frightfully twisted stories, Realm of Shadows tackles the dark side of all our human emotions and presents them w...

Ever wanted to watch someone fight with a bird cage before? If so, Monkey Kung Fu is the action spectacle for you! Flawed but absolutely gonzo with its wall-to-wall action sequences which involves cha...

Welcome back, Fellow Film Travelers! In today’s coverage of all things kaiju and massive, we’re going to hop in the Way Back Machine and set the time coordinates for 1925! That’s right, it’s time to c...

It’s time to get spooky, Chop Socky fans! The Bride from Hell might be tonally inconsistent, running the gamut between horror tropes and comedy in a very clunky (but lovable) way, but it is damn revel...

Beginning in the middle of the burning of a Shaolin Temple, Heroes Two throws the audience right into a fight sequence in which a whole lot of burning things becomes obstacles for our heroes Alexander...

Welcome back to Kaiju Korner , where we celebrate all things concerning Japanese fantasy and giant monsters! This time on the monster-sized docket for all things mutated and giant-sized is Godzilla Ra...

“The wall may be low, but the buddha is high.” The ultimate martial arts film when it comes to training, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin remains an amazing watch. Here, we get an intense look at the steps...

Let the street brawls begin! Cue the funk music because it’s time to kick some serious ass and look badass while doing it, too. Man of Iron has arrived on sparkling blu-ray!...

The Shaw Brothers made a lot of martial arts films covering Shi Nai-An ’s The Water Margin , the 14th-century Song Dynasty novel, but it is here, with 1972’s Chang Cheh adaptation (covering chapters 6...