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Burning Ambition (1989) is my second Frankie Chan directed Hong Kong flick after Outlaw Brothers (1990). It opens with ruthless efficiency, as a crime boss tells his family and associates that he is handing the reins of his empire over to his younger son Hwa (Simon Yam, Naked Killer ). We quickly see why, as during this important family/business dinner, older son Wai (Michael Kiu Wai Miu, Fatal Termination ) is upstairs playing drinking games and flirting with girls. As they

Now this is my kind of schlock! Directed by Peter Manoogian (Eliminators), 1989’s Arena is a low-budget, high-effort production seriously committed to its silly-ass premise of a dude punching rubber monsters in the face. It’s Super Punch Out in space if Little Mac was 6’4”, but still little compared to most of his alien opponents. Soap opera regular Paul Satterfield stars as Steve Armstrong, a human working as a cook on a space station. Satterfield is tall and long-limbed, hi

ouch I am still catching up with movies from the Fridays of Fury Action Club, join the fun and see past and upcoming movies here . Mirage...

“If it isn’t Tango, it's Cash… Tango and Cash, Cash and Tango!” So says a soused Jack Palance as the villainous Perret. Frustrated with...