War 2 is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Ayan Mukerji [...] it is the sixth instalment in the YRF Spy Universe and sequel to War (2019). The film stars Hrithik Roshan, N. T. Rama Rao Jr and Kiara Advani in lead roles alongside Ashutosh Rana and Anil Kapoor.

Scheduled for release on August 14th, Indian Independence Day.

Trailer

• YouTube - Trailer(Hindi. English YouTube subtitles available)

Info

• Wikipedia
• IMDb

Via TheOmenMedia website/Mastodon post

In this wildly entertaining account of the golden age of the action movie, Nick de Semlyen charts Stallone and Schwarzenegger’s carnage-packed journey from enmity to friendship against the backdrop of Reagan’s America and the Cold War. He also reveals fascinating untold stories of the colorful characters who ascended in their wake: high-kickers Chuck Norris and Jackie Chan, glowering tough guys Dolph Lundgren and Steven Seagal, and quipping troublemakers Jean-Claude Van Damme and Bruce Willis. But as time rolled on, the era of the invincible action hero who used muscle, martial arts, or the perfect weapon to save the day began to fade. When Jurassic Park trounced Schwarzenegger’s Last Action Hero in 1993, the glory days of these macho men—and the vision of masculinity they celebrated—were officially over.

• Full review at The Action Elite

• Bookwyrm - The Last Action Heroes

This time around there are no near-death experiences but the sequel definitely ups the ante from the first. Asian Hawk returns and this time he’s teaming up with not one, not two but three ladies: Ada (Carol Cheng), Elsa (Eva Cobo de Garcia) and Momoko (Shôko Ikeda), to retrieve Nazi gold from a secret German base in the Sahara Desert.

• Full review at EasternKicks.com

Summary
Guns Up has some entertaining action scenes and I love seeing Kevin James in roles like this and Becky showing that there’s more to him than slapstick comedy.

Previously - trailer: https://piefed.social/post/999184

• Comic Con - Friday - Nobody 2 & Bob Odenkirk's love of Police Story, meeting Alec Baldwin, Peacemaker Season 2, Predator: Badlands preview etc.
• Comic Con - Saturday - bumping into Michael Biehn, comic book artist Todd McFarlane of Spawn fame, Tom De Santo writer/producer of X-Men, more merch etc.

Rina Takeda (High Kick Girl!, Attack on Titan: Part 1, Re:Born), cult martial arts actress known for her real-life karate skills, is back with By 6am, an upcoming actioner from director Munetoshi Mukai (Color of Songs).

via City on Fire

• YouTube - Trailer for 'By 6am' (in Japanese, auto-translate subtitles available)

Out in Japan in October.

Takeda is also in Muromachi Outsiders.

Before becoming a director, China-born Qin Pengfei was a Wushu athlete, stuntman, and action choreographer. All of his works—whether wuxia or crime thrillers—are made for local streaming platforms like iQIYI. Released in 2024, “Black Storm” is a modern-day police crime drama and marks Qin’s fourth directorial effort.

• Full review at Asian Movie Pulse

Info

• IMDb
• Douban - 打黑 (2024) (in Chinese)

Trailer

• YouTube - Trailer for 打黑 (English subtitles)

Full Movie

• iQiyi - Black Storm (2024) (English subtitles)
  Looks like it's only 6 minutes for free, and you have to become a member to see the rest. I think there is free membership, in addition to paid. I tried joining but the sign-up process refuses to complete.
  Also, iQiyi video doesn't play in Firefox-based browsers.

When it becomes known that a hitman (Michael Jai White) is going to Workaholics Anonymous meetings to talk about his feelings, his underworld clients decide to silence him.

Info

• IMDb

Talks, teasers, merch, comics etc related to action movies, like the new Predator: Badlands.

• San Diego Comic-Con 2025: Thursday
• San Diego Comic-Con 2025: Wednesday
• San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Preview

I'm envious of you folks in the LA area who have the chance to go to this year's Big Bad Film Fest.

• Action-Flix - Big Bad Film Fest 2025
• Big Bad Film Fest
• Big Bad Film Fest 2025 – Screening Schedule

Highlights include:

• Mark L. Lester will present his cult classic 'Showdown in Little Tokyo'
• North American Premiere of Tsuji Hiroyuki’s 'Tamura Yuto: ISOLATED', with Q&A with the film's fight director Sakamoto Koichi
• World premiere of 'Gladiator Underground' from Chaya Supannarat, director of 'Bangkok Dog'
• 10th anniversary screening of Soi Cheang’s 'SPL 2' aka 'Kill Zone 2' starring Tony Jaa
• Toei Company presents the West Coast Premiere of Irie Yū’s 'Samurai Fury'
• 'Prisoner of War' starring Scott Adkins and directed by Louis Mandylor
• West Coast Premiere of Albert Pyun's Director's Cut of Captain America (1991)
• 12 short action films

A Thai comedy-action-thriller about the trade in Buddhist amulets.

Trailer

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUy7Zcjw1Ss

Review

Welcome to classic film noir… Wait, not quite! “The Stone” is, in fact, a comedy. But none of the signature elements of British dark humor either, instead, it echoes the lively tones of Hong Kong cinema. Still we have our good naive figure, tossed around by tough guys, crooks, and to pair with him an edgy girl-band heroine in a modern take on the femme fatale.

• https://asianmoviepulse.com/2025/07/film-review-the-stone-2025/

Trailer

• https://youtu.be/yh94zFCh_mQ

Review

Plot: Special Forces commandos are abducted mid-operation by a mysterious spacecraft and, upon awakening, find themselves prey to a relentless alien race in a fight for survival.

Review: As I’ve said before William Kaufman isn’t capable of making a bad film; even when dealing with a low budget his films look awesome and Osiris is another winner.

• https://theactionelite.com/osiris-2025-review/

Info

• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31179712

In the cinematic family tree of laconic-but-deadly avengers, Clean (2021) is a redheaded stepchild—a film that knows exactly what it’s channeling and doesn’t pretend otherwise. It’s drenched in the psychic fallout of post-‘Nam vengeance fantasies and post-9/11 urban despair. Think of it as a spiritual cousin to You Were Never Really Here or Drive, but stripped of art-house affectation and dipped in the rust-colored grime of a dying city.

• Full review at 90% of Everything is Crap

Trailer

• YouTube - Trailer for 'Clean' (2021)

Info

• Wikipedia

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33359445

An action movie with comedy & horror elements, directed by Sonomura Kensuke, action director of the 'Baby Assassins' movies (see this post), written by Sakamoto Yugo and starring Takaishi Akari, both of the same franchise. Released on digital 2025 July 22nd.

After being possessed by the ghost of vengeful hit man Kudo, college student Matsuoka Fumika agrees to help him finish his quest for vengeance from beyond the grave.

Review

Given his experience in the genre, former martial arts choreographer Kensuke Sonomura’s new feature “Ghost Killer” tackles themes like female empowerment and domestic violence while also showcasing his trademark skills when it comes to fight scenes. At the same time, Sonomura aims to add comedic and horror elements to the story, thus creating a sometimes uneven, but undeniably stylish movie.

• Full review at Asian Movie Pulse

Trailer

Japanese with English subs

• YouTube - Trailer for Ghost Killer (2024)

Info

• IMDb - Ghost Killer

A few days ago, someone analyzed why they felt the final steel mill fight in Drunken Master 2 is the best fight scene ever.

Today, we have another suggestion for best fight... and again it's Jackie in the 90s. This time, the ladder fight from Police Story IV: First Strike (1996), nominated by The Action Elite.

When people talk about the greatest fight scenes of all time I always make sure to mention this incredible scene from Jackie Chan’s First Strike. Using a ladder as a weapon (amongst many other things), this is Chan at his absolute peak and it’s amazing he’s still alive after it.

• Source: The Action Elite

No breakdown or analysis, just the fight scene in all its glory.

• YouTube - First Strike - Bodyguard/Ladder Fight Scene

Which apparently has its own Etsy merch! :D

• https://www.etsy.com/listing/249377660/jackie-chans-first-strike-ladder-fight

if you want to see the whole movie, here's a legit stream search for Police Story IV: First Strike (1996):

• https://nobraincellsleft.github.io/JustWatch-Search/title/tm104565

A ronin movie directed by Irie Yū 入江 悠.

Kyoto, 1461. On the eve of the Onin War, the capital is a city in collapse. Famine and plague have claimed tens of thousands, with the dead lining the Kamo River, while human trafficking and forced labor thrive under the noses of a ruling class more interested in decadence than duty. Amid this backdrop, a lone ronin named Hasuda Hyoe moves through the chaos. An outlaw by choice, Hyoe relies on his skill and cunning to navigate a broken society—burning down checkpoints, killing corrupt officials, and gradually attracting a ragtag band of drifters and misfits. Among them is Saizo, nicknamed Frog, a starving youth with raw talent in staff combat, whom Hyoe trains into a formidable fighter.
Together with a sword master, a giant with an iron club, and a Korean archer, they plot an uprising against the shogunate.

Review: Asian Movie Pulse

• IMDb - Muromachi Burai

Trailer

(in Japanese, auto-translate subtitles suck)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IqI2bMK84o

(In the trailer, turn on auto-translated captions for English subtitles.)

Action-comedy sequel to 2012's Son of Sardaar.

Summary

After years away, Jassi travels to Scotland to reconcile with his wife, and attend a chaotic Sikh wedding. He fakes being a war hero to assist the couple in gaining their parents' approval for their marriage, but gets entangled in a mob conflict. Now he must save hostages and his marriage while navigating cultural chaos.

Info

• Wikipedia
• IMDb

I've never seen any Desi action films, and this one's coming out on Netflix, so I might give this one a try.

(Trailer says release date is 25th July, but apparently it's been pushed to 1st August.)

Predator: Badlands is an upcoming American science fiction action film in the Predator franchise. It is the seventh film in the mainline series and ninth in the overall franchise. The film is directed by Dan Trachtenberg, co-written by Trachtenberg and Patrick Aison, and stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi.

Predator: Badlands is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on November 7, 2025

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator:_Badlands

One Spoon of Chocolate is a 2025 American action thriller drama film written, produced and directed by RZA. It stars Shameik Moore, Paris Jackson, RJ Cyler, Harry Goodwins, Johnell Young, Michael Harney, Rockmond Dunbar, E'myri Crutchfield, Blair Underwood, Jason Isbell, Isaiah Hill (in his feature film debut), James Lee Thomas, and Jason Vendryes.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Spoon_of_Chocolate
• https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32192973/

Plus:

'Flaunt' interview with RZA, talking about:

• his journey from making music to making movies
• his love of the Criterion Collection
• making The Man with the Iron Fists
• his relationship with Quentin Tarantino & John Woo
• his time in China, including at the Wu Tang monastery
• the Wu Tang Clan legacy
• One Spoon of Chocolate

The first two DVDs I ever bought (before I even owned a DVD player, I had to rent one from my local Blockbuster) were Das Boot and Drunken Master 2.

I think I'll rewatch DM2 before I watch this video.

#KungFuSat is a watch party every Saturday at 16.00 UTC (12pm US Eastern Time), with people chatting on Mastodon as we watch a kung fu movie (dubbed into English).

• https://fedv.link/https://ohai.social/tags/kungfusat

Today it's 'Imperial Sword' '聖劍風雲' (1977) (a.k.a. The Brave in Kung Fu's Shadow / Kung Fu Shadow / Glory Sword).

After her father, a judge, is murdered by corrupt officials, a young woman must set out do recover the Blood Rain Sword, which her father had left to her, and encounters obstacles from the villainous Chao Pai.

• IMDb
• HKMDB

Trailer

• https://youtu.be/2ZRj9JGBNIk

Full movie (licensed AFAIK)

• https://youtu.be/s48QjcAapQQ

@Screen_Shatter@lemmy.world 's comment on Uncaged Fury made me rewatch Kung Fury, what a blast! :D

For those who don't know, Kung Fury is a half-hour amazing, hilarious parody of 80s-style action movies and hacker flicks, and 90's beat-em-ups. And the fight against Nazis we all want to see. And even a song from David Hasselhoff!

Kung Fury (2015)

Trailer

• YouTube - Kung Fury trailer

Full Movie

• YouTube - Kung Fury (requires login to prove you're over 18)
• Libreflix - Kung Fury (for those without a YouTube account or who don't want to log in)

Kung Fury: Street Rage (video game)

• YouTube - Trailer for 'Kung Fury: Street Rage'
• https://kungfurystreetrage.com/

True Survivor - David Hasselhoff

• Full music video
• 8-bit remix music video

Info

• Wikipedia - Kung Fury
• IMDb - Kung Fury

Laser Unicorns

• YouTube channel - Laser Unicorns

Screenshots

Kung Fury 2: The Movie (?)

The feature film, starring not only David Sandberg, David Hasselhoff and the rest of the original gang but also || Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Fassbender ||, has been trapped in lawsuit hell since production finished in 2019. Will we ever see it? Who knows?

About 6 weeks ago, a 10-minute sizzle reel was leaked, showing highlights of the movie. Sandberg asks people not to view it (I only read that after watching), as it contains lots of spoilers.

If you can't wait or are too cynical to believe the lawsuit will ever be resolved in your lifetime, I've linked the sizzle reel below. It's as much fun as the original Kung Fury, and gives us an idea of what the world is missing. I hope the bloody lawsuits end soon.

Kung Fury 2: The Movie - Sizzle reel

• https://youtu.be/qWmkHV9vwf0

Info

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kung_Fury_2