Justin McDonald
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Definitely not my favorite Chang Cheh film. boxd.it/gEDqsB
A ★★★ review of The Nine Demons (1984)
Chang Cheh’s The Nine Demons is a mixed bag. When the action and martial arts hits it’s that classic Shaw Brothers feel. Even if this isn’t a Shaw production. All the magic and mystical stuff is just ...
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October 6, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Definitely not my favorite Chang Cheh film. boxd.it/gEDqsB
Today’s #PhysicalMedia arrivals is more from my big RareWaves order from a couple weeks ago.
October 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Today’s #PhysicalMedia arrivals is more from my big RareWaves order from a couple weeks ago.
It’s just fine. Too long, but Fu Sheng plays a different kind of character than his usual badass. boxd.it/gDM9Fd
A ★★★ review of The Fake Ghost Catchers (1982)
This horror comedy has its moments. Like a very fun final showdown where our three screwups fight an evil ghost. When all three of the leads are getting into hijinks together. It’s also fun to see Fu ...
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October 5, 2026 at 5:15 AM
It’s just fine. Too long, but Fu Sheng plays a different kind of character than his usual badass. boxd.it/gDM9Fd
LONG LIVE DING-DONG! boxd.it/gDEsyf
A ★★★★ review of Demon of the Lute (1983)
Demon of the Lute is not what I was expecting at all. It’s more a wuxia, comedy fantasy film than a horror movie. It’s a fun rollicking score, at times a badass rock n roll one. Its stars all have mom...
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October 5, 2026 at 2:38 AM
LONG LIVE DING-DONG! boxd.it/gDEsyf
Absolute nonsense in the most perfect Shaw Brothers way. boxd.it/gDwZvR
A ★★★★ review of Portrait in Crystal (1983)
Portrait in Crystal is just Shaw Brothers at peak absolute nonsense. There is a vague plot here, but it’s full of such fun and interesting characters, even if they’re introduced a mile a minute, and f...
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October 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Absolute nonsense in the most perfect Shaw Brothers way. boxd.it/gDwZvR
A fine setup in the first half leads to a very entertaining back half full of black magic shenanigans. boxd.it/gDnxeZ
A ★★★½ review of Seeding of a Ghost (1983)
This Shaw Brothers horror flick is a little slow to get going. But once the black magic kicks in it’s a wild and very entertaining ride. Phillip Ko plays a taxi driver whose wife begins an affair with...
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October 4, 2026 at 10:55 PM
A fine setup in the first half leads to a very entertaining back half full of black magic shenanigans. boxd.it/gDnxeZ
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Happy 84th Birthday to Ian McShane
September 29, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Happy 84th Birthday to Ian McShane
Today’s (well yesterday’s) #PhysicalMedia arrivals. Finally got the last few westerns from Germany from an Amazon order. Ambush from RareWaves. The 88 Films releases and School on Fire from Odyssey video. Then my beautiful ABT trilogy 4K preorder from DiabolikDVd arrived.
September 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Today’s (well yesterday’s) #PhysicalMedia arrivals. Finally got the last few westerns from Germany from an Amazon order. Ambush from RareWaves. The 88 Films releases and School on Fire from Odyssey video. Then my beautiful ABT trilogy 4K preorder from DiabolikDVd arrived.
Don’t know how I missed this a couple years ago. But man what a freaking movie. boxd.it/gxP1P7
A ★★★★½ review of Society of the Snow (2023)
I heard about this story, I heard about the 90s movie starring Ethan Hawke. It wasn’t until today when I was listening to The Last Podcast on the Left series on this tragic disaster, that I found out ...
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September 29, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Don’t know how I missed this a couple years ago. But man what a freaking movie. boxd.it/gxP1P7
First and last acts are very fun. Unfortunately the rest of the movie is kind of just annoying. But Lau Kar-Leung and Kara Wai are electric, and throw Gordon Liu in there for good measure and the action is good. Plus a BMX bike fight!? boxd.it/gwPul7
A ★★★½ review of The Lady Is the Boss (1983)
Lau Kar-Leung’s modern day set action comedy does serve up some laughs, but does lack in the action department. There’s some good fight scenes, but nothing that comes close to his best. There’s story ...
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September 28, 2026 at 1:51 AM
First and last acts are very fun. Unfortunately the rest of the movie is kind of just annoying. But Lau Kar-Leung and Kara Wai are electric, and throw Gordon Liu in there for good measure and the action is good. Plus a BMX bike fight!? boxd.it/gwPul7
You could see why William S. Hart became a movie star. Fun ending.
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A ★★★½ review of The Bargain (1914)
The Bargain is William S. Hart’s first starring role, and I can see why it made him a star. The story is one you seen before, especially in these silent westerns. But what sets this one apart is the m...
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September 23, 2026 at 6:50 AM
You could see why William S. Hart became a movie star. Fun ending.
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Unfortunately my least favorite of the trilogy. It’s still a damn fine piece of action filmmaking, but clearly the weakest. boxd.it/grZXmt
A ★★★★ review of One Last Shot (2026)
Firstly I got to applaud and commend James Nunn, the crews and Scott Adkins of all three of the One Shot movies. They truly made one of the most underrated action franchise ever. Shooting them all as ...
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September 23, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Unfortunately my least favorite of the trilogy. It’s still a damn fine piece of action filmmaking, but clearly the weakest. boxd.it/grZXmt
A few small gripes hold this one back some. But most of the acting, story and action are all fantastic. boxd.it/grVRnn
A ★★★★★ review of One More Shot (2024)
Just really impressed by Waleed Elgadi in these two One Shot movies. The man is just acting his ass off in both. Action is better in this than the first, it’s a little bigger. Few little gripes on rew...
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September 23, 2026 at 5:24 AM
A few small gripes hold this one back some. But most of the acting, story and action are all fantastic. boxd.it/grVRnn
Man it’s still so damn good. boxd.it/grRaKl
A ★★★★★ review of One Shot (2021)
An important movie for me, but that doesn’t sway what I think about this tremendous low budget action flick. It uses its limited budget to full effect with the one continuous shot gimmick. It isn’t no...
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September 23, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Man it’s still so damn good. boxd.it/grRaKl
Incredibly fun sci-fi action filmmaking. It knows exactly what it is, and who it’s made for. Lindsay Morgan is a freaking star, and Daniel Bernhardt as always steals the show. boxd.it/grc7Xz
A ★★★★ review of Skylines (2020)
On par with O’Donnell’s first film, Beyond Skyline. Narratively it’s it more straightforward and while being about 10 minutes longer than the previous film, it moves a lot quicker. Lindsay Morgan is a...
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September 22, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Incredibly fun sci-fi action filmmaking. It knows exactly what it is, and who it’s made for. Lindsay Morgan is a freaking star, and Daniel Bernhardt as always steals the show. boxd.it/grc7Xz
Fuck yeah! This is what independent action filmmaking is all about. I mean how can anyone dislike a movie where Frank Grillo, Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian slice and dice up some mothetfucking aliens! boxd.it/gr7CrT
A ★★★★ review of Beyond Skyline (2017)
This had been on my watchlist for a while. Being big fan of both Grillo and Iko Uwais for years now. Argus takes what Skyline did and badassed it up. It’s bigger, it travels the world. We see more ali...
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September 22, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Fuck yeah! This is what independent action filmmaking is all about. I mean how can anyone dislike a movie where Frank Grillo, Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian slice and dice up some mothetfucking aliens! boxd.it/gr7CrT
A decent little alien invasion flick. You can clearly tell all the money was put into the effects. Which mostly holds up. boxd.it/gr2jCN
A ★★½ review of Skyline (2010)
Skyline is a nice low budget alien invasion flick. The characters are thin, the story is simple. What carries is the visuals on screen. Using basically all its budget on the practical and visual effec...
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September 22, 2026 at 1:46 AM
A decent little alien invasion flick. You can clearly tell all the money was put into the effects. Which mostly holds up. boxd.it/gr2jCN
Today’s #PhysicalMedia arrivals. Ninja Wars and Zulu Dawn from Atomic Video Store. Then the rest from orbit. Also one more Tony Stella artwork to the collection.
September 21, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Today’s #PhysicalMedia arrivals. Ninja Wars and Zulu Dawn from Atomic Video Store. Then the rest from orbit. Also one more Tony Stella artwork to the collection.
This one s big step up from the first. Moves better, a better story and better action. Not as much creepy, horny priest, but it’s still there don’t worry. boxd.it/gpJNxB
A ★★★★ review of Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder (1968)
Everyone’s favorite gambling, karate chopping, horny priest is back. This time they take what made Tomisaburō Wakayama’s other iconic character from Lone Wolf and Cub carrying the kid around to this o...
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September 20, 2026 at 6:35 PM
This one s big step up from the first. Moves better, a better story and better action. Not as much creepy, horny priest, but it’s still there don’t worry. boxd.it/gpJNxB
A tad too deliberately paced at times. But still an entertaining ride. That finale is a lot of fun. boxd.it/gpil0Z
A ★★★½ review of Wicked Priest (1968)
An intriguing if at times a little too plodding tale of a degenerate priest. Most of the movie is just the priest gambling, talking shit and being horny. Thrown in a young couple subplot, a gaggle of ...
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September 20, 2026 at 7:30 AM
A tad too deliberately paced at times. But still an entertaining ride. That finale is a lot of fun. boxd.it/gpil0Z
I may have talked in circles a few times in this review. But I’m proud of it. Sometimes a movie just hits certain spots in your brain and you can’t help but love it. Despite it’s massive flaws and xenophobia. boxd.it/gmwvvJ
A ★★★★½ review of Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
I hadn’t watched this since I saw it in theaters. I remember walking out with my dad who really enjoyed it, thinking “man that was really racist.” Well I still think the same, on that. It’s unfortunat...
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September 17, 2026 at 5:58 AM
I may have talked in circles a few times in this review. But I’m proud of it. Sometimes a movie just hits certain spots in your brain and you can’t help but love it. Despite it’s massive flaws and xenophobia. boxd.it/gmwvvJ
I have come to realize that this is Stallone’s action masterpiece, his best directed film and just how much this one means to me personally and how it shaped me as a young movie fan. boxd.it/gmqV4n
A ★★★★★ review of Rambo (2008)
What was going through Stallone’s head that he had to make this kind of political statement about the atrocities in Myanmar (at the time Burma). This is one mean, nasty and brutal film. The massacre i...
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September 17, 2026 at 3:02 AM
I have come to realize that this is Stallone’s action masterpiece, his best directed film and just how much this one means to me personally and how it shaped me as a young movie fan. boxd.it/gmqV4n
Today’s lone #PhysicalMedia arrival. This 80s western I’ve had my eye on for a while now. Finally saw for a decent price on eBay and pulled the trigger.
September 16, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Today’s lone #PhysicalMedia arrival. This 80s western I’ve had my eye on for a while now. Finally saw for a decent price on eBay and pulled the trigger.
Meh boxd.it/glHoBX
A ★★★ review of Rambo III (1988)
Even at an hour and forty minutes this is a complete slog. With a second unit/action director behind camera even the action is a let down compared to the 2nd film. Just all feels half baked. Love the ...
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September 16, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Meh boxd.it/glHoBX
I didn’t expect to write so much about Rambo: First Blood Part II yet here I am. There’s squib work in here that might be now considered a lost art.
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A ★★★★ review of Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Big loud 80s machismo and exceptionalism at its loudest. Taking Rambo haunted by his past in Vietnam, comes back to Vietnam to save some POWs. Of course there are some American cronies lying about wha...
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September 15, 2026 at 4:53 AM
I didn’t expect to write so much about Rambo: First Blood Part II yet here I am. There’s squib work in here that might be now considered a lost art.
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