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‘Snake Eyes’ Final Trailer: Henry Golding Tells The Origin Story Of The Deadliest ‘G.I. Joe.’

July 19, 2021 9:31 am

"Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origin" opens this Friday, July 23, and Paramount Pictures is making a final push for seeing the movie in theaters with a final trailer. Directed by Robert Schwentke, "Snake Eyes: G.I. Jo...

‘The Raid 3’: Gareth Evans Details The Plot Of Unmade Sequel

Charles Barfield

April 24, 2020 10:51 am

News

It doesn’t appear we’ll ever get “The Raid 3.” After the first two films were hugely successful, filmmaker Gareth Evans walked away from doing a third film to focus on other projects, leaving the franchise fut...

Iko Uwais Will Join The Cast Of ‘G.I. Joe’ Spin-Off ‘Snake Eyes’

Matthew Monagle

September 8, 2019 2:53 pm

News

Starpower may be an ephemeral and difficult-to-define quality, but I dare anyone who watched “The Raid: Redemption” to say they didn’t think Iko Uwais was going to be one of the biggest action stars of his gene...

‘Wu Assassins’ Trailer: Netflix Drops A Mystical Martial Arts Series Starring Iko Uwais’ Version Of Iron Fist

Charles Barfield

July 23, 2019 12:20 pm

News, Television, Trailers

If you have already seen “The Raid” and other films with star Iko Uwais, you know that this guy deserves to be a massive star. He’s one of the best action film actors on the planet, and it’s just a shame that h...

‘Stuber’ NSFW Trailer: Kumail Nanjiani & Dave Bautista Take A Violent & F-Bomb Laden Uber Trip

Rodrigo Perez

June 8, 2019 9:38 am

News, Trailers

I’m not sure I understand the strategy of releasing a trailer, late on a Friday night when no one’s around for a comedy that probably doesn’t have the awareness factor of say a big Judd Apatow movies, but maybe...

‘Triple Threat’: A Stacked Cast Of Martial Arts Action Superstars Are Woefully Misused In This Mediocre Shoot ‘Em Up [Review]

Christian Gallichio

March 18, 2019 3:42 pm

News, Reviews

Combining a number of the biggest (unsung) names in modern action movies, including Tony Jaa (the “Ong Bak” films), Iko Uwais (“The Raid”), Scott Adkins (“Dr. Strange”), and Tiger Hu Chen (“The Man of Tai Chi”)...

‘Triple Threat’ Trailer: Tony Jaa and Iko Uwais Face Off For The First Time In An Action Movie With A Stacked International Cast

Andrew Bundy

February 14, 2019 2:29 pm

News, Trailers

Martial arts flicks are still a global phenomenon, but Kung Fu is no longer the only common denominator. Bruce Lee brought awareness to the Hong Kong form/subgenre in Hollywood, a decade prior to Jackie Chan an...

Re-Sensitized: Do The New ‘Halloween’ Sequel & ‘The Night Comes For Us’ Bring Anything New To The Table Beyond Brutality? [AYT Podcast]

Erik McClanahan

October 26, 2018 6:10 pm

News, Podcasts

Everything old is new again on this episode of Adjust Your Tracking. Joe and I cross generations of horror trends as we link John Carpenter's 1978 horror masterpiece, "Halloween," starring Jamie Lee Curtis, wit...

‘The Night Comes For Us’: Much Of ‘The Raid’ Team Reunites For Utterly Insane, Brutal Action Mayhem [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

October 23, 2018 1:16 pm

News, Reviews

Indonesian action film “The Night Comes For Us” has lived a whirlwind life in the United States, appropriate for a movie that moves like a furious, raging cyclone having an epileptic fit. Making its debut at Fa...

‘The Night Comes For Us’ Trailer: ‘The Raid’ Stars Iko Uwais & Joe Taslim Star In New Film From ‘Headshot’ Director

Charles Barfield

October 10, 2018 11:29 am

News, Trailers

Gareth Evans might have killed any hope for “The Raid 3,” but if you’re a fan of those films, and just of high-octane martial arts films, in general, then Netflix has you covered with “The Night Comes for Us.” ...

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