Martial Arts
Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
5.3/10
Director: Chris Nahon
Starring: Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Liam Cunningham, JJ Field, Koyuki , Yasuka Kurata, L...
A live action adaptation of Hiroyuki Kitakubo's cult anime, starring Gianna Jun as the centuries' old vampire slayer. Now, in the 20th century, Saya i... Read more
Butterfly Lovers (2008)
6.5/10
Director: Jingle Ma
Starring: Charlene Choi, Ge Hu, Chun Wu
Aka "The Assassin's Blade". Based on an ancient Chinese legend, Charlene Choi stars as Zhu Yanzhi, a girl who disguises herself as a boy in order to e... Read more
JCVD (Blu-ray) (2008)
7.1/10
Director: Mabrouk El Mechri
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Francois Damiens, Zinedine Soualem
Jean-Claude Van Damme plays himself in this unique, existential heist thriller with a dark comic streak. Down and out, with only straight-to-DVD title... Read more
JCVD (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Mabrouk El Mechri
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Francois Damiens, Zinedine Soualem
Jean-Claude Van Damme plays himself in this unique, existential heist thriller with a dark comic streak. Down and out, with only straight-to-DVD title... Read more
Ong Bak 2: The Beginning (2008)
Director: Panna Rittikrai, Tony Jaa
Starring: Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatri, Sarunyoo Wongkrachang, Dan Chupong, Nirut Sirichanya
Martial arts wunderkind Tony Jaa returns with more jaw-dropping, bone-shattering action, and this time he also got behind the camera and co-directed.... Read more
White Crane Chronicles ( aka Kung Fu Killer ) (2008)
Director: Philip Spink
Starring: Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Cheng Pei-Pei, Osric Chau, Kay Tong Lim, Lim Yu-B...
China, 1929. As the Republic crumbles, only the legendary Wudang monks dare to defy the ruthless warlords trafficking in the opium trade. Among them i... Read more
Chocolate (2008)
7/10
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Starring: Jeeja Yanin Vismitananda, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Taphon Phopwandee...
From the director of 'Ong Bak' comes another martial arts extravaganza, and this time the ass-kicker is an autistic girl, the product of an illicit re... Read more
Transporter 3 (2008)
6.1/10
Director: Olivier Megaton
Starring: Jason Statham, Natalya Rudakova, Francois Berleand, Robert Knepper, Jeroen Krabb...
The driving gloves are back on in this full throttle, over-the-top actioner as mercenary delivery guy Frank Martin (Jason Statham) is enlisted to tran... Read more
Wushu - The Young Generation (2008)
Director: Antony Szeto
Starring: Sammo Hung, Fengchao Liu, Wenjie Wang, Xiaofei Wang, Yongchen Liu, Yachao Wang
Starring legendary martial arts actor Sammo Hung, and produced by his buddy Jackie Chan, this film was shot in an actual martial arts school in Mainla... Read more
Redbelt (2008)
6.8/10
Director: David Mamet
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emily Mortimer, Alice Braga, Tim Allen, Joe Mantegna, Rodrigo...
David Mamet writes and directs this martial arts drama starring Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mike, a jujitsu instructor in L.A.. With the business failing and... Read more