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“Here Comes The Boom” Review
Riding the popularity of “Warrior”, Kevin James and Allan Loeb put together their own MMA movie. Released in October 2012, “Here Comes the Boom” was done with the help of the UFC to make
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DVD Review: Forced to Fight
Forced to Fight is a Romanian martial arts movie starring Gary Daniels and Peter Weller with a suspiciously similar plot, action style and subtitle to Bloodfist 3. It’s about as good as you’d expect
Read More »Fight Nerd Cinema: “Karate Kid” 2010 Version – Movie Review
In 1984, John Avildsen directed a martial arts movie that became an instant classic. Starting Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita, “The Karate Kid” inspired the generation after the Bruce Lee fans to take up
Read More »Fight Nerd Cinema: “Brawler” Movie Review
Released in 2011, “Brawler” is the brainchild of the team of writer/ director Chris Sivertson and actors/ producers Nathan Grubbs and Marc Senter, and is not your typical fight flick. Based on true events
Read More »Fight Nerd Cinema: “Circle of Iron” Classic Movie Review
Circle of Iron is the second pet project of Bruce Lee, after the TV series Kung Fu, in which the part meant for the legendary action film star ended up going to white guy
Read More »Fight Nerd Cinema: “Films of Fury” Documentary Review
Unless you only come to this site for the occasional instructional video on how to kill zombies with UFC fighters, you should be well aware by now of this feature, Fight Nerd Cinema. Old
Read More »Fight Nerd Cinema: “Blood Money” DVD Review
“Blood Money” is the American movie introduction to the newest martial arts sensation, Zheng Liu, who is being billed as “the next Bruce Lee,” and features world-famous rap star Pitbull and Hong Kong film
Read More »“Fightville” DVD Review
“Fightville” took the MMA world by storm last year, including making the theatrical rounds in NYC when Peter Lampasona wrote his review of the film. This documentary was the nation’s first introduction to one
Read More »Fight Nerd Cinema: “Chocolate” Movie Review
When there is a martial arts movie named after one of the greatest foods in existence, I knew in a heartbeat I had to see it. Made in Thailand in 2008 and directed by
Read More »Fight Nerd Cinema: “Flash Point” Movie Review
The concept of cops vs generic bad guys is the starting place for so many American action movies, so much so that the layout has become a cliche. Take a look at most Steven
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