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From the Shaw Bros movies that inspired the Wu Tang Clan to the chopsocky films played in New York theaters, these drunken mast...er...these drunk people...discuss the good and bad (and so bad it's good) of martial arts movies. Whether you're in it for chopping down baddies like Bruce, drinking wi…

Fists of Fail


    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 308 EPISODES


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    *General Review* Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning (2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 25:16


    Everyone in their sixties: I want to fly around on a plane.Tom Cruise: Same same. But different.---

    Ep 252 - Dragon Lives Again (1977) + Clones of Bruce Lee (1981)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 44:45


    Bruce Lee would be rolling in his grave. Except he can't because we're literally resurrecting him for these two stinkers.---

    *General Review* Fight or Flight (2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 17:31


    Perfect in-flight movie to watch.---

    *General Review* Havoc (2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 24:54


    The action is so intense, I guess you can say it feels like...---

    *General Review* Daredevil: Born Again (Season 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 36:36


    Even Matt Murdoch can see it's just not the same.---

    Ep 251 - Police Story 3 (1992) + Wing Chun (1994)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 53:29


    Michelle Yeoh is still kicking ass these days. Let's go back to when she was literally kicking ass.---

    *General Review* A Working Man (2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 16:27


    Reminder that at this time to go file your taxes if you haven't already. It's gonna be way more enjoyable than this.---

    Ep 250 - Bloodsport (1988) + Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 52:26


    It's Van Damme's best known movie. And another unknown one called Blood-something.---

    *General Review* Novacaine (2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 17:07


    This movie made me feel nothing.---

    Ep 249 - My Young Auntie (1981) & Dirty Ho (1979)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 46:51


    Let's celebrate the man, Liu Chia Liang, with his young auntie, the dirty ho.---

    *General Review* Love Hurts (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 20:37


    The perfect Valentines Day movie for being forever alone.---

    Ep 248 - Kill Bill (2003/2004)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 47:42


    A movie duology that's so iconic, it gets us choked up. Just like David Carradine. ---

    *General Review* The Prosecutor (2025)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 28:11


    I love the part where Donnie says "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth!" And then he starts kicking the bailiff. ---

    Ep 247 - 2024 Movies Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 85:31


    So many movies this year and so many categories. This is gonna be a long one. ---

    Ep 246 - Blade of Fury (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 31:19


    One of the best things to come out of China since sliced...bao. ---

    *General Review* Striking Rescue (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 23:27


    Tony Jaa is back and this time it's not about saving a Buddha head or an elephant. It's about saving a little girl. ---

    *General Review* Bangkok Dog (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 30:11


    It's better than Shadow Master. You're gonna hear us say that a lot. Make of it what you will. ---

    Ep 245 - Invisible Target (2007)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 27:22


    Benny Chan's cheesiest action movie is probably one of his best. ---

    *General Review* 100 Yards (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 30:04


    Another film that has us split. So let's settle this it like the main characters in the movie where the stakes are low and nothing escalates. ---

    *General Review* Take Cover (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 15:23


    Take Cover! The movie's all right.That hits our tacky low-effort jab at the movie title quota ---

    Ep 244 - Halloween Tribute

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 60:27


    From the man who gave us Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky...a whole bunch of other movies he also made. ---

    *General Review* The Shadow Strays (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 29:44


    The heartwarming tale of a girl in search of a young boy, as she meets a wacky cast of colorful characters. Fun for the whole family. ---

    *General Review* Fall Guy (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 18:20


    I thought this was going to be a prequel to that Wipeout styled game where you play as a jelly bean man. Anything would've been better. ---

    Ep 243 - Project A (1984)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 36:22


    Basophobia (or basiphobia), is a natural fear of falling. I guess "Jackie Chan" is the opposite of that. ---

    *General Review* Killer's Game (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 25:08


    At least our theater seemed to enjoy this... ---

    Ep 242 - Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 31:02


    The late, great action director Corey Yuen's directorial debut. And now award winner Hiroyuki Sanada's early film roles. ---

    *General Review* Jackpot (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 21:47


    Starring everyone's favorite action star: Awkwafina. ---

    Ep 241 - The Kick and other "Kick" Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 26:29


    Covering some films that really KICK. ---

    *General Review* Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 33:55


    Insert Robert Pattinson jokes here. No we're above that. After all it's HK's second highest grossing movie. People pay good money to see Philip Ng destroy motorcycles with his foot. ---

    Ep 240 - Cynthia Rothrock-a-thon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 57:34


    We're covering the queen of kung fu flicks Cynthia Rothrock...'s American films. ---

    *General Review* Baby Assassins: Nice Days (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 30:58


    It's amazing how much a movie series can improve with a higher budget! ---

    Ep 239 - Legend of the Wolf (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 34:13


    Donnie Yen's directorial debut showed the early signs of the excellent star power and influence he'd have in martial arts cinema. You wouldn't know that by watching this movie though. ---

    *General Review* Kill (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 20:42


    Man kill bad guys on train. You go watch movie. ---

    Ep 238 - Tom Yum Goong 2 (2013)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 35:29


    This man cannot stop losing his elephant. ---

    tom yum
    *General Review* Life After Fighting (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 22:07


    Going down to the land down under for some solid martial arts action. ---

    *General Review* The Mob (2023)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 17:05


    We're back to Hi-Yah to review a new movie that isn't a complete trash fire! ---

    hi yah
    Ep 237 - Warriors of Virtue (1997) + Warriors of Virtue II: Return to Tao (2002)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 40:34


    Why are we making this review that no one asked for? Because the movie was also something no one asked for. ---

    *General Review* Monkey Man

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 27:32


    A late review for a new released movie in theaters. But don't worry! It came out on VOD like the next day! ---

    Ep 236 - Contour (2005)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 37:12


    Eric Jacobus and friends create a 90 minute demo reel and put a story in it. ---

    *General Review* The Roundup: Punishment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 22:33


    Will Don Lee punch his way to solving the case again? Spoilers: yes. ---

    *General Review* Boy Kills World

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 25:09


    Ep 235 - U.S. Seals II (2001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 31:07


    There was a time in Isaac Florentine's life where he wasn't working with Scott Adkins. That's like telling Gen Z'ers that phones used to have cords. ---

    *General Review* Baby Assassins 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 30:51


    It's a slice of life movie. I wish the editor sliced the movie more. ---

    Ep 234 - Steven Seagal Garbage Bin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 46:54


    We're all the April Fools today. ---

    *General Review* Road House (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 20:49


    It's the battle of smiles. ---

    *General Review* One Percenter (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 41:45


    Also known as 1%Er. Or One-Percent Warrior. I'm not sure which one. You can say I'm 1% sure. ---

    *General Review* Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 41:07


    ...And a bit of a series retrospective. With higher stakes and a lower budget. ---

    Ep 233 - Chuck Norris-a-Thon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 50:00


    Also known as the Chuck Norris Birthday Bargain Bin episode. Because we think so highly of him... ...HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHUCK. ---

    *General Review* Avatar: The Last Airbender (Season 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 42:17


    Putting aside the nerd lens to try to talk about this live action adaptation fairly. ---

    Ep 232 - Blood and Steel (1990)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 32:41


    It's the new year and we're still not deplete of Bruceploitation films. God bless. ---

    *General Review* Badland Hunters (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 23:50


    First it was zombies and gangsters and supervillains. And now the apocalypse. Is there anything Ma Dong Seok can't punch to solve his problems? ---

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