Cobra Kai

Cobra Kai Season 2 Review: Responsibility And Consequences

May 9, 2019 Scott Bolon 0

[This will be review will be spoiler-free, and will only contain information from season 1 and the trailers for season 2.] How to watch: Youtube (free with ads, or paid without ads) Starring: Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Maridueña Episode Count: 10, approx 30 mins each Rating: TV-14 Release Date: 04/24/2019 Style: [Read More]

Mercy

Cobra Kai Season Review: Episode 10 “Mercy”

April 24, 2019 Scott Bolon 0

Breaking Down Cobra Kai Season 1-With Spoilers! It is no secret that I really enjoyed the first season of Cobra Kai. I was thrilled to see that they not only brought the original characters back but also made a flat-out fantastic show. You can listen to a spoiler-free discussion I had with Sensei [Read More]

Enter

Enter the Dragon v. Game of Death

April 10, 2019 Denise Vasel 1

ENTER THE DRAGON V. GAME OF DEATH- WHO WILL PREVAIL? Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! In this corner, we have Bruce Lee, against, well, Bruce Lee (sort of). In this preview, we will examine Enter the Dragon vs. Game of Death. Click the links for in-depth reviews (spoiler free) of Enter the [Read More]

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Product Review: KICK.AI

April 9, 2019 Jeremy Lesniak 0

I’m a nerd. There, I said it. I love numbers and data, and use various objective metrics to analyze all aspects of my life. From my diet, to exercise, sleep, work… as the saying goes, there’s an app for that. Which is why I was so intrigued to review the [Read More]

Scottish Fencing

Review of Scottish Fencing by Jared Kirby

April 6, 2019 Jaredd Wilson 0

In the interests of full disclosure, I was given this book for review purposes. Title: Scottish Fencing: Five 18th Century Texts on the Use of the Small-sword, Broadsword, Spadroon, Cavalry Sword, and Highland Battlefield Tactics Author: Jared Kirby Published: 2018 Format: Softcover Pages: 185 Cover Price: $15.09 There’s something in [Read More]

John Wick Review

John Wick – Movie Review

April 5, 2019 Rob Domaschuk 4

This review is spoiler free! Where to Watch: DVD, Amazon Runtime: 1 Hour, 41 Minutes Language: English Starring: Keanu Reeves Director: Chad Stahelski, David Leitch (uncredited) Writer: Derek Kolstad Rating: R Release Date: 2014 Style: Action, Crime, Thriller More information can be found on the IMDB page. Intro Wick, a [Read More]

Fearless

Jet Li’s Fearless: Movie Review

April 4, 2019 Tristan Glover 4

This review will be spoiler-free. How to Watch: Rent from Amazon from $3.99(US) Starring: Jet Li, Li Sun, Yong Dong Director: Ronny Yu Writers:  Chris Chow, Richard Epcar (dubbed version) Rating: PG-13 Release Date: 09/22/2006 Runtime: 1 hour 44 minutes Style: Action, Drama, Chinese, Kung Fu, Wuxia More information can be found on the [Read More]

The Raid

The Raid: Redemption-Movie Review

April 4, 2019 Scott Bolon 1

This review will be Spoiler-Free!! How to watch: Rent from Amazon from $2.99 Runtime: 1hour 41minutes Starring: Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy Director: Gareth Evans (as Gareth Huw Evans) Writer:  Gareth Evans (as Gareth Huw Evans) Rating: R(US), Not Rated(available) Release Date: 4/13/2012 Style: Action, Martial Arts, Indonesian, Violent For more details on the movie, you can check out its [Read More]

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Movie Review

April 3, 2019 info@whistlekick.com 1

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Movie Review Author’s Note: This Post is Spoiler Free Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang Directed By: Ang Lee Written by: Du Lu Wang (Book), Hui-Ling Wang (Screenplay) Rating: PG-13 Released: 2000 Style: Action For more information, check out the page on IMDB The Heart [Read More]

Drunken Master

Drunken Master-Movie Review

This review is spoiler-free!! How to watch: Netflix (at the time the article was written) Starring: Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-tien, Hwang Jang-lee Runtime: 1 hour 51 minutes Language: Cantonese (dubs and subtitles available in English and other languages) Director: Yuen Woo-ping Writers: Siao Lung, Ng See-yuen Rating: 13+ Release date: October [Read More]

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai Review

April 1, 2019 Jaredd Wilson 2

This review is Spoiler Free!! Viewing: DVD Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, et. al. Director: Akira Kurosawa Writer: Akira Kurosawa Rating: NR Release Date: 1954 Runtime: 3 hours 27 minutes Style: Chambara (Period/Samurai) More information on this movie can be found on this IMDB page. Kurosawa’s Masterpiece There are sometimes just [Read More]

The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid (1984): Movie Review

March 31, 2019 Ron Amram 3

This review will be Spoiler Free! But then again, if you don’t know the story of the Karate Kid, then you have no place reading a martial arts magazine… Where to watch: DVD, iTunes, Netflix Runtime: 2 hours 6 minutes Language: English Director: John G. Avildsen Writer: Robert Mark Kamen [Read More]

Bloodsport

Bloodsport Review

March 30, 2019 Jaredd Wilson 0

Author’s Note: This Post is Spoiler Free Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayers, Bolo Yeung Directed By: Newt Arnold Written by: Sheldon Lettich (story/screenplay), Christopher Cosby (screenplay), Mel Friedman (screenplay) Rating: R Released: 1988 Style: Action, Biography (?) For more information, check out the page on IMDB The [Read More]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990): Movie Review

March 29, 2019 Lauren Bailey 3

Spoiler-Free Review!! How to Watch: Dig to the bottom of that box of VCR tapes in your mom’s basement (or head to the library; it doesn’t seem to be available through any streaming service) Runtime: 1 h 33 min Language: English Director: Steve Barron Writers: Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird Rating: [Read More]

Quiver

Cobra Kai Season Review: Ep. 6 “Quiver”

March 28, 2019 Scott Bolon 2

Breaking Down Cobra Kai Season 1-With Spoilers! It is no secret that I really enjoyed the first season of Cobra Kai. I was thrilled to see that they not only brought the original characters back but also made a flat-out fantastic show! You can listen to a spoiler-free discussion I had with [Read More]

Ong-Bak

Ong-Bak: The Muay Thai Warrior-Movie Review

March 28, 2019 Scott Bolon 5

This review will be spoiler-free! How to Watch:Tubi.tv(free membership, periodic advertisements) Runtime: 1hour 45 minutes Language: Thai with English subtitles automatically Director: Prachya Pinkaew Writers: Panna Rittikrai (story), Prachya Pinkaew (story), Suphachai Sittiaumponpan (screenplay) Rating: R(US) Release Date: 02/11/2005 Style: Action, Martial Arts, Muay Thai For more details on the movie, [Read More]

Kickboxer Review

March 27, 2019 Denise Vasel 1

Kickboxer Review Information This review will not contain any spoilers. How to Watch: Youtube starting at $3.99, Amazon from $3.99, Blu-Ray/DVD Language: The film is in English, my DVD had subtitiles on offer. Directors: Mark DiSalle and David Worth directed the film. Writer: Mark DiSalle (story), Glenn A. Bruce (screenplay), [Read More]

Enter The Dragon

Enter the Dragon: Movie Review

March 27, 2019 Tristan Glover 4

This will be a Spoiler-Free review. How to watch: Cinemax (with subscription), Rent from Amazon Prime for $2.99 US. Runtime: 1hour 42 minutes Language: English (subtitles available) Director: Robert Clouse Writer: Michael Allin Rating: R Release Date: 08/19/1973 Style: Action, Martial Arts, Hong Kong Action For more movie details, you can go to the movie’s [Read More]