Over the past week, there’s been a lot of buzz about The Punisher on social media all thanks to Netflix. The Punisher/Frank Castle character (played by Jon Bernthal) will be a big part of the second...
For action fans of my generation, the 1989 movie Kickboxer starring Jean-Claude Van Damme was their introduction to the world of kickboxing movies. Some might even say it is the king of all kicboxing movies. One...
In previous editions of Movie Kumite we have seen war heroes fight it out, we have seen dueling vigilantes and we’ve even had a ninja battle. This time around it is skydiver street fight as Drop...
Popularizing the ninja genre is one of the many things Cannon Films is famous for. In this edition of Movie Kumite we pit two of Cannon Films’ ninja movies against one another. On one side, the...
In the video game world Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter is a debate that may never be resolved. But what about the movies based on these wildly popular video games? What would happen if they were...
On July 24th, 1974 the original Death Wish opened in theaters and forever changed action cinema. Audiences fed up with crime in their cities literally cheered in the movie theater as Charles Bronson, in the role of...
We’ve had some interesting match ups thus far in the short history of Movie Kumite, but I don’t think that anyone can disagree that today’s match up between James Braddock and John Rambo is main event...
Fight fans get ready for another cinematic slug fest as we pit two sequels to Jean-Claude Van Damme movies against one another, when Bloodsport II takes on Kickboxer 2: The Road Back. Both of these sequels...
