Jean-Claude Van Damme

Bullet Points: Darkness of Man

The latest from Jean-Claude Van Damme, 2024’s Darkness of Man, dropped earlier this month and some how I let it slip right by me. I knew before the month was over (and my JCVD Fan Club...

Bullet Points: The Order (2001)

I have become something of a regular over at my local Goodwill store these past few months and more specifically their physical media section. More often that not my trips to Goodwill have been fruitful, adding...

Soundtraxx: The JCVD Edition

Jean-Claude Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg in Brussels, Belgium on October 18, 1960. In honor of JCVD’s birthday I wanted to throw “The Muscles from Brussels” a party of sorts here on...

A Conversation with Alan Delabie

Alan Delabie is a French director, screenwriter, actor, producer, and martial artist. A black belt in karate shotokan, he is also trained in full contact and kickboxing and won the Nunchaku European Championship. In the movie...

Movie Kumite: Bloodsport vs. Bloodfist

They are two of the most well known martial arts movie franchises of all time. They both feature bona-fide legends in the world of action movies. They both feature the word “blood” in the title! In...

A Conversation with David Worth

David Worth is an American director of photography and film director. He contributed as cinematographer to more than twenty films, including Bloodsport, Any Which Way You Can, and Bronco Billy. He directed movies such as Warrior...

Bullet Points: In Hell (2003)

From the earliest days of BPA, we have always been what I would describe as “Van Damme guys”. Most of the writers here grew up with JCVD and can make a lengthy list of our favorite...

Scene of the Week: Nowhere to Run

1993’s Nowhere to Run was an opportunity for Jean-Claude Van Damme to show off his dramatic side, along with the others things he was already known for showing off at that point… namely his martial arts...