I now pronounce you 'friend of the show' Chris Gau is back as his wish for a Hong Kong banger is granted in action extravaganzea mouthful TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN directed by Soi Cheang, and starring Louis Koo, Sammo Hung, Richie Jen, Raymond Lam, Terrance Lau, Kenny Wong, Philip Ng, Tony Wu and German Cheun. >>> TOTW: WI trailer <<< We …

Our series (!) of interviews with (British) (up and coming) action movie directors continues with this delightful and insighful chat with Will Gilbey. He's written and edited loads of stuff but his directorial debut JERICHO RIDGE knocks it out of the park. We got into the pros and cons of filming a movie in sub-zero temperatures, why using green sc…

Captain Big Punch (Joe Roberts) returns to talk about something other than Don Lee as we dive into British survival siege action thriller JERICHO RIDGE, written and directed by Will Gilbey, starring Nikki Amuka-Bird alongside Michael Socha, Zack Morris and Solly McLeod. JERICHO RIDGE trailer We also get into some pre-waffle about Prestige Televisio…

Fans of awful bee puns are in for a treat as Chris Gau rejoins to explore The Stath's smash-em-up THE BEEKEEPER directed by David Ayer, written by Kurt Wimmer and starring Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Phylicia Rashad, Jemma Redgrave and Jeremy Irons. (Fans of the actual movie: your mileage may vary 😬) THE BEEKEE…

Simon is joined by director, educator and chum Ben Mallaby, to get into the weeds on ONE MORE SHOT, James Nunn's all-in-one-take-ish action sequel starring Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, Aaron Toney, Waleed Elgadi, Alexis Knapp and Tom Berenger. ONE MORE SHOT Trailer Also on the menu is REACHER, PRISCILLA, POOR THINGS & ECHO The show's got a Twit…

What a treat! Our first directorial interview and it's a smasher, with fellow Brit action maestro JAMES NUNN. James has helmed sniper thriller Tower Block, open sea thrillkiller Shark Bait, 2 entries into the WWE Marine franchise plus 4 movies with HRH Scott Adkins - Green Street 3, Eliminators, One Shot (which we discussed on our 2nd episode of th…

We're back to start the new year with a bang/machete through the arm as we get into Xavier Gen's FARANG (internationally and perhaps not doing it any favours in terms of expectations titled 'Mayhem!') starring Nassim Lyes, Samir Barda, Loryn Nounay, Olivier Gourmet, Chananticha Tang-Kwa & Vithaya Pansringarm. >>> FARANG TRAILER <<< The Polygon arti…

It's a festive special and Simon is joined (for the first time evarrr!) IRL by Joe Roberts to touch upon John Woo's naughty Silent Night and Lee Sang-yong's niceThe Roundup: No Way Out starring Ma Dong-seok, Lee Joon-hyuk and Munetaka Aoki. Trailer Kitsch The Brothers Sun | Official Trailer | Netflix Official Trailer - 13 Bom di Jakarta | Tayang 28…

We're heading back to Bollywood and we're bringing someone Actually From There to help us! Simon is joined by old pal Emil and real-life Indian Nirvi Maru for masala mega sequel TIGER 3, the Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Maneesh Sharma, produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films and starring Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Emraa…

Simon is joined by improviser, editor and real-life Canadian IAN THOMAS DAY to wade into sci-fi-action(ish)-adventure-drama-cgi-blockbuster THE WANDERING EARTH 2 directed and co-written by Frant Gwo, and starring Andy Lau, Wu Jing and Li Xuejian. >>>WANDERING EARTH 2 trailer <<< After finishing their 3-hour marathon movie they still found time to c…

We got the band back together! Simon is joined by OG Dodge-r Matthew Highton to get the lowdown on sleek, gorgeous & brutal SK action thriller Ballerina directed by Lee Chung-hyun and starring Jeon Jong-seo, Kim Ji-hoon and Park Yu-rim. >>>BALLERINA TRAILER <<< With barely enough time to squeeze in a podcast Matt still managed to watch all of Barga…

Simon is joined by writer/comedian and fellow former Kilburn dweller CHRIS GAU to discuss why Robert McCall is interrupting his Italian vacation to equalize anyone is his way in THE EQUALIZER 3 directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning. >>>The Equalizer 3 Trailer <<< Outside of this Equalizing we've gone absolutely…

We're back buckaroos and once again we're heading to Bollywood to open the season with a bang. And a song. And SRK. It's JAWAN and it's A Lot Of Movie. While Matt is off fighting interdimensional crime, Simon is joined by friend of the show Emil Struijker Boudier to get into this Indian Mass Entertainer co-written and directed by Atlee & starring S…

We're jumping on Oprah's sofa for joy at the return of the best (?!) spy series on the planet.. It's MI7 (for brevity's sake) directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise along with Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Mariela Garriga, and Henry Czerny. Mission Impossib…

We're going Dutch with King Of the Kickboxers Rico Verhoeven's first headline movie outing BLACK LOTUS, also starring Frank Grillo and directed by Todor Chapkanov. To celebrate all things NL (movie notwithstanding) we welcome back Friend Of The Show and real-life dutchman Emil Struijker Boudier who gives us the lowdown on the explosive Fast 9, nost…

Cor blimey guvnor, Guy Ritchie has taken a little detour to the middle east and so do we this episode as we explore his action-adjacent military thriller THE COVENANT which stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Dar Salim. The Covenant Trailer And while we're adjacent to the action we also get adjacant to the universe with an extended chat about NYC's finest we…

There's gold, nazis and one double-hard Fin in historical war action slasher SISU, written and directed by Jalmari Helander and starring Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan and Mimosa Willamo. >>> SISU trailer<<< Elsewhere our peepers have peeped VIRKAM, THE MAN WHO FEELS NO PAIN, THE MOTHER, ZOMBIELAND 2, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 3, TOO MANY F…

A double helping of Ladykillers! No not Simon & Matt ROFLcopter; It's Vietnamese neon-drenched fistfest Furies: directed by, and starring Veronica Ngo, alongside Đồng Ánh Quỳnh, Tóc Tiên, Rima Thanh Vy, Thuận Nguyễn, and Song Luân Furies trailer Plus more assassin lore and family drama in Kill Boksoon directed and written by Byun Sung-hyun, starrin…

Oh sweet Baba Yaga it's finally time for the almighty JW to unleash his fury upon us in the final (?) chapter of the Wick-iverse, directed by Chad Stahelski and starring Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, and Ian McShane. >>John Wick 4 Trailer

Where we're going, we don't need roads! Because there's spaceships and wuxia and magic and ALL THE MOVIE in South Korean sci-fi action and a whole lot more genre-mashup ALIENOID directed by Choi Dong-hoon, starring Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Woo-bin, and Kim Tae-ri. >>> Alienoid trailer <<< Since last time, we've cheered as EEAAO & RRR WON OSCARS (watch the…

WELL STAPLE MY EYES SHUT we're back again with in-your-face action-horror-sci-fi-splatter-OMG-fest PROJECT WOLF HUNTING directed by Kim Hong-sun, starring Seo In-guk and Jang Dong-yoon. Project Wolf Hunting trailer Since last we spoke we've been cramming in a bunch of stuff across the board: Fierce Cop, Plane, DDLJ, An Action Hero, All Quiet On The…

WE'RE BACK and we're starting HUGE with Bollywood mass entertainer PATHAAN, directed by Siddharth Anand and starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham. JAI HIND! PATHAAN Trailer During the Winter holidays we finished ANDOR, started THE LAST OF US, puzzled over BECKMAN, visited CHINATOWN, drank in GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE and unearthed PS…

Stuffed to the gills on turkey and egg nog, Simon & Matt hog the sofa for Netflix's THE BIG 4 written and directed by Timo Tjahjanto and starring Abimana Aryasatya, Lutesha, Arie Kriting, Kristo Immanuel Putri Marino & Marthino Lio. Then for dessert they run down their Top 3 movies of the year... THE BIG 4 Trailer Before the afternoon nap we briefl…

It's a Christmas miracle as Matt is back to talk badass Santa smasher VIOLENT NIGHT starring David Harbour, John Leguizamo and Beverly D'Angelo & directed by Tommy Wirkola. VIOLENT NIGHT trailer Before opening our presents we decide if ANDOR, WARRIORS OF FUTURE and GANGS OF LONDON have been naughty or nice... Then in the Trailer Park: Indiana Jones…

Simon Feilder and Matthew Highton are British comedians separated by a sea but united by their love of action movies. Join them for a celebration of the latest and (hopefully) greatest in action cinema from around the world, from big budget bombastic bonanzas to down & dirty DTV darlings. https://dodgethis.buzzsprout.com Apple: https://podcasts.app…

It's our first birthday and Simon is joined by grizzled love god and movie maniac NICK HELM to track down French car-chase-brawler LOST BULLET 2, directed by Guillaume Pierret and starring Alban Lenoir, Stéfi Celma & Sébastien Lalanne. We delve into Nick's action origin story featuring Arnie, Sly & Michael Aspel before heading to Trailer City: John…

Simon is joined by Joe Roberts, back to defend his title as Only Watching The Sequels King to chat indie comic book actioner ACCIDENT MAN: HITMAN'S HOLIDAY, directed by The Kirby Brothers and starring HRH Scott Adkins, Ray Stevenson, Andy Long, Sarah Chang & Perry Benson Before the main event we face down VESPER, THE BEAR, DO REVENGE, THE LOST CITY…

Simon is joined by friend-of-the-show ESB to chat SK rubber burner SPECIAL DELIVERY, directed by Park Dae-min and starring Park So-dam, Song Sae-byeok, Kim Eui-sung & Jung Hyeon-jun. Before the starting line we drift around SECTION 8, THE GOLDEN GIRLS, LOU & SHALOUM. And in the Trailer Park: Extraction 2 | Exclusive First Look | Netflix Violent Nig…

Fear not! It's not a remake if the John Woo classic, but a slick 2022 South Korean actioner directed by Choi Jae-hoon, starring Jang Hyuk as the titular character. The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves To Die Trailer We also had to chat about another SK actioner, CARTER, as it's absolutely insane in every way... Carter Trailer There's also a light tickli…

Invite us into your house if you dare as we chow down on Los Angeles vampire action-fest DAY SHIFT, the directorial debut of stunt ledge J. J. Perry starring Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, Scott Adkins, and Snoop Dogg. Day Shift | Official Trailer | Netflix Elsewhere Simon is having his mind blown by Nathan Fielder's The Rehearsal and still waiting for T…

Matt returns shaving his hairless baby-face with a disposable razor as we take on PREDATOR 5/7 in PREY directed by Dan Trachtenberg, written by Patrick Aison and starring Amber Midthunder & Dakota Beavers. PREY TRAILER Matt's been watching everything apart from the last 2 movies we talked about - including THOR: LOVE & THUNDER whose post-credits re…

South Korea's biggest fists are back to pulverise the baddies as Ma Dong-seok aka Don Lee pops to Vietnam to put the smack down on anyone crossing his Beast Cop path in THE ROUNDUP (The Outlaws 2) directed by Lee Sang-yong, also starring Son Seok-koo, and Choi Gwi-hwa THE ROUNDUP TRAILER Meanwhile we welcome Joe who has been peeping Better Call Sau…

Ahead of it appearing in your house, Simon sees THE GRAY MAN in a real cinema, accompanied (in real life!) by Emil while Matt is otherwise engaged. The Russo Brothers direct Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Regé-Jean Page & Dhanush in Netflix's biggest budget movie to date... Meanwhile the newly-christened 'runners up podiu…

Matt is back and so is Maverick from the 1980s (which was only 20 years ago) as we come fly the unfriendly skies in TOP GUN:MAVERICK, directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring your boy Tom Cruise along with Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris & Val Kilmer. Matt's also watched MAD GOD and Simon has started…

Matt is currently offline so Simon is joined by Friend Of The Show Emil Struijker Boudier to delve into Hindi sci-fi action smasher ATTACK - PART 1 in which John Abraham is India's First Super-Soldier: written & directed by Lakshya Raj An and co-starring Jacqueline Fernandez and Rakul Preet Singh. ATTACK - Part 1 Trailer We also give a light tickli…

It's a MEGA-SODE as we kick off with 2021 Chinese war epic box office destroyer THE BATTLE AT LAKE CHANGJIN, co-directed and co-produced by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam, starring Jacky Wu and Jackson Yee. Battle Of Lake Changjin Trailer Then EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE written, directed, and co-produced by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert…

SO NICE WE FEATURED IT TWICE... Matt finally got to see the powerhouse Indian action entertainer RRR from director SS Rajamouli and starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. & Ram Charan and let's just say, he Was Not Disappointed. We're diving back into the mind-blowing eye-popping tour-de-force movie that we Cannot Stop Talking About. (We do stop eventually, d…

It's a full-on frenetic frenzy of OTT action this episode as we try to focus on Michael Bay's newbie AMBULANCE. Then in an unexpected twist Matt gets sick and can't see the new Indian action entertainer RRR:( Thankfully Simon loves the movie so much he goes to see it twice and brings along his good pal Emil who joins them on the podcast ... (NB we …

A little curveball this episode as we pop on a pair of rose-tinted specs and remember all the best/most insane bits of the HK movies we watched growing up, celebrated in this wonderful documentary, directed by Junzi Wei, whose title says it all. Sammo Hung, Donnie Yen, Hark Tsui and more share their thoughts, memories and injuries of the golden (ha…

From beautiful Barcelona comes Spain's first (possibly?) martial arts action movie XTREME (XTREMO), a gritty revenge tale featuring fists, guns, swords, picture hooks and headrests; directed by Daniel Benmayor and starring Teo García, Óscar Casas, Óscar Jaenada, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Andrea Duro & Alberto Jo Lee. XTREME Trailer Birthed from a shor…

Hot off last episode's hot presses comes an even hotter ... iron?... i don't know. It's the latest BATMAN movie and it's new, it's long and it's very broody. Robert Pattinson stars alongside Paul Dano, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell and John Turturro as we revisit Gotham once again and it may or may not actually be an action film but it…

Hot off the presses (algorithm?), it's the Netflix original feature-length sequel to the Netflix original fantasy martial arts action chef show WU ASSASSINS, starring Iko Uwais, Lewis Tan, Lawrence Kao, Pearl Tusi, Juju Chen, Francesca Corney and a lot of drones FISTFUL OF VENGEANCE Trailer TRAILER TIME: What is a trailer if it doesn't feature Bruc…

While 2022 still whirs into life we dip back into the overflowing grab-bag of 2021 delights with Lu Yang's big budget Chinese wuxia-fantasy-action-adventure-CGI-brainmelter, A Writer's Odyssey, based on a book by Shuang Xuetao and starring Jiayin Lei, Mi Yang & Zijian Dong... A WRITER'S ODYSSEY Trailer TRAILER PARK: The hardest working man in showb…

It's time to open the box of delights that is Indian Action Cinema and hooooboy it's got some treats in store. We use WAR (2019) starring double hunks Hrithik Roshan &Tiger Shroff as our gateway to the biggest movie industry in the world, then look at newbie SANAK (2021) with Vidyut Jammwal to double down on the deal. WAR trailer | SANAK trailer In…

New year, new Matrix! Yes, we're going big time with the unavoidable 4th instalment of the movie that inspired the title of this very podcast. WOAH. THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS trailer In the trailer park... Nathan Drake looks a bit like that spiderkid... UNCHARTED trailer The Michelle Yeoh renaissance begins NOW! EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE tra…

It's the most wonderful time of the year and that means only one thing... YIPPEE KAY YAY.... Yeah we had to sneak in a little Christmas bonus in the form of DIE HARD, but we're mostly here to check out Bao Tran's indie action comedy treat THE PAPER TIGERS. THE PAPER TIGERS trailer In the trailer park... An unexpected gift from our lord and saviour …

The sequel is here already and in episode 2 of your biweekly action pill Simon & Matt fly the flag for the UK (foreign market sales notwithstanding) and investigate ONE SHOT, the Scott Adkins-starring, James Nunn-directed, made-to-look-like-it's-all-one-take DTV treat. One Shot Trailer In the trailer park, they cast their eyes and minds across a ba…

In the premiere episode of your new favourite niche nerdy movie podcast, comedians and film buffs Simon Feilder & Matthew Highton go deep on Hong Kong throwback actioner RAGING FIRE, the swansong of HK legend Benny Chan starring Donnie Yen & Nicholas Tse. RAGING FIRE Trailer They also look at the trailers for Michael Bey's Ambulance and a triumvira…