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LILY LI stars in a fun martial arts romp with an interesting premise reminiscent of The Invisible Man in SHADOW GIRL | Available as part of @shoutstudios.bsky.social Shaw Brothers Classics Vol. 6

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December 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Celebrating the weirder and wacky end of the great SHAW BROTHERS studio output, @arrowvideo.bsky.social SHAWSCOPE VOLUME FOUR is out today!

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December 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Lee Man-hee’s enjoyable caper recalled in Kim Jee-woon's The Good, The Bad, The Weird: BREAK UP THE CHAIN | Screened as part of the London Korean Film Festival 2025 / Korean Cultural Centre UK #LKFF

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November 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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A young Japanese woman travels to Seoul to search for her missing sister and crosses paths with a mysterious plastic surgeon: GHOST MASK: SCAR | This week's #cineXtremes entry!

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November 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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CHANG CHEH brings Peking Opera to the screen in THE FANTASTIC MAGIC BABY | Available now on Blu-ray as part of FURIOUS SWORDS AND FANTASTIC WARRIORS: THE HEROIC CINEMA OF CHANG CHEH from #eurekavideo

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November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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A young woman fights for her life against an oversized shark in this 2021 Chinese creature feature: the subtly-titled HUGE SHARK | This week's #cineXtremes entry!

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November 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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East Asian films at Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) - Currently screening up to 16 November, here’s what to watch… @leedsfilmfest.bsky.social #LIFF2025

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November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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DONNIE YEN stars in the insanely fun schlockfest THE HOLY VIRGIN VS THE EVIL DEAD ★★★★ | Available on Blu-ray now from #88_Films #Halloween #SpookySeason

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October 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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A horror sequel that outperforms its predecessor: SANA: LET ME HEAR | Streaming on @ArrowFilmsVideo's channel now! #Halloween #SpookySeason

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October 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Rob Jabbaz's THE SADNESS comes to grisly Limited Edition 4K UHD from @ArrowVideo. Not for the squeamish! 🤢 #Halloween #SpookySeason www.easternkicks.com/reviews/the-...
October 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Park Chan-wook returns with a comedy caper starring Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin: NO OTHER CHOICE ★★★★ | Screening as part of #BFI London Film Festival #LFF2025 and coming to @neon-rated.bsky.social and @mubiuk.bsky.social

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October 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Ringo Lam's classic CITY ON FIRE makes a welcome return to home media on 4K UHD and Blu-ray from 1 December, released by @arrowvideo.bsky.social! Find out more and watch the new trailer exclusively!

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October 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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What’s a girl to do when possessed by a yakuza? What’s a yakuza to do when hosted by a girl? A zany one, this... GHOST KILLER ★★★★ | On UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and digital, released by @wellgousa.bsky.social

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October 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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"The history of cinema is sooooo obsessed with the voyeur!" YEO SIEW HUA talks about STRANGER EYES, his philosophy as a filmmaker, and his filmmaking as philosophy | @filmmovement.bsky.social

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October 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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An ordinary man tries to escape the clutches of the Japanese army’s notorious Unit 731 | This week's #cineXtremes is in US cinemas now from @wellgousa.bsky.social

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October 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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As more tickets are released for the #BFI London Film Festival #LFF2025, we've updated our rundown of what to see!

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October 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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A scintillating masterpiece from CHENG KANG where a cast of women warriors in the Song Dynasty take on the Western Xia: THE 14 AMAZONS ★★★★★ | Available on Blu-ray now from @imprintfilms.bsky.social

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October 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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A memorable, stylish often violent and erotically charged effort: XX: BEAUTIFUL HUNTER ★★★★ | Part of V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets & Betrayal from @arrowvideo.bsky.social

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September 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Can it really be 23 years since I first registered easternKicks.com as a domain? It really is!

Still doing the website, maintenance, the socials, managing and editing, all sorts! (read as "getting a bit old for all THAT!" 🙄), but glad to say we're not going anywhere... 🥃

Andy H
Managing editor
August 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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DOONA BAE talks her transnational collaborations and the mirrors between NEXT SOHEE and July Jung’s previous film in our exclusive interview | Released in US cinemas this May from @EchelonStudios

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April 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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This #valentinesDay we look back on matchless Grace Chang in one of the greatest films of Hong Kong cinema: THE WILD, WILD ROSE ★★★★★

Screened as part of Focus Hong Kong in 2024 @FocusHKfilm

https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/the-wild-wild-rose/
February 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM