Throw Down: An Action Cinema Podcast

B-movie kickboxing star Gary Daniels and Lovecraftian scream queen Barbara Crampton fight for survival in a war torn apocalyptic wasteland ruled by a villain known as Little Ray - it's a science fiction martial arts western that's every bit as goofy, wild, and kick-ass as the image those words may conjure. This week on the show, Jack and Vaughn discuss the cinema of DTV action favorite Isa...

At the height of Golden Harvest's dizzying domination of the Hong Kong action market, three of the biggest kung-fu stars of the time came together for a final spellbinding showcase of stunts and martial arts madness. Directed by choreography superstars Sammo Hung and Corey Yuen, and starring Sammo alongside Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao, Dragons Forever is a nonstop thrill ride, a genre bending ma...

With virtually no budget, no license, a monkey suit, and a whole lot of earnest action energy, Micah Moore and a team of guerilla martial artists put together a Mario fan film. Split into eight episodes and released over the course of several years, the crew put together an action stunner that hits as hard as its martial arts cinema influences and has a blast with its cartoonish videogamesploitati...

It's like acid in your mouth - the exhilarating adrenaline rush of Kathryn Bigelow's sweeping 90s action buddy cop heist epic Point Break . Starring bleach blonde Patrick Swayze as effervescent, breezy adrenaline junkie and anti-establishment criminal surfer alongside Keanu Reeves as former football star turned cop determined to prove himself, Point Break sets the stage for a decade of vib...

A brutal British bruiser, Jesse V. Johnson's Avengement is a stunning display of both the creative freedom and the hard hitting choreography of DTV action. Jack and Vaughn are back once again to talk about their love of skull crushing independent action, the dynamic brilliance of Scott Adkins, and the surprising influences and origins of this week's film. We'll be back next week to cha...

One part Terminator , one part Robocop , and one part Judge Dredd , melted down into a dreamy tokusatsu haze flooded with stunning imagery, all out production design, and brilliant practical effects. Keita Amemiya's Mechcanical Violator Hakaider is a wild, violent genre flip, taking the expected genre trappings of Japan's colorful hyperpop tokusatsu craze and inverting it into a grungy cyb...

On the inaugural episode of the show, it's Timo Tjahjanto's hyperviolent Indonesian martial arts splatterfest, a host favorite mach speed brutal action stunner. Starring martial arts legends Joe Taslim and Iko Uwais, this bloody, bone-snapping triad odyssey comes off the back of a filmography of twisted horror, infusing the dynamic energy of The Raid franchise with visceral, gory mayhem. T...