Film Combat Syndicate
@fcsyndicate.bsky.social
Articles covering Asian films, action, sci-fi, horror and anime film and television. Home of The Hit List. He/Him. Additional bylines at The Action Elite, ScreenAnarchy & Polygon. Cover art by Steven Yu. Logo by Eileen Cruz (special thanks to Joey Ansah).
PREDATOR: BADLANDS heads to Blu-Ray on February 17. My review is now available for supporters at my Buy Me A Coffee page.
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January 19, 2026 at 6:05 PM
PREDATOR: BADLANDS heads to Blu-Ray on February 17. My review is now available for supporters at my Buy Me A Coffee page.
buymeacoffee.com/fcsyndicate
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January 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Wasabi is the best thing next to Flonase 😄. Stuff really clears the sinuses.
Can't breathe? Eat Birthday sushi (or whatever sushi suits the moment.)
This delivery was sent to me by my friend Irina. I'm so thankful ❤️
Can't breathe? Eat Birthday sushi (or whatever sushi suits the moment.)
This delivery was sent to me by my friend Irina. I'm so thankful ❤️
January 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Wasabi is the best thing next to Flonase 😄. Stuff really clears the sinuses.
Can't breathe? Eat Birthday sushi (or whatever sushi suits the moment.)
This delivery was sent to me by my friend Irina. I'm so thankful ❤️
Can't breathe? Eat Birthday sushi (or whatever sushi suits the moment.)
This delivery was sent to me by my friend Irina. I'm so thankful ❤️
Don't be an indecisive motherfucker this year. Either wear the shirt, or don't.
Happy New Year, cats!
Happy New Year, cats!
January 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Don't be an indecisive motherfucker this year. Either wear the shirt, or don't.
Happy New Year, cats!
Happy New Year, cats!
Conic Natalie is celebrating its 10th year in part with a new panel interview featuring Yugo Sakamoto, Masanori Mimoto, and Kensuke Sonomura where they discuss their careers, the state of Japanese action cinema and their hopes going forward. I also learned I share a birthday with this lovely bloke.
December 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Conic Natalie is celebrating its 10th year in part with a new panel interview featuring Yugo Sakamoto, Masanori Mimoto, and Kensuke Sonomura where they discuss their careers, the state of Japanese action cinema and their hopes going forward. I also learned I share a birthday with this lovely bloke.
Thank you, "Someone"! 🙌🏽
December 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Thank you, "Someone"! 🙌🏽
I genuinely can't wait for the review bomb that's coming...
December 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I genuinely can't wait for the review bomb that's coming...
A pair of teaser posters have also been revealed for HUMINT, the new spy flick from director Ryoo Seung-wan and starring Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min, Park Hae-joon, and Shin Se-kyung.
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MORE: filmcombatsyndicate.com/explosive-hu...
December 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
A pair of teaser posters have also been revealed for HUMINT, the new spy flick from director Ryoo Seung-wan and starring Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min, Park Hae-joon, and Shin Se-kyung.
MORE: filmcombatsyndicate.com/explosive-hu...
MORE: filmcombatsyndicate.com/explosive-hu...
Did anyone else know about the Indonesian remake that's underway for the 2001 action comedy MY WIFE IS A GANGSTER? I didn't!
Here's the latest: filmcombatsyndicate.com/my-wife-is-a...
Here's the latest: filmcombatsyndicate.com/my-wife-is-a...
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Did anyone else know about the Indonesian remake that's underway for the 2001 action comedy MY WIFE IS A GANGSTER? I didn't!
Here's the latest: filmcombatsyndicate.com/my-wife-is-a...
Here's the latest: filmcombatsyndicate.com/my-wife-is-a...
December 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
December 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
...And with a bit of gumption and some savvy edits, actor and martial arts star Jet Li is now announcing his stake on TikTok.
December 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
...And with a bit of gumption and some savvy edits, actor and martial arts star Jet Li is now announcing his stake on TikTok.
Just wanted to share my pride for Junichi Okada, a top-tier multimedia star holding his own in entertainment for a quarter of a century now. I've got high hopes for this dude, and if his plans don't include Hollywood, I'm fine with that too. He's too big for them, and he shouldn't be pigeonholed.
December 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Just wanted to share my pride for Junichi Okada, a top-tier multimedia star holding his own in entertainment for a quarter of a century now. I've got high hopes for this dude, and if his plans don't include Hollywood, I'm fine with that too. He's too big for them, and he shouldn't be pigeonholed.
Be like Rob, and watch THE SHADOW'S EDGE when it arrives on home media in the UK in February!
December 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Be like Rob, and watch THE SHADOW'S EDGE when it arrives on home media in the UK in February!
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Just wanted to leave this here.
December 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Just wanted to leave this here.
Mark Wahlberg is set to star in a new action thriller for Netflix called THE OPERATOR, in yet another wasted opportunity to make use of one of its best IPs. Sad.
December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Mark Wahlberg is set to star in a new action thriller for Netflix called THE OPERATOR, in yet another wasted opportunity to make use of one of its best IPs. Sad.
How I spent my part of my Thanksgiving evening. Felt nice to have some time holiday downtime with the special features in Dragon Dynasty's CITY OF VIOLENCE 2-disc edition.
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
How I spent my part of my Thanksgiving evening. Felt nice to have some time holiday downtime with the special features in Dragon Dynasty's CITY OF VIOLENCE 2-disc edition.
Within the first half hour of this movie, a school girl turns stripper for a horn crowd of old dudes to hide her talent for queefing darts out of her snatch in order to assassinate a yakuza senior.
Miike at his peak.
Miike at his peak.
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Within the first half hour of this movie, a school girl turns stripper for a horn crowd of old dudes to hide her talent for queefing darts out of her snatch in order to assassinate a yakuza senior.
Miike at his peak.
Miike at his peak.
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Imagine awarding a pedophile an honorary blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do. Couldn't be me.
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Imagine awarding a pedophile an honorary blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do. Couldn't be me.
In case anyone here wants to feel as old as I do, actor and martial artist Hayate Masao was 35 when he shot KARATE KILL for director Kurando Mitsutake. The man is 45 years old today.
Happy birthday Hayate-san!
Happy birthday Hayate-san!
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
In case anyone here wants to feel as old as I do, actor and martial artist Hayate Masao was 35 when he shot KARATE KILL for director Kurando Mitsutake. The man is 45 years old today.
Happy birthday Hayate-san!
Happy birthday Hayate-san!
If you see this post a getaway vehicle
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
If you see this post a getaway vehicle
In other news, if you follow Lorenz Hideyoshi on Instagram, you'll find he posted a reel comparing fight choreo he did for a Star Wars fan film in 2019 to a sequence used in a 2023 episode of Star Wars: Visions. In sum, it's reasonable to believe that Disney, allegedly, stole his work. What say you?
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
In other news, if you follow Lorenz Hideyoshi on Instagram, you'll find he posted a reel comparing fight choreo he did for a Star Wars fan film in 2019 to a sequence used in a 2023 episode of Star Wars: Visions. In sum, it's reasonable to believe that Disney, allegedly, stole his work. What say you?