What I saw in 2025 ...a year in cinema

Here are my favorite new movies from 2025 and new-to-me from past years. Good luck in 2026, folks.

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Blu-ray release: 'Saga of the Phoenix' - Far East Films 88 Films are bringing the 1990 Hong Kong fantasy actioner ‘Saga of the Phoenix’ (阿修羅) to US and UK Blu-ray on December 15/16, 2025.

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Amazon.com: Saga Of The Phoenix : Ngai Choi Lam, Gloria Yip, Loletta Lee, Hiroshi Abe, Shek-Yin Lau: Movies & TV Amazon.com: Saga Of The Phoenix : Ngai Choi Lam, Gloria Yip, Loletta Lee, Hiroshi Abe, Shek-Yin Lau: Movies & TV

Bonus Footage
Commentary: Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto (Hong Kong cinema experts).
Image Gallery
Alternate Japanese footage.
Trailers

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People. It is a magical day today. Behold. This masterpiece is finally being released on Blu-ray.

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Blu-ray release: 'Peacock King' - Far East Films 88 Films are bringing the 1989 Hong Kong fantasy actioner ‘Peacock King’ (孔雀王子) to UK Blu-ray on October 27, 2025.

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Blu-ray release: 'Her Vengeance' - Far East Films 88 Films are bringing the 1988 Hong Kong rape and revenge movie 'Her Vengeance' (血玫瑰) to UK Blu-ray on July 28, 2025.

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Blu-ray release: 'The Cat' - Far East Films 88 Films are bringing the 1992 Hong Kong sci-fi action horror movie 'The Cat' (衛斯理之老貓) to US and UK Blu-ray on August 25/26, 2025.

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Her Vengeance - Deluxe Limited Edition RELEASE DATE: 28/07/25 One of the first – and most notorious – of Hong Kong's famously Adults Only Category III films, Her Vengeance stars Pauline Wong (The Blue Jean Monster) as a young woman hunting...

TECHNICAL SPECS:

Region: B
Picture: 1.85:1 AR
Audio: Cantonese Mono
Subs: English
Runtime: 83 Mins/90 Mins

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The Cat A cat from outer space teams up with a young alien girl and her knight, along with a novelist named Wisely, to fight an alien that possesses people.An adaptation of the novel Old Cat, by Ni Kuang. A cat from outer space teams up with a young alien girl and her knight, along with an adventure novelist named Wisely, to fight a murderous alien that possesses people.What follows is an over-the-top combination of body-swap delirium that leans more toward a Hong Kong adaptation of The Hidden than The Cat from Outer Space, but with touches of The Thing, Spaced Invaders, and Aliens! The Cat is an overlooked gem from the golden age of the VHS trading underground, completely remastered and packed with extras. Bonus MaterialsLIMITED EDITION RIGID SLIP CASE WITH NEW ARTWORK BY SEAN LONGMORELIMITED EDITION 40 PAGE PERFECT BOUND BOOKLIMITED EDITION PREMIUM ARTCARDBRAND NEW 2K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVEREMASTERED ORIGINAL CANTONESE MONOAURAL SOUNDTRACKNEWLY TRANSLATED ENGLISH SUBTITLESAUDIO COMMENTARY BY FRANK DJENG (NY ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL)BRAND NEW FILM INTERVIEW WITH WRITER GORDON CHANIMAGE GALLERYCast & CrewActors: Gloria Yip Waise Lee Christine Ng Yuk-San Cheung Liang Chiang Lam Chua Chien-Hua Hsu Peter Kwok Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok Shek-Yin Lau Siu-Ming Lau Kuang Ni Cheng Yi Hsiang Lin YinDirector: Ngai Choi Lam

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Focus “CAT III” 🇭🇰🔞 8/8

Riki-Oh : The Story of Ricky (1991) 力王

★★★☆

Du grand-guignolesque ouvertement outrancier & de la violence jusqu'au-boutiste.

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