At Kung Pew Video, the video store never died.
Here you'll find movie reviews and commentary on 80s and 90s martial arts films, cyberpunk sci-fi, direct-to-video action movies, and cult genre oddities that once ruled late-night cable and dusty rental shelves.
From neon-drenched dystopias and android assassins to underground karate tournaments and street-level vigilante justice, these are the movies that raised a generation on chrome, sweat, and sincerity.
New reviews weekly. And the best part? No late fees.
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Co-founder and Editor-at-Large at ScreenAgeWasteland.com. More reviews and interviews at ScreenAge Wasteland and on our YouTube channels.
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SURPRISE. We're not done this week. ☘️
Halloween season continues tomorrow with a little Irish mythology, a bit of mayhem, and a whole lot of Warwick Davis having the time of his life as a murderous shoemaker.
He wants his gold....
Leprechaun (1993) hits Kung Pew Video at 10 AM CST.
No late fees. 📼
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My Halloween-season reviews continue with Night of the Comet—a movie I somehow missed in the 80s and now could watch anytime.
Two valley girl sisters, zombies, a deserted LA, and a little retail therapy between brushes with death.
The new review is up!
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I don't do an October watch list at Kung Pew Video because I'm not the authority on all things horror by any stretch. But if you're looking for some movies to add to your watchlist, ScreenAge Wasteland just dropped its annual 31 Days of Halloween Watchlist. It's packed with some great variety.
Check it out: screenagewasteland.com/31-days-of-halloween-2026-w…
Happy October! 🎃📼
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Halloween season has finally arrived here at Kung Pew Video!
And we’re kicking off the season with something that feels unmistakably KPV: a dystopian sci-fi action horror movie about a public school terrorized by heavily armed gangs, killer cyborg teachers, and Stacy Keach’s mullet.
It may be sci-fi first, but Class of 1999 is horrifying in its own special way.
School’s out. Murderbots are in. And October is has just begun.
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New review is up!
Kickboxer 4: The Aggressor has way better fights than 2 and 3, but the plot is totally bonkers.
Watch now, and let me know: flawed-but-fun VHS trash, or better left in the $5 bin? Kick and subscribe!
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A little bonus Kung Pew for your Wednesday...
I recently joined Raf over at the SAW Canon Podcast to talk about one of the greatest action movies ever made: The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2).
Check it out if you're looking for something to listen to today. And I'll be back very soon with a new KPV review. 📼 ☠️ 🔥
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Jeff Speakman is BACK.
After twenty years away from the Hollywood machine, The Perfect Weapon star is returning in Lost Echoes, a new supernatural thriller adapted from Joe R. Lansdale’s novel.
I’m stoked! I’m also slightly skeptical. The project sounds sincere, Speakman clearly believes in it, and I want to see him to get the comeback he deserves.
I made a short Kung Pew Extra about the project, the Kickstarter campaign, and why martial-arts movie fans should be aware. Check it out below.
Do you think Speakman should have been as big as Seagal in the ’90s?
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New Kung Pew Video review is live!
Roland Emmerich made Moon 44 for about $2.5 million dollars and shot a good chunk of it in his dad’s furniture warehouse—and it looks like it could exist in the same world alongside Alien, Outland, and even Blade Runner.
This is just the kind of forgotten video-store-era gem I love to review here at KPV. Check it out, then let me know: What’s your favorite grimy, blue-collar sci-fi movie?
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Super bummed to hear that James Lew has passed away.
If you grew up watching martial arts or action movies from the '80s and '90s, you've seen his work even if you didn't know his name. He was an incredible martial artist and had great screen presence. He usually played a henchman, but I always enjoyed seeing him turn up in movies like The Perfect Weapon, Best of the Best, and Showdown in Little Tokyo no matter the role he played.
Rest in peace, James Lew. Thank you for the memories. 🥋🎬
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New review dropping Thursday!
Somewhere between Kickboxer 2 and Kickboxer 3, David Sloane apparently traded in his roundhouse kicks for automatic weapons.
🥋 + 🔫 = ???
See you Thursday at 10 AM.
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