About this episode

The episode reviews the martial arts film The Furious and includes a retro review of Never Back Down.

This week, we're reviewing The Furious (2026), the latest martial arts action film that aims to deliver brutal fight choreography, relentless pacing, and a classic revenge-driven story. We break down the performances, the action sequences, and whether the film rises above familiar genre conventions or simply repeats them. Along the way, we discuss the movie's biggest strengths and weaknesses, highlight some standout fight scenes, and debate whether The Furious earns a spot among the better modern martial arts films. We also have a RETRO REVIEW this week. We take you back to a Cutting Room Floor review of MMA-style Karate Kid movie Never Back Down that we recorded back in 2021. -- We will be reviewing requests from patrons once a month. If you'd like to request a movie for us to review, head over to Patreon and sign up at $5/month* -- If you want to know what we are watching...What Did We Watch This Week? Dawson on Letterboxd Brent on Letterboxd Reggie on Letterboxd Rob on Letterboxd If you'd like some bonus content from Brent, or to get the show several days early, you can sign up over at Patreon! Follow us on Twitter Brent @XNotMalcolmRob @Robbap3Reggie @HiddanasDawson…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob, Brent, Reggie

Topics covered

• martial arts
• film review
• action sequences
• revenge story
• retro review

Keywords

• The Furious
• Never Back Down
• martial arts
• film review
• action choreography
• revenge

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Furious, Never Back Down

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