Martial arts movies will always have a special place in cinema. It’s where violence becomes an art form, and action can be as philosophical as it is dramatic. It can introduce viewers to new ways of ...

We unpack the history of how and why Black Kung Fu films became a sensation in the 1970s. Black Kung Fu films were wildly popular in the 70s, a welcome response to the anger many people felt against ...

Among the multiple subgenres within the action space, kung-fu (or martial arts) has proved to be one of the most popular. With thrilling, fast-paced fight sequences involving fists, swords, and other ...

Martial arts fever would eventually grip American culture, but in 1972 the trend was still in its infancy. Then came Kung Fu, perhaps the most influential television show in the history of American ...

In These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World, a new book from Mondo Books, the publishing arm of the pop-culture-friendly art brand, authors Grady Hendrix and ...