KFMG Podcast S07 Episode 99: Best of Stunts

The life of a stunt performer is both exhilarating and dangerous, spectacular yet physically and mentally demanding. Stunt performers put their lives on the line every day for our viewing pleasure, yet are seemingly ostracised from the film world, especially in Hollywood where there is still no Academy Award for their service to the industry.

Since this podcast was launched in 2016, I have had the pleasure of speaking to many of the leading voices in the stunt world, from stunt doubles and performers to fight trainers who work with huge movie stars to make them look awesome for the big …

KFMG Podcast S07 Episode 98: Best of Directors

With financing and shooting schedules shrinking, how hard is it to make a decent action movie on a low budget? How can you make your lead actor look like an action hero if they refuse to train? And is there scope in the martial arts genre for tackling more challenging topics, like homophobia and racism?

In Best of Directors – one of three compilation shows available now – I share some of my favourite conversations with directors who have appeared on the podcast since its inception in 2016. This includes: Hollywood stunt legend J.J. Perry, who made his directorial debut in …

KFMG Podcast S07 Episode 97: End of Year Show 2023 with Mike Fury – Part Two

In Part Two of our annual End of Year Show – featuring the author of Life of Action, the action movie expert Mike Fury – we discuss our favourite fight-centric action films of 2023. Which film will be crowned our favourite of the year? 

We also read out comments from Fu followers around the world who have been telling us their favourite martial arts movies of the year over email and social media. We also discuss some of the films that we disliked in 2023, and look ahead to the martial arts movies we are most looking forward to in 2024.

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KFMG Podcast S07 Episode 96: End of Year Show 2023 with Mike Fury – Part One

Ho ho ho and happy Christmas to all the Fu followers around the world! Welcome to Part One of our annual End of Year Show, featuring the author of Life of Action Vol. 1 and 2, Mike Fury.

In ‘Part One’, we discuss the martial arts movie news that has been grabbing the headlines in 2023 – from Donnie Yen and Jackie Chan‘s many new projects, to Michelle Yeoh‘s success at the Oscars and the 50th anniversary of Bruce Lee‘s death – and remember the famous people we lost this year. We also play clips from some of the many great guests …

KFMG Podcast S07 Episode 95: Marko Zaror

“I was so sure that this is what I loved to do, that there was no doubt in my mind that my life was going to be related to this.”

From Chile to Mexico to Hollywood – and back again – Marko Zaror‘s incredible rise in the action world reached a new crescendo in 2023. Known as the ‘Latin Dragon’, Marko’s scene-stealing performance as the main heavy, Chidi, in Chad Stahelski’s masterpiece, John Wick: Chapter 4, saw him duel on-screen with fight legends Hiroyuki Sanada, Donnie Yen and Keanu Reeves; meanwhile, back in his home country of Chile, he reunited …