FF 2025 – PENANCE: Action ex nihilo
For a little while there, it feels like Penance will be unstoppable, the perfect avatar of the heights micro-budget actioners can reach.
FF 2025: ROAD TO VENDETTA – Action is a Flat Circle
Feels like the work of a diligent student who tries to imitate his idols.
FF 2025: LUGER – The Inevitability of Violence
Have you ever wondered what would a gritty urban thriller/beat ’em up look like if it were set in Madrid and treated violence realistically?
The Furious – Le spectacle corporel virtuose comme vecteur de syncrétisme et d’innovation
L’expertise combinée de Kenji Tanigaki et Kensuke Sonomura est synonyme de mouvement perpétuel, d’une capacité à attirer l’attention, à faire naître les émotions, et à provoquer des réactions physiques chez le public.
The Furious – Virtuoso Body Spectacle as Vector of Syncretism and Innovation
The combined powers of Kenji Tanigaki and Kensuke Sonomura are synonymous with perpetual motion, an ability to command attention, stir up emotions, and provoke physical reactions in the audience.
CREATION OF THE GODS II: DEMON FORCE – Revitalizing the Chinese Mythological Epic
A delirious whirlwind of mythological battles that will decide the fate of the Chinese civilization.
THE PROSECUTOR – No Fists, No Justice
You’re here because you want to know whether Donnie Yen still kicks ass in his latest film. Rest assured, he does.
STRIKING RESCUE – Will Tony Jaa bring about the Chinese DTV paradigm shift?
If you want to see the Muay Thai warrior breaking bodies with his signature moves, you’ll get your money’s worth.
STUNTMAN – Keeping the Flame Alive
A vibrant homage to Hong Kong stuntmen, and so much more.
FF 2024 – AJ GOES TO THE DOG PARK: The Infinite Possibilities of Indie Filmmaking
Live-action Looney Tunes logic for a-gag-a-minute experience in creative filmmaking.
FF 2024 – ESCAPE FROM THE 21st CENTURY: Time Travel, Street Fighter II, and The End of Adolescence
Action sci-fi coming-of-age pop culture remix. Too much?
FF 2024 – DON’T MESS WITH GRANDMA: The Home Invasion Subversion
Micheal Jai White in a home invasion action comedy? You’re talking my language!
FF 2024 – GHOST KILLER: The Kinetic Synergy of Modern Japanese Actioners
Action master Kensuke Sonomura strikes again!
BIG BAD FILM FEST 2 – BANGKOK DOG: Can Thai Action Cinema Rise From its Ashes?
D.Y. Sao and Brian Le face off (again).
NYAFF 2024: BABY ASSASSINS NICE DAYS – Taking it to the Next Level
The Babies have reached their peak.
NYAFF 2024: OPERATION UNDEAD – ZOMBIFYING THAI WAR CINEMA
Zombies are everywhere but they’re also adaptable – actually, their ubiquity might be linked to their malleability. Zombies can be urban, horrifying, comedic, romantic, spatial even… so why not use […]
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