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 […]
CUSTOMS FRONTLINE – 90s HK actioners, resurrected
Plays like a revival of 90s Hong Kong actioners for better and for worse.
Cannes 2024 – OH, CANADA: the power of storytelling
Schrader succeeds perfectly in portraying Leonad’s stream of consciousness, of a person suffering from senility, or at least not completely lucid, using a fragmented narrative that reflects the mind of the protagonist.
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In – A Blast of Hong Kong Kinetics
Everything we like about Hong Kong action cinema in one cool movie.
Alienoid: Return to the Future – Bringing it All Together
14th century sorcerers and futuristic robots team-up against aliens.
MONSTER: the complexity of truth
In Monster, director Kore-eda Hirokazu furthers his ongoing humanistic interest in intra-family relationships, particularly those in nontraditional family settings. Building on the familial dynamics examined in his previous works such […]
FF 2023 – Jackdaw: New Dawn for the British Noir
In spite of being an atmospheric noir thriller, we go from one chase to the next, from one police raid to the next shootout.
FF 2023 – I’ll Crush Y’All: Spanish brawling genre fare with nothing to lose
A rough, mean, engaging little brawler that whoops ass? Yes please.
FF 2023 – Interview with KILL director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat
We talk moving away from typical masala films, filming action in confined spaces, building flexible sets, finding future action star Lakshya, and collaborating with Korean action designer Oh Se-yeong!
FF 2023 – 100 Yards: Formalist Perfection in Service of a new Martial Arts Masterpiece
Rarely have modern martial arts films showcased such an exceptional level of formal control.
FF 2023 – The Last Stop in Yuma County: Freedom Within Genre Confines
The Last Stop in Yuma County harnesses the power of the contained single-location thriller to deliver a tense, smart, and efficient directorial debut.
FF 2023 – One Percenter: A New Flow of Action
One Percenter is a panegyric of “flow” fighting, TAK-realism, and self-seriousness. If you’re on the same wavelength, it’s just as intense as you’d expect.
Creation of the Gods: Kingdom of Storms – Resetting the Chinese Mythological Epic
Creation of the Gods: Kingdom of Storms emerges as a compelling take on the foundational myth of Chinese civilization, and a refreshing revamp of the country’s mythological epic formula.
