Renowned cult Japanese filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto (Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Tokyo Fist) is prepping his latest project, Zan (translates to Kill), a samurai film that stars Yu Aoi (Rurouni Kenshin) and Sosuke Ikematsu (Mozu: The Movie). We don’t much as far as plot details, but given Tsukamoto’s shocking body of work (to quote Kyle Warner: “Shinya Tsukamoto is, at his core, a horror filmmaker… Tokyo Fist is not a horror film, but it’s clear it was … Continue reading →

The long-awaited Indonesian action film The Night Comes for Us (read our review), ill finally be seeing the light of day October 19th on Netflix. Helmed by Timo Tjahjanto – 1/2 of the “Mo Brothers” directing duo (Macabre, Killers, Headshot) – The Night Comes for Us is a neo-noir hitman thriller that stars Joe Taslim (The Raid), Iko Uwais (The Raid 2), Sunny Pang (Headshot) and Julie Estelle (Macabre). Taslim plays Ito, a former triad enforcer must protect a young girl … Continue reading →

While we’re all anxiously waiting for a possible The Raid 3, Gareth Evans (Merantau), the creator of The Raid franchise is currently putting final touches on his latest film, Apostle (read our review), which will premiere on Netflix on October 12th. Apostle follows a man who travels to a remote island and attempts to rescue his sister after she’s kidnapped by a religious cult. The group demands a ransom for the sister’s return, undermining the man’s resolve … Continue reading →

Visionary director Park Chan-wook (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, The Handmaiden) is getting ready to unleash a six-episode AMC/BBC mini-series based on John le Carre’s spy novel The Little Drummer Girl. The series follows Charlie (Florence Pugh), an actress whose vacation misadventures walk her right into a global intelligence role that forces her to take on a literal deadly role. Alexander Skarsgård co-stars as Becker, an Israeli agent tasked with bringing her into the international … Continue reading →

Director Sion Sono (Why Don’t You Play in Hell?), “the most subversive filmmaker working in Japanese cinema today,” has signed on to direct a Netflix series titled Ai-naki Mori de Sakebe, which translates to “Shout in the Loveless Forest.” The upcoming series – which revolves around a gruesome triple murder – stars Kippei Shiina (Outrage), Shinnosuke Mitsushima (The Third Murder) and Denden (Cold Fish). According to THR, Netflix has been investing heavily in original Japanese content. … Continue reading →

We usually don’t report on comic book movies (there’s better websites for ’em), but here’s a story we couldn’t resist: Gareth Evans (Merantau), the mastermind behind The Raid franchise, is in-talks to write and direct a live-action adaptation of DC Comics’ Deathstroke, a character created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. According to TW, Deathstroke was ranked as IGN’s 32nd greatest comic book villain of all time. Deathstroke possesses enhanced strength, speed, agility, and durability granted … Continue reading →

If 2009’s Merantau hinted that director Gareth Evans was on to something special, then 2011’s The Raid proved our point. With 2014’s The Raid 2: Berandal, expectations were not only met, they were drastically surpassed. Fact is, in such a short amount of time, Evans is an ingenious filmmaker who is on one hell of a creative peak; funny thing is, something tells us the guy hasn’t even reached his … Continue reading →