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‘The Shadow Strays’ (2024): Timo Tjahjanto Returns to Serious Bloodshed

Directed by: Timo Tjahjanto || Produced by: Timo Tjahjanto, Wicky V. Olindo, Anne P. Ralie Screenplay by: Timo Tjahjanto || Starring: Aurora Ribero, Hana Malasan, Taskya Namya, Agra Piliang, Andri Mashadi, Chew Kin Wah, Naomi Hitanayri Christy, Mawar Eva de Jongh, Adipati Dolken Music by: Fajar Yuskemal || Cinematography: Batara Goempar || Edited by: Dinda … Continue reading

‘Outside’ (2024): Stage Plays Should Stay on Stage

Directed by: Carlo Ledesma || Produced by: Paul Soriano, Mark Victor Screenplay by: Carlo Ledesma || Starring: Sid Lucero, Beauty Gonzalez, Marco Masa, Aiden Tyler Patdu Music by: Paul Sigua, Myka Magsaysay-Sigua|| Cinematography: Shing-Fung Cheung || Edited by: Mark Victor || Country: Philippines || Language: Filipino Running Time: 142 minutes Certain movies, particularly those limited to one or … Continue reading

‘Bangkok Breaking’ (2024): Over-the-Top in Every Way

Directed by: Kome Kongkiat Komesiri || Produced by: Kome Kongkiat Komesiri, Piyaluck Mahatanasab Screenplay by: Kome Kongkiat Komesiri || Starring: Sukollawat Kanarot, Sanya Kunakorn, Atitaya Tribudarak, Yasaka Chaisorn, Isariya Chanupala, Sonny Chatwiriyachai, Ekkamol Jamsai Music by: Terdsak Janpan || Cinematography: Thanat Kittikhun || Edited by: Weerapat Tembundit || Country: Thailand || Language: Thai Running Time: … Continue reading

‘Leon, The Professional’ (1994): Once Upon a Time in Little Italy…

Directed by: Luc Besson || Produced by: Patrice Ledoux Screenplay by: Luc Besson || Starring: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Michael Badalucco, Ellen Greene, Peter Appel Music by: Éric Serra || Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast || Edited by: Sylvie Landra || Country: France || Language: English Running Time: 110 minutes For the longest … Continue reading

‘Paradise’ (2023): Age Isn’t Just a Number

Directed by: Boris Kunz || Produced by: Nathalie Bouteiller-Marin, Nina Kammermeier,  Screenplay by: Simon Amberger, Peter Kocyla, Boris Kunz || Starring: Kostja Ullmann, Corinna Kirchhoff, Marlene Tanczik, Iris Berben, Lisa-Marie Koroll, Lorna Ishema, Numan Acar, Alina Levshin Music by: David Reichelt || Cinematography: Christian Stangassinger || Edited by: Max Fey || Country: Germany || Language: … Continue reading

Horror Never Dies: ‘The First Omen,’ ‘Longlegs,’ & ‘Smile 2’ (2024)

Directed by: Arkasha Stevenson [1], Osgood Perkins [2], Parker Fin [3] || Produced by: David S. Goyer, Keith Levine [1], Dan Kagan, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Nicolas Cage, Dave Caplan, Chris Ferguson [2], Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, Isaac Klausner, Parker Finn, Robert Salerno [3] Screenplay by: Tim Smith, Arkasha Stevenson, Keith Thomas [1], Osgood Perkins [2], Parker … Continue reading

‘Terrifier’ (2016, 2022, 2024): American Independent Filmmaking Resurgent

Directed by: Damien Leone || Produced by: Phil Falcone [1–3], George Steuber, Damien Leone [1, 3], Steven Della Salla, Jason Leavy, Michael Leavy [3] Screenplay by: Damien Leone || Starring: David Howard Thornton, Samantha Scaffidi [1–3], Jenna Kanell, Catherine Corcoran [1], Sarah Voigt, Kailey Hyman, Casey Hartnett [2], Lauren LaVera, Elliott Fullman [2, 3], Antonella Rose, Margaret … Continue reading

The Other ‘Hellboy’ Movies: ‘The Golden Army’ (2008), ‘Hellboy’ (2019), & ‘The Crooked Man’ (2024)

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro [1], Neil Marshall [2], Brian Taylor [3] || Produced by: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin [1, 2] Mike Richardson, Les Weldon, Yariv Lerner [1–3], Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mike Richardson, Philip Westgren, Carl Hampe, Matt O’Toole, Les Weldon [2], Jeff Greenstein, Yariv Lerner, Jonathan Yunger, Robert Van Norden, Sam Shulte [3] Screenplay by: … Continue reading

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