Tag: indonesia
Tallinn 2022 Review: AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Generations Clash Against Trauma in Indonesian Social Thriller
Debuting Indonesian director Makbul Mubarak unearths the country's collective trauma through the ramifications of the dictatorship and patriarchal oppression.
Review: SATAN'S SLAVES: COMMUNION, The Silver Lining Is...
Jakarta, Indonesia. 1985. Years after the terrible events of the first film, we catch up with the remaining members of the Suwono family. Rini, her younger siblings, Toni and Bondi, and their Father, Bahri, now live in an apartment...
Toronto 2021 Review: VENGEANCE IS MINE, ALL OTHERS PAY CASH
Petty gangster and entrepreneur, Ajo Kawir, cannot get it up. He channels his impotence into bravado and risk taking. He meets a girl. She knows kung fu. They fall in love. He goes to prison. She sets out on a...
Now Streaming: MERANTAU, Gareth Evans and Iko Uwais Show the World How to Film Action
Iko Uwais stars in director Gareth Evans' thrilling action adventure from Indonesia, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
THE RAID And JOHN WICK Veterans Join Indonesian Superhero Series With SATRIA DEWA: GATOTKACA
Martial arts fans take note: Production has launched on the first in a proposed eight film series based on the Indonesian comic book series Satria Dewa. And not only will there be a whole lot of hand to hand combat...
THE RAID And JOHN WICK Veterans Join Indonesian Superhero Series With SATRIA DEWA: GATOTKACA
Martial arts fans take note: Production has launched on the first in a proposed eight film series based on the Indonesian comic book series Satria Dewa. And not only will there be a whole lot of hand to hand combat...
Review: IMPETIGORE, Implied Horror Is Still Scary
Tara Basro, Ario Bayu, and Marissa Anita star in Joko Anwar's rural frightfest.
Kimo Samboel Introduces THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC
Well, hello there, Asian horror fans, have we got a little something for you ... If a film titled The Queen Of Black Magic isn't enough to get your attention on it's own, how about this: Kimo Stamboel - who...
Review: THE SCIENCE OF FICTIONS, Black Comedy as Socio-Political Parable
Political allegory meets the Ministry of Silly Walks.
Notes on Streaming: THE 3RD EYE 2 Plunges Deeper Into the Indonesian Spirit World
Jessica Mila stars again in Rocky Soraya's horror sequel, 'Mata Batin 2.'
Exclusive: Kimo Stamboel's DREADOUT Gets an English-Friendly Trailer
While Timo Tjahjanto has been wowing audiences with his one-two punch of action epic The Night Comes For Us and supernatural shocker May the Devil Take You, his fellow Indonesian Mo Brother collaborator Kimo Stamboel has been hard at work...
Joko Anwar Teases His Son Of Thunder With First Look At GUNDALA
Indonesian director Joko Anwar is a long time favorite in these pages. From his start in character driven comedy (Joni's Promise) we've watched Anwar move from genre to genre, and seemingly master them all. And following the massive success of...
Fantastic Fest 2018 Review: THE NIGHT COMES FOR US, Brutal, Spectacular Action
All you need is a girl, a gun, and 30 million gallons of blood. Bullets, knives, and fists come in handy, too, in Timo Tjahjanto's extremely violent action picture The Night Comes For Us. The violence is brutal and explicit:...
Watch The Full Trailer For Timo Tjahjanto's MAY THE DEVIL TAKE YOU
While he's been plying his trade with high octane action in more recent years, Indonesia's Timo Tjahjanto first burst on to the scene (in appropriately sticky fashion) as one half of horror directing duo The Mo Brothers before going further...
Review: MARLINA THE MURDER IN FOUR ACTS, Come for the Feminism, Stay for the Cinematography
In making a film, any film, it is nearly essential to have an image or scene that the audience takes away with them. Think about a film you love, and get it in your mind's eye, and that is what...
You May Want To Leave The House BEFORE THE DEVIL ARRIVES
Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto burst on to the international scene as one half of directing duo The Mo Brothers with delirious horror picture Macabre back in 2009. And while he's playing in the action space over recent years Tjahjanto is...
BUFFALO BOYS: Full Trailer For The Indonesian Western Delivers Epic Scale Action
It was just last month that we shared the first teaser for Mike Wiluan's upcoming Indonesian western Buffalo Boys and that has now been followed by a full theatrical trailer to serve up far more of the film's storyline and...
Far East Film Festival 20 to Open with STEEL RAIN, CROSSROADS: ONE TWO JAGA
The Far East Film Festival launches its 20th edition on 20 April with Netflix’s South Korean spy thriller Steel Rain, playing for the very first time on the big screen. The world premiere of Namron’s Malaysian drama Crossroads: One Two...
Indonesian Western BUFFALO BOYS Teaser Promises Slick, Crowd Pleasing Fun
While you may not know his name, if you're a fan of recent genre films out of South East Asia you are almost certainly familiar with the work of Mike Wiluan. Wiluan has been busy as a producer over the...
Sitges 2017 Review: MARLINA THE MURDERER IN FOUR ACTS, a Traditional Western Story Told in a Fresh Way
In making a film, any film, it is nearly essential to have an image or scene that the audience takes away with them. Think about a film you love, and get it in your minds eye, and that is what...
