Festivals And Events
Philip Ng To Star In New Martial Arts Actioner, WITHOUT REMORSE
Asia’s leading film and TV marketplace, FILMART, recently saw Philip Ng (Once Upon a Time in Shanghai) take the stage to announce his upcoming film, Without Remorse, which he will star in alongside frequent co-star and martial arts giant, Andy On (True Legend). Philip Lui Koon-Nam is set to direct. Lui’s previous (and only) film as director, Undercover Punch and Gun, also starring On and Ng, was met with fairly positive reviews from martial arts fans upon its initial release in 2019.
BRUSH OF THE GOD Teaser Strokes A Mighty Cinematic Offering From A Kaiju Cinema Legend
An idea more than forty years in the making and two years since heading up crowdfunding efforts at Kickstarter and Motion Gallery, celebrated kaiju costume designer Keizo Murase will finally get his day with upcoming kaiju feature, Brush Of The God. Plans are in motion to premiere the film at the 19th edition of the Osaka Asian Film Festival in March, before scoring releases throughout Japan and abroad.
FRIED Trailer: Economic Pitfalls And Mental Illness Violently Unravel In Richard Goss’s Indie Thriller Webseries
21 festivals and 38 awards in, actor and filmmaker Richard Goss is still on the road with black comedy psychological thriller, Fried, starring Goss alongside Jake McDaid. Independently funded and produced by Goss who co-directed with Jessica Crooks, Fried presents a half-hour tale told in four acts for its webseries format, notably inspired by previous works such as Bruce Robinson’s Withnail & I, Jon S. Baird’s Filth and Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges.
RIDE BABY RIDE Review: Sofie Somoroff’s Feminist Revenge Thriller Is One For The Road!
TW: This review discusses subject of rape with a supernatural context.
AHITH 2023: The Legend Continues Debuting Alec Bonk’s Feature Presentation With Inspired Indie Crime Flick, BLIND COP 2!
The evolution behind Alec Bonk’s feature debut here is funny as hell given the mythic nature of an inaugural “Blind Cop” movie. The official website has more info on why this is so, take it or leave it, but for better or worse Bonk and his team have taken an idea stemmed from a character created for a short 2014, and have all but run with it full speed ahead to produce what we now know as Blind Cop 2, billed as “a throwback to the 80s with over the top humor and violence and an antidote to factory made studio blockbusters”.
TADFF XVII Review: In FOUNDERS DAY, Masked Killers And Mediocre Plotting Run Amuck
Allison (Naomi Grace) is at the center of brewing mystery in her idyllic town at the height of a bitter Mayoral election. Hitting the ground and literally running when her girlfriend Melissa (Olivia Nikkanen) is brutally murdered by a gavel-wielding killer wearing a demon mask, black cloak and a bench wig, Allison is among the first in this story to be affected by the bloodshed while the family of the deceased, including the victim’s father, defeated Mayoral Candidate Harold Faulkner (Jayce Bartok) and his son, Adam (Devin Druid) struggle to cope with Melissa’s death.
TADFF XVII Review: In LOVELY, DARK, AND DEEP, A Nightmaring, Poetic Redemption Tale
Barbarian star Georgina Campbell leads the cast in Lovely, Dark, And Deep, taking centerstage of Theresa Sutherland’s feature debut for an atmospheric supernatural thriller that’s as moody as it is gutwrenching at times. There’s a thematic pattern of forgiveness that permeates our main character, but that message is shrouded in an almost chilling air appropriate for a film of this genre if you’re the type that prefers cliffhanger closure and edge-of-your-seat uncertainty.
TADFF XVII Review: DANIEL’S GOTTA DIE, A Lively, Hapless Murder Romp
Quirky and brutal crime comedy is afoot in Jeremy LaLonde’s latest screening out of Toronto, Daniel’s Gotta Die, penned by Matthew Dressel and starring Joel David Moore in the lead. The cast includes Iggy Pop, Jason Jones, Carly Chaikin and Mary Lynn Rajskub, along with Chantel Riley and Varun Saranga, and is bookended by late actor and comedian Bob Saget.
Screamfest LA XXXIII Review: In EMPIRE V, A Lean, Ubiquitous Dark Fantasy
I’m of the opinion that the Matrix comparisons are a little overrated when it comes to Victor Ginzburg’s new film, Empire V. It’s the kind of wording that will have people thinking it’s being sold as an action horror flick with some sort of vampire-fu and well…it’s not. Not that I wouldn’t mind this being that kind of film, but it’s worth looking into if you’re curious about cinema and other interpretations of certain subgenres in film.
TADFF XVII Review: In THE DEEP DARK, Danger Lies Beneath
Mathieu Turi’s latest supernatural thriller, The Deep Dark, ventures into Northern France in 1956 where we meet Amir (Amir El Kacem), cash-strapped and in need of work as he sets out from Morrocco to the Northern French mines for work. Tasked with joining the crew one day with archeological professor Berthier (Jean-Hugues Anglade) tagging along to collect samples, the crew, led by Roland (Samuel Le Bihan) finds itself blowing up a gallery to access a long closed-off mine.
POV Review: Brian K. Rosenthal’s Gory New Action Horror Creeps In With Vigilante Thrills
POV is currently slated to screen for Filmquest on October 26 through this portal. Follow the project on Facebook as well. Tap here for the trailer.
PENDUKO Stands Strong In The First Teaser Poster For The New Live-Action Filipino Superhero Adaptation
The 49th Metro Manila Film Festival kicks off in December, and for comic book and superhero fans attending, that means first dibs at Jason Paul Laxamana’s new adaptation, Penduko, which now graces netizens with a first look poster to catch below. The film, which began shooting in August, features Maria star Cristine Reyes with lead actor Matteo Guidicelli in the title role for the character’s latest iteration on screen based on Francisco V. Coching’s original Engkantos comic which took off in 1954.
SUITABLE FLESH Review: Sultry Psychological Thrills Bookend Joe Lynch’s Gory Supernatural Heather Graham Starrer
Vertigo Releasing will release Suitable Flesh in UK Cinemas from October 27, and on Digital Download from November 27
Toronto After Dark 2023: A Quartet Of Titles To Indulge At This Year’s Festival!
The seventeenth Toronto After Dark Film Festival kicks off its five-day event well into the weekend beginning on Wednesday, October 18. For all that and more, the official website has the line-up ready for all who are curious and eager to get their tickets and badges, and for a small curtain raiser, I’m tossing my hat in the ring for a selection of four titles worth looking into as the festival rolls out the red carpet.
THE G Teaser: Vengeance Is Timeless In The New Winter Noir Thriller Starring Dale Dickey
Touched director Karl R. Hearne is making headway going into the new year with dark new thriller, The G. The movie is slated have its World Premiere in Official Competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on November 11 before rolling out in Canadian cinemas in the new year through levelFILM.
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