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TACFEST III Review: In GUNMAN (GATILLERO), Gripping, Absorbing, Breathless.

Pablo “El Galgo” Correa (Sergio Podeley) is a hitman recently released from prison who finds himself embroiled in a series of misfortunes after accepting a minor job for his boss, unwittingly falling into a web of betrayals that will make him the prey of all the neighborhood’s thugs. This small Argentine production surprises with its excellent staging, taking the viewer through the streets of the oppressed Isla Maciel neighborhood, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, under a relentless hail of bullets and betrayals that keep the audience on edge throughout the whole film. Cristian Tapian Marchiori creates an intense film through a single continuous shot in which we follow an anti-hero, as reprehensible as the thugs hunting him, around a relentless buildup of tension and emotions that culminates in a violent outcome that leaves the viewer completely breathless. Gunman (Gatillero in its original language) is a very remarkable work, a […]

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TACFEST III Review: Shane Kosugi’s SEEK Brings The Ninja Fever Back In a Notable Directorial Debut

Having inherited a name as Kosugi, always associated to Ninja badassery, thanks to the immortality of celluloid. It was inevitable that the sons of one of the big responsables of the Ninja fever that infected the world during the 80’s, were going to follow his steps and try to keep the ninja legacy still alive. We all know that Ninjas make everything cooler. “Seek” marks the directorial debut of Shane Kosugi, after a whole life in front of the camera on film and television, to bring us a story with old-fashioned flavor, that follows a Ninja agent from a ninja secret organization called Seek, who’s requested by his superior to save a fellow agent that’s been kidnapped by a rival organization and in the meantime, recover a new highly explosive liquid called “RDX@” to stop a ruthless Yakuza leader. But things won’t go as planned. Shane shakes a good cocktail […]

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THE ORDER Signals A New Breed Of Ninja In The Official Teaser

The 33rd edition of the Pan African Film + Arts Festival is fast approaching, and that means tickets are already on sale via their official website. The same goes for their 2025 programme which is host to over 200 films across the African Diaspora, including eighty-minute conceptual martial arts thriller, The Order, from directing duo Najah Elessie, and Jonathon Jacobs. After being orphaned, Amari and Aissa are raised by a secret society called The Order, where they are trained as elite assassins by the mysterious Mama Zee. Tasked with eliminating a notorious human trafficker, Chipasha Luchembe, their mission takes a personal turn when Aissa learns he is responsible for her parents’ deaths—a secret Mama Zee kept from her. Consumed by vengeance, Amari and Aissa’s differing approaches threaten their bond as they uncover shocking truths that could destroy everything they thought they knew about Mama Zee and themselves. In a world […]

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THE ACCOUNTANT 2 Shows Ben Affleck And Jon Bernthal Face-To-Face In First Look Ahead Of SXSW Premiere

The 32nd edition of SXSW revealed its line-up on Wednesday which now includes a first look at Gavin O’Connor’s The Accountant 2. The long-awaited sequel to O’Connor’s hit 2016 thriller from Warner Bros. Pictures reunites Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal who can also be seen in a first look now going viral online which you can view below this article. When someone close to her is killed by unknown assassins, Treasury Agent Marybeth Medina is forced to contact Christian Wolff to solve the murder. With the help of his estranged but highly lethal brother Brax, Chris applies his brilliant mind and less-than-legal methods to piece together the unsolved puzzle. As they get closer to the truth, the trio draw the attention of some of the most ruthless killers alive — all intent on putting a stop to their search. Also returning are Cynthia Addai-Robinson and J.K. Simmons, with the additions […]

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OBAYASHI ’80s: THE ONOMICHI TRILOGY AND KADOKAWA YEARS Launches At Japan Society In February!

Our own Mike Garcia has covered the work of late auteur Nobuhiko Obayashi on this site for a good deal of time. He lives in Spain, although I’d imagine if he resided in my neck of the woods he’d be all-in with what’s going down at Japan Cuts on a yearly basis, particularly with next month’s run of Obayashi-directed classics titled Obayashi ’80s: The Onomichi Trilogy & Kadokawa Years. The program includes sextet of titles including I Are You, You Am Me (Exchange Students) (1982), School in the Crosshairs (1981), The Little Girl Who Conquered Time (1983), Lonely Heart (Miss Lonely) (1985), The Island Closest to Heaven (1984), and His Motorbike, Her Island (1986). Prices vary for members and non-members alike, so if you’re in town and want some classic Japanese delights in your eyes, head to the website and get your tickets before the slate’s weeklong run beginning February […]

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IMPASSIBLE: Check Out Sebastian Kong And Virak Thun’s New Webseries Streaming For Nikon 2025

Directing duo Sébastien Kong and Virak Thun have a mini webserial entry now among the lot vying for votes of this year’s fifteenth edition of the Nikon Film Festival. The series in question? Impassible, a snackable, roughly 6 x 2″ action drama penned by Kong and Thun, and starring Steve Tran and Laura Bui, and fight sequences by Kevin Ke. Hao is in debt but has a special ability. To take the pain. He gets paid to be tortured on stream. Until one day it goes too far for his friend Liya who intervenes during a “performance”. They are hunted by Hao’s employers. The episodes are all easy to watch, and each part is shot in one take. Imaginably none of this is easy to do on one take alone, which makes you wonder how many takes there were for each part, if that, especially while filming action amid the […]

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SAÝARA: Don’t Miss These Brutal AF Teasers And Trailers For Can Evrenol’s New Bloody Revenge Thriller

It has actually been a little over a year since the first teaser footage arrived for famed horror director Can Evrenol’s new flick, Saýara. Inter Medya launched its campaign last October as post-production ensued ahead of its cast and crew debut at the 43rd Istanbul Film Festival back in April. Sayara, a Turkmenistanian young woman, works as a cleaning lady in one of the gyms in İstanbul. Her older sister, Yonca, gets raped and killed by Barış and his three friends. Barış is the spoiled owner of the gym, with whom Yonca has an illicit affair. Barış’s father is a member of the parliament. In the court, the verdict was that the incident was a suicide. Barış and his friends were released due to lack of evidence. They think everyone would forget this case like one of the countless similar cases across the country. However that won’t be the case […]

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