THE ACCOUNTANT 2 Reveals Cast Of Characters In New Stills For The Upcoming Action Sequel
Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal return for the new installment exclusively in theaters this Spring.
Festivals And Events
Hey Utah! Haymaker Film Festival Launches Call For Entries For Its First Year Event!
The new independent action festival will launch its first edition on October 10.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Spanish upcoming actioner HARD COIN (EL DURO) Conquers New York in the 12th Edition of the URBAN ACTION ACTION SHOWCASE.
After a successful run in prestigious spanish films festivals such as the 33rd Madrid International Film Festival and the 57th Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, Nacho Serapio´s second directorial effort, Hard Coin (El Duro) starring uprising action hero, Alberto Hidalgo, has landed in US soil with strentgh and success, within the framework of the 12th URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE, one of the most important action and martial arts film festivals in the USA, and therefore, in the world. The past November 9th, the 12th edition of the well-known URBAN ACTION SHOWCASE was held at the REGAL cinemas in Times Square, in the heart of Manhattan. The event began at 10 a.m. with a film and pop culture EXPO, packed with stars of yesterday and today from this genre of cinema, who were signing autographs and taking photos with the fans. Among them were actors such as Taimak, known for the film […]
3 CHAMBERS FEST II: ‘Killa Hill,’ ‘The Last Dragon,’ Hip-Hop, Comedy And More Headed To Wilmington This December
3 Chambers Fest is now live with details on the upcoming second edition in December, following early bird passes that went out earlier this month. The four-day festival kicks off on December 4 at Jengo’s Playhouse in Wilmington through December 7, as well as The Eagle’s Dare, Union Station Auditorium at Cape Fear Community College, Waterline Brewing Company, and Sokoto House. Opening night at Jengo’s Playhouse will see an exclusive advance screening of Gerald K. Barclay’s Killa Hill, a true crime documentary series that chronicles the escalating murder rate fueled by the crack epidemic which defined the notorious Park Hill projects of Staten Island and home of the Wu-Tang Clan. Barclay will also be on hand for a post-screening Q&A, along with other special guests to be announced soon, with festivities continuing on for Wu-Tang Wednesday Opening Night Party at The Eagle’s Dare, with Killarmy’s 9th Prince (brother of Wu-Tang […]
ASH: Teaser Revealed For Flying Lotus’s New Explosive Sci-Fi Thriller From RLJE Films And Shudder
All things New York Comic Con came to a head for RLJE Films and Shudder on Friday with the first official teaser release of Ash, the new dark sci-fi thriller from Grammy Award Winner and sophomore director Flying Lotus. The teaser trailer features appearances by Eiza González and Aaron Paul set against the perpetual, sprawling backdrop of interstellar wonderment and mystery, coupled with the signature thrills of actor Iko Uwais which ought to rightly give action fans something to look forward to in the new year. On the mysterious planet of Ash, Riya (González) awakens to find her crew slaughtered. When a man named Brion (Paul) arrives to rescue her, an ordeal of psychological and physical terror ensues while Riya and Brion must decide if they can trust one another to survive. Ash also stars Beulah Koale and Kate Elliott, and will feature an original score composed by Flying Lotus. […]
DIRTY MONEY Is Afoot In The Latest Trailer Footage For Kim Min-Soo’s Crime Thriller Debut!
Kingmaker and The Merciless scribe Kim Min-soo is out and about these days with crime thriller Dirty Money, which is currently bowing as of this article for its final night of screenings for Busan film festival audiences. The film actually finished filming mid-2020 as well which ought to give anyone waiting for its upcoming local Korean release on October 17 and abroad a much-needed breath of fresh air. Two detectives in need; Myung-deuk looks after gang and takes bribes for his sick daughter; Dong-hyuk assists Myung-deuk to pay off his gambling debts. One day they hear an information that Chinese gang is shipping a big amount of cash abroad and decide to steal it for themselves. But things go wrong and they’re now chased both by police and Chinese gang. Dirty Money is Kim’s directorial debut, and stars Jung Woo (Hot Blooded), Kim Dae-myung (Alienoid 1 & 2), and Park […]
3 Chambers Fest Kicks It Again With Music And Martial Arts Fans In December
Wilmington residents and visitors alike are invited to 3 Chambers Fest for another annual blend of festive hip-hop, anime and martial arts cinema delights later this year. The four-day event kicks off on December 4 and early bird passes are now on sale via the official 3 Chambers website with more info to come. 3 Chambers Fest fuses hip-hop, martial arts, and anime culture through a variety of live music performances, immersive art, gaming, and innovative movie experiences. It is the brainchild of festival President, Christopher Everett, with a mission in great part to serve as an annual destination for hip-hop music, martial arts, and anime fans worldwide, with a continued emphasis on community, diversity, and inclusivity. Par for the course for 3 Chambers Fest is Can I Kick It?, the interwoven series of screening events in association with local NC hip-hop duo Shaolin Jazz, producing live hip-hop scores for […]
BFI Art Of Action Season Kicks Off In October With YES, MADAM!, POLICE STORY and More This Week!
Folks keen on Hong Kong classics between now and December can take to the cinema wide and online program for the BFI’s Art Of Action Season this week. The run begins Wednesday with the release of Yes, Madam!, the 1985 action classic starring Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock and directed by late action legend Corey Yuen. The film is a solid standout among the cadre of Hong Kong cinemas girls-with-guns genre, pitting Yeon and Rothrock opposite actors James Tien and Dick Wei in a story of two inspectors from opposite sides of the world to investigate the murder of a British agent. Enveloped in the shenanigans of a group of unfortunate thieves now being targeted by a ruthless gangster, it’s up to the lady inspectors to bring the house down and deliver justice. The BFI Art Of Action Season for the late quarter also includes screenings of Jackie Chan’s cinematic […]
BOGOTA: CITY OF THE LOST Trailer Revealed Ahead Of Busan World Premiere
If there were ever a director who’s seen their share of heavy lifting, it would be Kim Seong-je whos newest crime noir, Bogota: City Of The Lost, now has a trailer to warrant some attention. Filming in 2020 was stifled by the Covid-19 pandemic until it finally wrapped photography the following summer, and is now poised for its World Premiere at the 29th edition of the Busan International Film Festival later this week. BIFF programmer Song Kyung-won has more: From the deepest depths to the highest heights, a tumultuous life unfolds in this film. After their family business collapses due to the IMF crisis, Guk-hui (Song Joong-ki) and his family flee Korea and arrive in Bogotá, Colombia. What they initially thought would be a temporary stay turns into a permanent settlement after they are robbed of all their belongings upon arriving at the airport. At 19, Guk-hui is determined to […]
Fantastic Fest XIX Review: In THE DRAFT!, A Ghastly, Twisty Tale Of Survival With Gruesome, Stirring Effect
Yusron Fuadi directed a little genre delight that released late last year to Indonesian cinemas in the form of The Draft!, which now makes its way to Fantastic Fest for its International Premiere. It centers on five college friends – Ani (Anggi Waluyo), Iwan (Adhin Abdul Hakim), Wati (Anastasia Herzigova), Budi (Ibrahim Alhami), and Amir (Winner Wijaya) who set out for a getaway to a remote villa owned by Ani’s uncle (Ernanta Kusuma), only to bear witness to an increasing presence of strange events and apparitions, and gory afflictions that are somehow all summed up to one surprising conclusion. It’s a little hard to explain without giving the goods away, but what I can say is that the story does take awhile to develop as the darker and more sinister aspects of the story set in. Additionally, it is interesting that this film is billed as a horror comedy which […]
TEACUP: A Storm Brews In The Official Horror Series Trailer For Peacock
Attendees at the 19th edition of Fantastic Fest got a taste of things to come from upcoming horror thriller series, Teacup. The new Peacock episodic now has an official trailer and key art which you can view below. From modern-day master of horror and the mind behind The Conjuring and Insidious, James Wan’s Atomic Monster produces the series with UCP, joined by first-time showrunner Ian McCulloch (Yellowstone). TEACUP stars Yvonne Strahovski (The Handmaid’s Tale), Scott Speedman (Grey’s Anatomy), and Chaske Spencer (The English) and follows a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive. Teacup also stars Boris McGiver, and Emmy winning actress Kathy Baker, and will stream the first two episodes exclusively on Peacock on Oct 10, with two episodes dropping weekly on Thursdays until Halloween, October 31. Watch the new trailer:
Fantastic Fest XIX Review: In RAZE, Zoë Bell Knuckles Up In A Do-Or-Die Fight To The Finish
It’s been about ten years since I’ve seen Josh C. Waller’s feature debut, Raze, when it came out. The film landed on my radar during my first year with a website and I did quite a bit of press for it seeing as it fell under my purview for the talent at hand and the given subject matter – a story where dozens of women are taken, trapped and imprisoned into an unending underground hell full of death matches until there is one survivor. I couldn’t wait for this film to come out, and I think it’s equally exciting that this film is getting some extenuating festival hype by way of Fantastic Fest for the kind of genre crowdpleaser it aims to be. Indeed, the casting of Zoë Bell augments the film’s profile some with a stuntwoman taking the mantle with a lead role after more than ten years pursuant […]
HEAVIER TRIP Rocks Out With An Official Trailer For The New Comedy Sequel
With the first film in their rear view, 2018 Finnish rock comedy adventure Heavy Trip now has a second chapter in toe with Heavier Trip, making its way to Fantastic Fest this weekend. Juuso Laatio and Jukka Vidgren are back in the director’s chair for the new installment along with returning cast and some new faces in the mix. Death metal band Impaled Rektum escapes prison to perform at Wacken, Germany’s iconic music festival. Their wild and perilous adventure into the metal music scene challenges the band’s integrity in the sequel to cult classic HEAVY TRIP. Heavier Trip stars Johannes Holopainen, Max Ovaska, Chike Ohanwe, Samuli Jaskio, Anatole Taubman, David Bredin, Martti Syrjä, Mats Eldøen, Helén Vikstvedt, Sinikka Mokkila, Jussi Vuori, and Ruth Rosenfeld. Also, watch the new trailer below and you’ll get a glimpse of beloved J-metal trio, Babymetal, in their cameo appearance, visual and audio!; Seriously, that band […]
Fantastic Fest XIX Review: Kensuke Sonomura’s GHOST KILLER Scares Up A Killer Thriller With Supernatural Delight
Ideally, if you follow a certain filmmaker favorite long enough, the possibilities grow even more fascinating in terms of tangential topical discourse. For starters, I’ve seen the action fandom opine over the connectivity of Jesse V. Johnson’s films, and chatter over what Jason Statham’s cameo in Michael Mann’s Collateral could mean. Even Hasbro is on the verge of finally coalescing two of its hit properties since Steven Caple Jr.’s Transformers entry last year. By extension, I imagine a world nowadays where discussions could – if not already – begin materializing on the kind of tapestrial coherence of the burgeoning directorial work of action specialist, Kensuke Sonomura. Immediately with 2019’s Hydra and 2022’s Bad City, Sonomura proved his vigor and value as a cinematic storyteller capable of putting together quality action cinema marketable to audiences worldwide. In doing so, he’s introduced fans to a colloquial cinematic world all his own – […]
Brooklyn Horror Film Fest IX: The Full Line-Up Is Here!
No, I don’t typically cover horror on this platform, but there’s always something for everyone on some scale when it comes to these festivals. The upcoming ninth edition of the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is no different, as shown with the details now available in the full line-up which you can below ahead of its launch next month. Peep the festival art below as well with the language just beneath encompassing all there is to know about what’s in store with badges now on sale and limited tickets up for grabs this Friday! Brooklyn, NY– The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival (BHFF) announces today the full program for its 2024 incarnation, running October 17-24 with all screenings held at Nitehawk Cinema’s Williamsburg and Prospect Park locations. Audiences are in for an unworldly lineup of films and events, including a special screening of Larry Fessenden’s HABIT with the Leviathan Award Ceremony, honoring his film career. The Opening Night film is […]
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