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A Case For Better Action Movies: Benny Tjandra’s SYNDICATE SMASHER, And The Thinning Line Between Love And Hate

I love independent movies, as we all should. That said, I still stand by this notion even as not all independent films will love us back, and often times apart from the gems that can be found, you will especially find yourself discovering titles that are lesser to your liking. Some of those titles will often star actor Mel Novak – someone I’m often highly pushed to give attention to because he starred in Bruce Lee’s Game Of Death and as it just so happens, I run an action movie blog. Now, I have nothing personal against Novak in the least, nor the PR firm that promotes him, or the filmmakers with whom Novak recently collaborated for the new action thriller, Syndicate Smasher, which you can currently find on Amazon Prime at your own behest. On that note, it was four days ago that the film was given more press […]

Thomas J. Churchill’s New Military Action Thriller, CHECK POINT, Is Now Available For Home And Mobile Viewing

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Check Point Domestic terrorism is at the center of director Thomas J. Churchill’s new action thriller, Check Point. The film is finally available on mulitple online via multiple platforms as of Tuesday this week adding to Churchill’s acclaim with titles such as award-winning retro-film noir zombie epic-Lazarus: Apocalypse and eight-time award-winning horror film The Emerging Past Director’s Cut. Check Point is a very timely film considering all that is going on in the world today. This film is about a sleeper cell terrorist plot that is discovered in a small town where everyone knows one another, or so they thought they did. As justice seems lost, when an insurgent attack threatens to escalate into a full-blown invasion of the US, a team of unlikely heroes must rise up to fight the enemy and protect their beloved country. The current online platforms releasing the film include iTunes US, Google Play, Xbox, […]

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AFM 2016: Everyone’s A Target In The Latest Trailer For Benny Tjandra Action Crime Thriller, SYNDICATE SMASHER

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Making way to the American Film Market soon is the latest bit of lo-fi action and B-movie fanfare from the auspices of Indonesian filmmaker and producer Benny Tjandra’s New GenerAsian Films. For this, we turn to the new crime thriller, Syndicate Smasher, pairing with co-director and writer Doug Tochioka. Tochioka’s script joins legendary character actor Mel Novak (Game Of Death, Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance, Checkpoint) with actresses Laurene Landon and Olya Lvova, and actors John Miguel, David Prak, Eiji Inoue and more for a story centered on a group of mercenaries, initially hired as contract killers, who find themselves targets of four powerful crime organizations and families. Guns go ablaze in the first trailer which eventually aired last month and presents an otherwise appealing little jewel for action movie aficionados when it releases in due time. Take a look at the trailer below!