Directed by Takashi Miike Produced by Toshiaki Nakazawa & Jeremy Thomas Written by Kikumi Yamagishi, based on a story by Yasuhiko Takiguchi, “Ibun Ronin Ki” Released by Tribeca Film Japanese with English subtitles Japan/UK. 126 min. Not rated With Ebizo Ichikawa, Eita, Hikari Mitsushima, Naoto Takenaka & Munetaka Aoki I try not to be as […]

Written & Directed by Kenji Fukasaku, based on the novel by Koushun Takami Produced by Fukasaku, Kenta Fukasaku, Kimio Kataoka, Chie Kobayashi, Toshio Nabeshima & Masumi Okada Released by Anchor Bay Japan. 114 min. Not rated With Takeshi Kitano, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Chiaki Kuriyama, Taro Yamamoto & Sosuke  Takaoka Finally on the big screen, Kenji […]

Directed by Frédéric Jardin Produced by Marco Cherqui & Lauranne Bourrachot Written by Jadrin, Nicolas Saada & Olivier Douyère Released by Tribeca Film, available on Tribeca on Demand France/Belgium/Luxembourg. 108 min. Not rated With Tomer Sisley, Serge Riaboukine, Julien Boisselier, Joey Starr, Lizzie Brocheré, Laurent Stocker & Birol Ünel Frédéric Jardin’s slickly shot and edited […]

Written and Directed by Aimee Lagos Produced by Lee Clay, Paul Gilbreath, Charlie Mason and Justin Moore-Lewy Released by ARC Entertainment USA. 93 min. Rated R With Brittany Snow, Christian Serratos, Evan Ross, J. Michael Trautmann, & David Oyelowo In 96 Minutes, we’re once again given unrelated characters who end up colliding in unexpected ways—think […]

Too Weird, Too Wonderful: Home Video Releases You Won’t Want To Miss Battle Royale: The Complete Collection With all the renewed attention that Kinji Fukasaku’s 2000 cult hit has received during the run-up to, and the aftermath of, The Hunger Games release, it’s no surprise that a new home video release has appeared on the […]

Edited, Written & Directed by Gareth Huw Evans Produced by Ario Sagantoro Released by Sony Pictures Classics Indonesian with English subtitles Indonesia/USA. 100 min. Rated R With Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Doni Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Ray Sahetapy, Tegar Satrya, Iang Darmawan, Eka Rahmadia & Verdi Solaiman The stupefying, pulpy excess of Gareth Huw Evans’s […]

Directed by Jiang Wen Produced by Ma Ke, Albert Lee, Barbie Tung,Yin  Homber Yin & Zhao Haicheng Written by Zhu Sujin, Shu Ping, Jiang Wen, Guo Junli, Wei Xiao & Li Bukong, based on  novel Ye Tan Shi Ji by Ma Shitu Released by Well Go USA/Variance Films Mandarin with English subtitles China/Hong Kong. 132 […]

Directed by Joe Carnahan Produced by Joe Carnahan, Jules Daly, Mickey Liddell & Ridley Scott Written by Joe Carnahan & Ian Mackenzie Jeffers, based on Jeffers’ short story, “Ghost Walker” Released by Open Road Films USA. 117 min. Rated R With Liam Neeson, Dallas Roberts, Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney, Nonso Anozie, Joe Anderson & Ben […]

Directed by Steven Soderbergh Produced by Gregory Jacobs & Ryan Kavanaugh Written by Lem Dobbs Released by Relativity Media USA/Ireland. 93 min. Rated R With Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Michael Douglas, Channing Tatum, Antonio Banderas & Bill Paxton Whatever its faults, Stephen Soderbergh’s grrl-power, globe-trotting action flick Haywire does one thing very right. […]