The journey for Jin Wang in “American Born Chinese” couldn’t have begun at a more opportune time. The protagonist of Gene Luen Yang’s 2006 graphic novel — now a Disney’s eight-episode series from showrunner Kelvin Yu — springs forth when narratives with an Asian identity are stratospheric-high in demand and popularity. Even with the silhouette of a high schooler that folks might take for granted, Jin is living in a world where he is outlined with the community’s glow, one generated by the golden reception for “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” “Furie,” “Ms.
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- 5/20/2023
- by Nguyên Lê
- The Playlist
Considering the impact “Furie” and “Furies” had worldwide, it was expected that more martials arts films from Vietnam would also surface at some point. Low-budget “Foggy Mountain” is one of those movies.
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In order to raise money for his wife's eye treatment, professional martial artist Phi competes in an underground tournament, run by the crime lord Ba Rau. However, after his win in his last match causes the organizer to lose a lot of money, he decides to retaliate against Phi's wife, after his goons leave the man unconscious. Phi swears revenge and begins searching for Ba Rau all over Vietnam, with his search eventually leading him to the remote Mist Village in the forests, where he is involved in human trafficking. Furthermore, he has hired the most powerful local fighter, Vong Akork, to be his main henchman, along with his other goons who are terrorizing the area.
Watch Foggy Mountain
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In order to raise money for his wife's eye treatment, professional martial artist Phi competes in an underground tournament, run by the crime lord Ba Rau. However, after his win in his last match causes the organizer to lose a lot of money, he decides to retaliate against Phi's wife, after his goons leave the man unconscious. Phi swears revenge and begins searching for Ba Rau all over Vietnam, with his search eventually leading him to the remote Mist Village in the forests, where he is involved in human trafficking. Furthermore, he has hired the most powerful local fighter, Vong Akork, to be his main henchman, along with his other goons who are terrorizing the area.
- 5/6/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Are you ready for a Summer of Screams?
Our Summer 2023 Horror Preview is here! The 2023 slate of horror releases looks packed. Tentpole titles like The Boogeyman, Insidious: The Red Door, Talk to Me, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, and more aim to set the box office ablaze. And that’s all nothing compared to the volume of genre offerings heading to streaming, Digital, and VOD.
There’s enough horror here to keep us busy until the Halloween season. It’s a densely packed slate this summer, and trust us: this is only the tip of the iceberg for what’s ahead.
Here’s what is coming soon to help you prepare!
The Ancestral – May 2 (Screambox)
This haunter hails from the director of Furie and The Princess, Le-Van Kiet. And it’s Now Streaming on Screambox.
In the film, “After suffering a family tragedy, a widower moves his two daughters to a centuries-old ancestral home.
Our Summer 2023 Horror Preview is here! The 2023 slate of horror releases looks packed. Tentpole titles like The Boogeyman, Insidious: The Red Door, Talk to Me, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, and more aim to set the box office ablaze. And that’s all nothing compared to the volume of genre offerings heading to streaming, Digital, and VOD.
There’s enough horror here to keep us busy until the Halloween season. It’s a densely packed slate this summer, and trust us: this is only the tip of the iceberg for what’s ahead.
Here’s what is coming soon to help you prepare!
The Ancestral – May 2 (Screambox)
This haunter hails from the director of Furie and The Princess, Le-Van Kiet. And it’s Now Streaming on Screambox.
In the film, “After suffering a family tragedy, a widower moves his two daughters to a centuries-old ancestral home.
- 5/5/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
It’s a brand new month, which means new titles have arrived on various streaming platforms. This month brings the potential for hidden gems in the form of international titles, obscure horror darlings, and new releases to your favorite streaming platforms.
Here are ten noteworthy horror titles available for streaming in May 2023 on some of the most popular streaming services, along with when/where you can watch them.
The Ancestral – Screambox
This haunter hails from the director of Furie and The Princess, Le-Van Kiet. In the film: “After suffering a family tragedy, a widower moves his two daughters to a centuries-old ancestral home. When both daughters fall prey to sleep paralysis and night terrors, their father seeks the help of a local psychologist. These chilling secrets and frightening visions eventually prove that not everything is what it seems in the old family house.”
Livid – Shudder
Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo...
Here are ten noteworthy horror titles available for streaming in May 2023 on some of the most popular streaming services, along with when/where you can watch them.
The Ancestral – Screambox
This haunter hails from the director of Furie and The Princess, Le-Van Kiet. In the film: “After suffering a family tragedy, a widower moves his two daughters to a centuries-old ancestral home. When both daughters fall prey to sleep paralysis and night terrors, their father seeks the help of a local psychologist. These chilling secrets and frightening visions eventually prove that not everything is what it seems in the old family house.”
Livid – Shudder
Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo...
- 5/3/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Spring is here and we’re kicking off our May slate with The Ancestral, the disturbing new horror film from renowned director Le-Van Kiet that’s now streaming on Screambox!
The Ancestral released theatrically in Vietnam last year. It held the top spot for two consecutive weekends, making it the second consecutive success for the visionary director Kiet. His bold style first caught the eye of the international community after his film Furie became Vietnam’s highest-grossing film of all time; the film went on to become the country’s submission to the Academy Awards for Best International Feature.
In The Ancestral…
“After suffering a family tragedy, a widower moves his two daughters to a centuries-old ancestral home. When both daughters fall prey to sleep paralysis and night terrors, their father seeks the help of a local psychologist. These chilling secrets and frightening visions eventually prove that not everything is...
The Ancestral released theatrically in Vietnam last year. It held the top spot for two consecutive weekends, making it the second consecutive success for the visionary director Kiet. His bold style first caught the eye of the international community after his film Furie became Vietnam’s highest-grossing film of all time; the film went on to become the country’s submission to the Academy Awards for Best International Feature.
In The Ancestral…
“After suffering a family tragedy, a widower moves his two daughters to a centuries-old ancestral home. When both daughters fall prey to sleep paralysis and night terrors, their father seeks the help of a local psychologist. These chilling secrets and frightening visions eventually prove that not everything is...
- 5/2/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
This week is all about horror at home, as all of this week’s new releases can be watched from the comfort of your couch. The list includes the home debuts of three of this year’s big theatrical releases. Here’s all the new horror releasing May 2 – May 7, 2023!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
Universal’s brand new horror-comedy Renfield has been playing in theaters since April 14, and the film is now available on at-home VOD ($24.99) beginning today.
Meagan wrote in her review of Renfield, “It won’t reignite fervor for a new Universal Monsters resurgence, but Renfield makes for an entertaining enough time at the movies.”
Nicolas Cage sinks his teeth into the most iconic bloodsucker of all time in Renfield, playing Count Dracula alongside Nicholas Hoult’s fly-eating henchman, Renfield.
“In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield,...
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
Universal’s brand new horror-comedy Renfield has been playing in theaters since April 14, and the film is now available on at-home VOD ($24.99) beginning today.
Meagan wrote in her review of Renfield, “It won’t reignite fervor for a new Universal Monsters resurgence, but Renfield makes for an entertaining enough time at the movies.”
Nicolas Cage sinks his teeth into the most iconic bloodsucker of all time in Renfield, playing Count Dracula alongside Nicholas Hoult’s fly-eating henchman, Renfield.
“In this modern monster tale of Dracula’s loyal servant, Nicholas Hoult stars as Renfield,...
- 5/2/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
“From the moment I was born I was destined for darkness” states Bi in the opening voiceover to “Furies”. The Furies were the ancient Greek goddesses of vengeance and so makes for an apt title for this feature that is a loose prequel to the 2019 film “Furie”. This time, star Veronica Ngo takes the directors chair and co stars in a bleak tale of revenge that goes in a different direction to it's predecessor. There has been a trend for villain origin stories but it's rare to see one in East Asian cinema, especially given the character it chooses to focus on. Given how Thang Soi made her living in the original, gaining empathy for such a character could prove a challenge.
After being raped by one of her mother's clients, a young Bi witnesses him attack and kill her. After stabbing him to death, she flees to the city...
After being raped by one of her mother's clients, a young Bi witnesses him attack and kill her. After stabbing him to death, she flees to the city...
- 4/11/2023
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
Veronica Ngô presents “Furies,” a prequel to the 2019 Vietnamese-language film “Furie.” Although a prequel, the film follows an entirely different pattern and moves to Ho Chi Minh City in the 90s. Violent and savage, the film is just over two hours long and packed with fight sequences that will leave your jaw on the floor and sometimes have you leave your brain behind too. It also releases at a great time to accompany “John Wick 4” for a weekend full of fury and bloodshed.
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘Furies’?
The film opens with a dark scene of violence, with dozens of men dead on the floor and a young woman being shot. This is the story of that young woman, Bi. As a child, Bi was brought up by a single mother who engaged in prostitution to make money to support them. Unfortunately, when Bi was a teenager,...
Spoilers Ahead
Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘Furies’?
The film opens with a dark scene of violence, with dozens of men dead on the floor and a young woman being shot. This is the story of that young woman, Bi. As a child, Bi was brought up by a single mother who engaged in prostitution to make money to support them. Unfortunately, when Bi was a teenager,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
Norwegian-Vietnamese superstar Veronica Ngô is back with a semi-prequel to her 2019 film “Furie” called “Furies.” The film, which is Netflix’s first Vietnamese original, takes place in 1990s Ho Chi Minh City, brought to life with noir lighting and crowded streets. It follows three young women assassins who have been trained by a maternal figure to take revenge on the four men who control the sex-slave scene in the city. Ngô presents us with female rage through dramatic violence, a fantastic soundtrack, and edits that might put “John Wick” to shame. There’s no holding back the gore, and the film is paced with action scene after action scene for the 2-hour running time. Even still, when it tries to build on its story, it slows down in momentum, leaving its audience slightly bored with its unremarkable plot.
Do you have to see “Furie” before seeing “Furies”? As someone who...
Do you have to see “Furie” before seeing “Furies”? As someone who...
- 3/23/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
The third feature directed by Vietnamese superstar Ngo Thanh Van — better known to western audiences as actor Veronica Ngo in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “The Old Guard” — lives up to its title with a furious display of female revenge set in the seedy streets of late-’90s Ho Chi Minh City. Despite a routine plot and some abrasive tonal shifts, this tale of a motherly mentor turning three damaged young women into deadly assassins is packed with exciting action and boasts fine performances from four killers bound by blood, bullets and all manner of deadly weapons. Following a series of rowdy screenings in SXSW’s Midnighters section, “Furies” will stream worldwide as the first Vietnamese Netflix original feature on March 23.
A gritty and often brutal action thriller, “Furies” is reminiscent in tone and texture of old-school Hong Kong heroic bloodshed epics and has a dash of the “indestructible...
A gritty and often brutal action thriller, “Furies” is reminiscent in tone and texture of old-school Hong Kong heroic bloodshed epics and has a dash of the “indestructible...
- 3/23/2023
- by Richard Kuipers
- Variety Film + TV
In "Furie," Veronica Ngô stars as an ex-gangster in a desperate situation. "Furies" takes Ngô from in front of the camera and puts her in the director's chair of the action-heavy prequel headed to Netflix. An early 2000s vibe about seedy gangland colorfulness nods to an adrenaline junkie wave that birthed titles such as "Smokin' Aces" or "Shoot 'Em Up," which isn't a complaint. Ngô orchestrates a sleaze-filled yet feminine action brawler that flips the script on once prevalent subgenre gender norms, unfazed — better yet, empowered — by the task. The hyper-intensive style favorably reminds of "Sin City" minus black and white, or even as recently as "Bullet Train," how Saigon becomes drenched in neons like Nicolas Winding Refn's got a hold of lighting rigs.
Ngô also plays Jaqueline, the gracious leader of an underground assassin squad composed of girls who've endured unspeakable abuse under male-dominated societal norms. Bi (played...
Ngô also plays Jaqueline, the gracious leader of an underground assassin squad composed of girls who've endured unspeakable abuse under male-dominated societal norms. Bi (played...
- 3/22/2023
- by Matt Donato
- Slash Film
We all love Ngô Thanh Vân, better known in the West by her professional name, Veronica Ngô. First introduced to savvy genre film fans in the ‘00s through her kickass collaborations with Johnny Tri Nguyen in The Rebel (Dòng máu anh hung) and Clash, Ngô has continued to make inroads in the outside of her Vietnamese home market with appearances in films like The Last Jedi, The Old Guard, and The Princess. She is a confirmed ass-kicker, with fighting skills that rival any big-time action star of the last two decades. Four years ago, she starred in director Le-Van Kiet’s Furie, at this year’s SXSW she takes...
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- 3/17/2023
- Screen Anarchy
Cinedigm and Bloody Disgusting have acquired all North American rights to The Ancestral, the disturbing new horror film from renowned director Le-Van Kiet (The Requin). The Ancestral will be a Screambox Original, news that was first announced by Deadline this afternoon.
The Ancestral released theatrically in Vietnam last year. It held the top spot for two consecutive weekends, making it the second consecutive success for the visionary director Kiet. His bold style first caught the eye of the international community after his film Furie became Vietnam’s highest-grossing film of all time; the film went on to become the country’s submission to the Academy Awards for Best International Feature.
In The Ancestral…
“After suffering a family tragedy, a widower moves his two daughters to a centuries-old ancestral home. When both daughters fall prey to sleep paralysis and night terrors, their father seeks the help of a local psychologist. These...
The Ancestral released theatrically in Vietnam last year. It held the top spot for two consecutive weekends, making it the second consecutive success for the visionary director Kiet. His bold style first caught the eye of the international community after his film Furie became Vietnam’s highest-grossing film of all time; the film went on to become the country’s submission to the Academy Awards for Best International Feature.
In The Ancestral…
“After suffering a family tragedy, a widower moves his two daughters to a centuries-old ancestral home. When both daughters fall prey to sleep paralysis and night terrors, their father seeks the help of a local psychologist. These...
- 3/10/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
"Either you end this with me, or run away for the rest of your life." Netflix has revealed the official trailer for Furies, an action movie from Vietnam. This will be premiering at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival in a few weeks before it's streaming on Netflix worldwide at the end of March. Three furious vigilantes unite to take down a sinister crime syndicate that controls the mean streets of '90s Saigon in this prequel to Furie. If you haven't watch the original, it's awesome (on Prime Video). A mysterious woman trains a trio of girls to take revenge on a criminal gang that abuses females. The three warriors risk everything to challenge this corrupt empire. Furie fight choreographer, Samuel Kefi Abrikh, returns again for this. Furies stars Rima Thanh Vy, Thuan Nguyen, Song Luan, Veronica Ngo, and recording artist Toc Tien. On top of spectacular stunt choreography and cinematography...
- 3/2/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
For most awards observers, the Asian Oscars race narrative in the international feature category begins and ends with Bong Joon Ho’s South Korean contender “Parasite.” That said, there are other notable submissions from around the continent that might spring a surprise or two.
The deliciously surgical dissection of Korean society that is “Parasite” has rightly won acclaim and awards around the planet, beginning with its unanimous Palme d’Or victory at Cannes. Neon is distributing the film in the U.S. and its impressive box office will do the film’s prospects no harm. A nom seems certain.
Tiny Singapore has been punching well above its weight in recent years and this year’s submission from the country, Yeo Siew Hua’s “A Land Imagined,” has been garlanded with awards since it exploded onto the global festival circuit with three trophies at Locarno, including the Golden Leopard, in 2018. The...
The deliciously surgical dissection of Korean society that is “Parasite” has rightly won acclaim and awards around the planet, beginning with its unanimous Palme d’Or victory at Cannes. Neon is distributing the film in the U.S. and its impressive box office will do the film’s prospects no harm. A nom seems certain.
Tiny Singapore has been punching well above its weight in recent years and this year’s submission from the country, Yeo Siew Hua’s “A Land Imagined,” has been garlanded with awards since it exploded onto the global festival circuit with three trophies at Locarno, including the Golden Leopard, in 2018. The...
- 12/5/2019
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Men and women with “a particular set of skills” really need to learn to beef up the security around their family and loved ones! After several such kidnappings that, in afterthought, turn out to be a bad deal for the antagonists, including that of Ma Dong-seok’s wife in “Unstoppable” last year, this time it is Vietnamese superstar Veronica Ngo who has her daughter snatched from her in director Le Van Kiet’s “Furie”. The film made history by becoming the first Vietnamese film to receive a wide release in United States.
“Furie” is screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
Hai Phuong is a mysterious resident of a quiet fishing village in the Vietnamese countryside. A martial arts expert, who has moved to the village not too long ago with her clever school-going daughter Mai. Money is hard to come by as Hai works as a debt collector for...
“Furie” is screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
Hai Phuong is a mysterious resident of a quiet fishing village in the Vietnamese countryside. A martial arts expert, who has moved to the village not too long ago with her clever school-going daughter Mai. Money is hard to come by as Hai works as a debt collector for...
- 11/19/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Mok will focus on international sales for Asia-produced content, as well as developing and financing films within the region.
Endeavor Content has hired Nelson Mok as director of Asia productions and international sales, based in Singapore.
Mok will focus on international sales for Asia-produced content, as well as developing and financing films within the region, tapping into the burgeoning growth in the Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan film industries. He will report in to Endeavor Content’s international sales team, headed by Alex Walton.
Formerly director of international business at Singapore-based mm2 Entertainment, Mok was involved in licensing Taiwanese...
Endeavor Content has hired Nelson Mok as director of Asia productions and international sales, based in Singapore.
Mok will focus on international sales for Asia-produced content, as well as developing and financing films within the region, tapping into the burgeoning growth in the Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan film industries. He will report in to Endeavor Content’s international sales team, headed by Alex Walton.
Formerly director of international business at Singapore-based mm2 Entertainment, Mok was involved in licensing Taiwanese...
- 11/7/2019
- by 89¦Liz Shackleton¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Men and women with “a particular set of skills” really need to learn to beef up the security around their family and loved ones! After several such kidnappings that, in afterthought, turn out to be a bad deal for the antagonists, including that of Ma Dong-seok’s wife in “Unstoppable” last year, this time it is Vietnamese superstar Veronica Ngo who has her daughter snatched from her in director Le Van Kiet’s “Furie”. The film made history by becoming the first Vietnamese film to receive a wide release in United States.
“Furie” is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
Hai Phuong is a mysterious resident of a quiet fishing village in the Vietnamese countryside. A martial arts expert, who has moved to the village not too long ago with her clever school-going daughter Mai. Money is hard to come by as Hai works as a debt collector for...
“Furie” is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
Hai Phuong is a mysterious resident of a quiet fishing village in the Vietnamese countryside. A martial arts expert, who has moved to the village not too long ago with her clever school-going daughter Mai. Money is hard to come by as Hai works as a debt collector for...
- 7/12/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
One of the newest action stars on the scene, Vietnamese-born actress Veronica Ngo broke out for American audiences with a stellar turn in the epic “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” even though she had already been a star in her native country for almost a decade before then. Her first film back after turning in that fine turn, ‘Furie’ is now available on Digital, DVD and Blu-Ray combo pack June 25th from WellGo USA.
Working as a low-level debt collector, Hai Phuong tries to balance the ethical qualms of her work with being a proud role model for her daughter Mai (Mai Cat Vi). Following an incident at a public market, Hai notices that Mai has been kidnapped by a group of strangers and takes off after them, eventually losing them but manages to discover they were heading towards Saigon which brings her to the city. Setting out to recapture her,...
Working as a low-level debt collector, Hai Phuong tries to balance the ethical qualms of her work with being a proud role model for her daughter Mai (Mai Cat Vi). Following an incident at a public market, Hai notices that Mai has been kidnapped by a group of strangers and takes off after them, eventually losing them but manages to discover they were heading towards Saigon which brings her to the city. Setting out to recapture her,...
- 7/2/2019
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Nathaniel R giving you the heads up on what's available to you now to screen at home.
New on DVD/Blu-Ray/Rental
• Aftermath Keira Knightley falls for the ever possibly evil and problematic Alexander Skarsgård (it happens to all of us) in this WWII infidelity drama
• Dumbo -not one of Tim Burton's finest but at least the production design is top notch, giving us plenty to look at. Thank you Rick Heinrichs, you're ever dependable.
• The Russian Five - Our documentary guru Glenn highly recommends this sports doc about Russian hockey players
Also out today: Jesse Eisenberg in The Hummingbird Project, the Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif movie The Tamarind Seed. and a Vietnamese action film called Furie. itunes deals and new to streaming after the jump...
New on DVD/Blu-Ray/Rental
• Aftermath Keira Knightley falls for the ever possibly evil and problematic Alexander Skarsgård (it happens to all of us) in this WWII infidelity drama
• Dumbo -not one of Tim Burton's finest but at least the production design is top notch, giving us plenty to look at. Thank you Rick Heinrichs, you're ever dependable.
• The Russian Five - Our documentary guru Glenn highly recommends this sports doc about Russian hockey players
Also out today: Jesse Eisenberg in The Hummingbird Project, the Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif movie The Tamarind Seed. and a Vietnamese action film called Furie. itunes deals and new to streaming after the jump...
- 6/25/2019
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
"I might be at the wrong place, but you took the wrong kid." Well Go USA has released an official trailer for Vietnamese gangster action film Furie, originally titled Hai Phuong in Vietnam, which is also the name of the lead character. The film is about a woman named Hai Phuong, an ex-gangster who is lying low in the countryside after becoming a mother, but she can't escape her violent past when her daughter is kidnapped. She jumps back in to action and will go to any lengths to bring her daughter home. Sound good? Furie stars Veronica Ngo, who has become an international star after playing Paige Tico in the opening scene of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The cast also includes Hoa Tran, Thanh Nhien Phan, and Mai Cat Vi. This trailer starts slow, but it gets seriously badass by the end. Must watch for anyone looking out for new action films.
- 2/6/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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