In his 30s, Pars, an honest and fair man, achieves a successful career in cage fighting, a sport he took up under his father's influence. Kafkas, a professional cage fighter, unintentionally causes his opponent's death and leaves this world behind to live a quiet life with his wife and children. However, years later, Patron, who cannot accept his father's death, decides to take revenge on Kafkas. To this end, he kidnaps Kafkas and his family and imprisons them in a secret location. Although his goal is to take revenge on Kafkas, the biggest victim is Pars. Finding himself suddenly in an unfair, deadly battle, Pars meets the love of his life during this time.
Tran Quoc Bao succeeds in telling us a story about martial arts, human decay, and friendship. The originality shown by his filmmaking is admirable and brings fresh air to the classic Chinese martial arts genre.
When long-time couple Jenny and Nate break up so Jenny can pursue her journalism career, Jenny leans on her two best friends for one last epic night in the city.
For anyone who is not a cis white woman, a justice-fueled murderous rampage is not framed as liberation. Instead, they contribute to harsh stereotypes that vilify minority women with dangerous consequences.
Dramatic Horror!!! Wait, what?? Did you say "dramatic horror"?? IS there such a thing?? I mean, TRULY. Well, if San Francisco-based, Pakistani-born independent filmmaker Dr. Hassan Zee and this film critic have anything to say about it, there IS such a beast as experienced through the director's newest feature film set to officially debut October 4th in the City by the Bay. Folks, indie film will always be a bastion of experimentation and originality, and this film for me fits that bill.
This HBO mini-series asks why a young white man turned to violence and finds no easy answers. But why do we only ask questions about certain kinds of killers?
A chilling return to the Final Destination franchise with a terrifying twist on fate. Bloodlines explores whether Death can hold a grudge across generations—and what happens when the past won't stay buried.
