Special Delivery

Special Delivery – Fantasia 2022

A professional getaway driver has to protect a child from a corrupt police captain in Special Delivery. Jung Eun-ha (Park So-dam) is an incredibly skilled driver for “Special Delivery” courier service run by Baek Sa-jang (Kim Eui-sung), which will transport everything that the regular post won’t. Eun-ha is assigned to pick-up disgraced baseball player Kim…

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The Dakota Entrapment Tapes

A college student is forced to become a confidential informant for law enforcement in The Dakota Entrapment Tapes. In May 2014, 20-year-old college student Andrew Sadek is reported missing and is found dead two months later. In the ensuing investigation, it is discovered that Andrew found himself in the middle of an aggressive war of…

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

Master Z: Ip Man Legacy

A disgraced martial arts expert becomes entangled with Hong Kong’s criminal underwork in Master Z: Ip Man Legacy. Wing Chun expert, Cheung Tin Chi (Max Zhang) seeks to keep a low profile after being defeated by Ip Man. However, Cheung crosses paths with opium dealer Tso Sai Kit (Kevin Cheng), who continues to peddle drugs,…

A Hard Day

A Hard Day

A detective becomes the victim of blackmail in A Hard Day. On his way to his mother’s funeral, Detective Ko Gun-soo (Sun-kyun Lee) accidentally runs over an individual in the middle of the road. Detective Ko tries to cover up this hit-and-run and, right when it appears that he has succeeded, he receives a call from…

Filth

Filth

Indie Spotlight is a series focusing on reviews of independent films Based on the novel by Irving Welsh (Trainspotting), Filth focuses on Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a chauvinist Scottish police officer, who is determined to get promoted to inspector.  With his young partner Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell), Bruce sets off to solve a…

Taken 2

Taken 2

When it was released in 2008, Taken became a surprise hit and started Liam Neeson‘s current career path as an action star.  That said, there wasn’t really any need for a sequel.  The film was seemed like a fairly stand-alone story, which saw Neeson’s ex-spy Bryan Mills tear through Paris looking for his kidnapped daughter. …