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In South Korea’s Cinema Scene, A Devils Stay is Always Welcome

When the soul of a child is at stake, just who can save the day in Devils Stay will depend on whose faith is stronger!

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South Korea’s preoccupation with saving souls from demonic possession seems to be on the rise. After viewing Devils Stay, I had to consider whether this movie directed by Moon-Sub Hyun is even better than past well-known films like The Priests, Exuma and Dark Nuns.

The better developed films are those that concern a parent looking out for their child, like in The Exorcist. Second on the list is when cultural rather than spiritual beliefs are challenged. Third is coming up with a scenario that hasn’t been done before. In this film’s case, the incident occurred during a medical transplant. Although the latter film I named attempted to mix in a bit of folk, this one seems more concerned about what current faiths can do.

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Operation Undead Is Not A Fight Anyone Wants During World War II

When Operation Undead has a bit of historical reference concerning the Japanese invasion of Thailand, just how they reached the armistice has an imaginative explanation here!

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When Operation Undead is about more than a plot to overturn the local militia, just what happens next is quite the spiritual journey. Although tensions between the Thai and Japanese troops are tumultuous at best, to pile on top a threat which requires both sides to work together is daring.

After the attack on Pearl Harbour, the latter had further plans. They need a path to Burma and Thailand is in the way! Elsewhere, the scientists want to test a biological weapon which effectively turns anyone who breathes the fumes into mindless super-soldiers. They’re like zombie berserkers, and they did not really think things through. Even a few Japanese soldiers got affected!

Honestly, I don’t think I’ve seen a recent film that considers the potential repercussions. To watch the chaos is as fun as a Predator film, but as for what goes on in the mind of a fallen before succumbing to the virus is the best part! It’s rare to even consider that personal narrative, and what’s presented is very dreamlike.

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When The Demoness Declares All’s Fair in Love and Lust, Just What Can Horror Fans Expect?

The answer is lots of T&A action in an otherwise Scooby Doo style attempt to save a handful of relationships from The Demoness! Nothing will go wrong, really.

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When Valentine’s Day nears, there will always be a group of filmmakers and storytellers wanting to explore the darker side of the tradition. When facing The Demoness, maybe Russian filmmaker Serik Beyseu and writers Oleg Kurochkin and Dmitriy Zhigalov have a good idea to show what it takes for any relationship to survive against evil. I think changing the film’s original title to something more generic was a bad idea.

Had this film stayed with The Succubus, everybody will understand what this movie is about. When this evil force is in charge of an island retreat, things will get bad. While couples think they’re headed there to repair their ailing relationships, there are other forces who will want to help numb it further! Here, the focus is on Stacy (Angelina Pahomova) and her boyfriend Michael (Anton Rival). Technically, the only reason she’s here is to find out what happened to her sister. When she’s doing her own Scooby-Doo style investigation, that’s when this film gets interesting.

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Dark Nuns, A South Korean Moody Thriller Done Right!

Although not comparable to The Dark Knight, the themes are familiar, as Dark Nuns concern members from the sisterhood becoming vigilantes to take on evil when the priesthood has other ideas!

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Release Date: Feb 7, 2025 at select theatres

The danger of getting possessed by a malicious spirit is very real in Dark Nuns (검은 수다들). When it’s set in South Korea, there’s the additional consideration concerning where this evil came from. Even Sister Junia (Song Hye-kyo) doubts her ability to figure out who this demon is, and save Hee-joon (Moon Woo-jin). It’s great when this film wastes no time to build to this moment, and when fellow nun Michaela (Jeon Yeo-been) wants to help and has no prior experience, that’s a formula that even has me intrigued.

If that’s not enough, there’s even a look at the psychological type of problems this lead has to face. As further complications pile up, not only does Junia face opposition at the convent, but also there’s the medical community who doesn’t believe demonic possession is a thing. When the latter believes the boy’s condition is mental degradation rather than spiritual, to enact a cure will be tough!

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Where’s “The” Instead of “A Legend” Hiding in Stanley Tong’s Latest Action-Comedy-Adventure?

When there’s “A Legend” in the making, maybe the word “Chinese” needs to be added, in order to be recognized.

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Chinese filmmaker Stanley Tong may well be running on fumes when it comes to coming up with fresh ideas. While there are minor elements to like in A Legend, which has been out for a while now and is finally available in North America, the people on the Internet have already spoken–this director relied on too much CGI tomfoolery to finish this movie. He really should have done a casting call to find a young-looking person who almost looks like Jackie Chan instead of relying on computers to de-age the actor.

Not only is most of the digital set design apparent in higher resolutions, but also pixels covered most of Jackie Chan’s screen time! As General Zhao Zihan in the flashbacks, he is 30 something years old rather than 70. We see this younger incarnation enjoying a moment in the grassy foothills of Central China, with Huajun (Lay Zhang) before a lady in distress arrives!

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In The Prosecutor, Only Donnie Yen Can Deliver The Final Verdict!

Just what fans can find in The Prosecutor is not your typical courtroom drama. When Donnie Yen is involved, it’s safe to say there’ll be some fists flying too!

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Donnie Yen is The Prosecutor, and also the director of this film he stars in. As a disillusioned cop turned lawyer, he aims to bring Justice to where it is needed, and inject more action into a genre that some fans rarely associate him with.

Courtroom dramas aren’t all that tough to sit through. While they may seem dull due to simply listening to lawyers attempting to convince the jury on why the accused is guilty, there may be more action going on behind the scenes. In entertainment, someone is chasing down someone else who will change the verdict. Or, in this film’s case, to unearth a conspiracy that’s corrupted the system! With this trope, some aspects of the tale are predictable and others not.

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