What’s a disgraced female assassin eager to save a young boy to do? Fight everyone in her way, of course. That’s the set up for Timo Tjahjanto‘s latest action flick, “The Shadow Strays.” Fresh off its world premiere in TIFF‘s Midnight Madness section, the Indonesian genre director’s new film premieres on Netflix later this month. Where will it ranks Tjahjanto’s other Netflix offerings like 2022’s “The Big 4” and 2018’s “The Night Comes For Us“?

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The TIFF 2024 lineup is almost completely in focus, as the festival announced the films in its Midnight Madness section this morning. And there’s a Toronto alum leading the charge there: Coralie Fargeat, whose sophomore feature (and Cannes favorite) “The Substance” will open the 10-feature section this year.

READ MORE: TIFF 2024: Full Galas & Special Presentation Lineups Includes Films Featuring Riz Ahmed, Salma Hayek, Barry Keoghan & More

“The Substance” has a ton of buzz coming off its Cannes world premiere in May, in no small part to Fargeat winning that festival’s Best Screenplay award.

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After a few years of waiting on word, it sounds as if we are definitely getting a sequel to the surprise action hit, “Nobody.” However, this time, we’re getting a new person behind the camera. 

According to Variety, “Nobody 2” is set to begin production in August with Timo Tjahjanto as director. The only other information that is being reported is that Bob Odenkirk and Connie Nielsen will return to the cast.

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It’s amusing to remember that back when the original “V/H/S” was released, some resisted or dismissed it because they were tired of found footage movies. Yet here we are, nine years later, and while the format certainly isn’t as ubiquitous as it was, this franchise has proven durable; “V/H/S/2” was, if anything, better than its predecessor. (We’ll politely skip “V/H/S/Viral” for now.) But the longevity of this Little Franchise That Could may have more to do with the nostalgia baked into its central technology than any trends in horror.  

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When “V/H/S/94” opens with the familiar ephemera of the analog video experience – the blue screen, the tracking lines, blocky “PLAY” text in the upper left corner – we lean in.

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Indonesian Timo Tjahjanto (“Headshot“) has been on a creative tear for some time now, only slowed down because of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Between 2018 and now, he’s released four features and one short; “May the Devil Take You” (2018), the critically acclaimed Netflix actioner “The Night Comes for Us” (2018), “Hit and Run” (2019), “Portals “(2019) and “May The Devil Take You Too” (2020).

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The idea of remaking “Train to Busan” might scare film fans. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the original film, as it stands as one of the best zombie features of the past decade. The only reason to remake it, by Hollywood standards, is to make it English-language, which is enough to rile up purists that don’t think that’s a good enough cause. Well, James Wan is producing a new “Train to Busan” remake and he may convince you it’s a decent idea when you find out who he hired to direct the film.

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If you’re looking for the next Sam Raimi, you might not need to look much further than Timo Tjahjanto. While many of you probably know the filmmaker best for his recent action film, “The Night Comes for Us,” he also released a horror film in 2018 titled, “May the Devil Take You.” And while Raimi’s name is nowhere to be found on that film, or the upcoming sequel, “May the Devil Take You Too,” it’s clear that Tjahjanto is a fan of the filmmaker’s horror output.

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What’d you do in 2018? If your name isn’t Timo Tjahjanto, chances are you didn’t have two top-notch genre films premiere on Netflix in the same year. The Indonesian director’s “The Night Comes for Us” wowed binge-watchers a few months ago with its “The Raid“-like fights and insane gore. Once viewers’ heart rates have finally slowed down, Tjahjanto returns with “May the Devil Take You” to ratchet your pulse back up again.

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Everything old is new again on this episode of Adjust Your Tracking. Joe and I cross generations of horror trends as we link John Carpenter‘s 1978 horror masterpiece, “Halloween,” starring Jamie Lee Curtis, with 2018’s pretty solid if not slightly overhyped but also surprisingly empathetic and thematically ambitious “Halloween” directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jamie Lee Curtis. If you’re still paying attention (audiences certainly were this past weekend at the box office), and not too confused by yet another sequel in this unkillable franchise—this one has an admittedly clever take in which all previous sequels have been ignored for a direct continuation 40 years later from the original—then sit back and listen in as we discuss what’s missing and refreshing, if anything, about this new one.

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Indonesian action film “The Night Comes For Us” has lived a whirlwind life in the United States, appropriate for a movie that moves like a furious, raging cyclone having an epileptic fit. Making its debut at Fantastic Fest at the end of last month (September 22), four days later it was acquired by Netflix and five days ago (October 19, 2018) the action thriller was released on the streaming service worldwide with—as per usual with international affair—little fanfare, press, or promotion.

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Gareth Evans might have killed any hope for “The Raid 3,” but if you’re a fan of those films, and just of high-octane martial arts films, in general, then Netflix has you covered with “The Night Comes for Us.”

READ MORE: Gareth Evans Shoots Down The Possibility Of ‘The Raid 3’: “It Didn’t Really Appeal To Me”

In the trailer for the newest action film to hit Netflix, actors Iko Uwais and Joe Taslim, both best known for their work in “The Raid,” team up for a new action film where they find themselves on opposite sides thanks to a little girl.

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