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Scene of the Week: Merantau (2009)

As a story, Merantau doesn’t do much differently from films like 2003’s Ong-Bak or any other movie that sees its protagonist move from the small town to the big city and find himself in a heap...

Bullet Points: Headshot

The Indonesians might have the market cornered on brutal fighting movies. Headshot doesn’t seem to care whether you, the viewer, have the stomach or desire to see a whole bunch of guys in needlessly, over the...

Bullet Points: The Raid: Redemption

The Raid: Redemption is one of my favorite action movies of all time! There, I said it. I love the fact that the movie doesn’t try to be anything more than it is. It doesn’t throw in...