Outside of ones that specialize in horror, exploitation films are not exactly the norm for film festivals, since the usually intense sex and violence elements they incorporate have nothing to do with the art-house aesthetics most programmers seem to seek for. Thus, it is a rather pleasant surprise (for diversity’s sake) to see such a title in Udine, even more so since it comes from Viva, a Filipino production company that specializes in star-driven, genre films that frequently include intense erotic elements, in another set of terms festivals seem to keep as far away from as possible.
“Reroute” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
The movie opens with a drone shot of a car moving on a small road in a remote area. Inside, Dan and his wife Trina are having a fight as they are on their way to a town called Morindha. Dan’s toxic masculinity fills the screen,...
“Reroute” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
The movie opens with a drone shot of a car moving on a small road in a remote area. Inside, Dan and his wife Trina are having a fight as they are on their way to a town called Morindha. Dan’s toxic masculinity fills the screen,...
- 4/27/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The theme of the female vigilante with the additional value of the protagonist being a very beautiful woman not previously associated in any way with the action genre, has been working quite well recently for the Philippino film industry. In that fashion, after Richard Somes‘s “We Will Not Die Tonight” with Erich Gonzalez came Erik Matti’s “BuyBust” with Anne Curtis and now was the time for the latter’s co-protagonist in “No Other Woman”, Cristine Reyes, to play Pedring Lopez’s “Maria”.
The rather generic story involves a former BlackRose cartel assassin named Lily, who, after refusing to complete her last mission, has escaped and managed to evade the grasp of the syndicate, even forming her own family. Some years later, and as the power struggles in the organization, between Kaleb and Victor, the two number 2s in the hierarchy, rise over the assassination of an influential politician,...
The rather generic story involves a former BlackRose cartel assassin named Lily, who, after refusing to complete her last mission, has escaped and managed to evade the grasp of the syndicate, even forming her own family. Some years later, and as the power struggles in the organization, between Kaleb and Victor, the two number 2s in the hierarchy, rise over the assassination of an influential politician,...
- 5/2/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Female-centric action pic stars Cristine Reyes as a cartel assassin.
Netflix has picked up worldwide rights to Philippines action film Maria, directed by Pedring Lopez and starring Cristine Reyes.
The female-centric action pic, which starts streaming on Netflix on May 17, follows a cartel assassin (Reyes) who refuses a mission only to find herself the target of the cartel’s merciless retaliation.
Produced by Viva Films, BlackOps Studios Asia and PsyOps8, the film was recently released theatrically in the Philippines where it has been garnering strong reviews for its acting, direction, stunts and cinematography. Reyes is making her action debut in the film,...
Netflix has picked up worldwide rights to Philippines action film Maria, directed by Pedring Lopez and starring Cristine Reyes.
The female-centric action pic, which starts streaming on Netflix on May 17, follows a cartel assassin (Reyes) who refuses a mission only to find herself the target of the cartel’s merciless retaliation.
Produced by Viva Films, BlackOps Studios Asia and PsyOps8, the film was recently released theatrically in the Philippines where it has been garnering strong reviews for its acting, direction, stunts and cinematography. Reyes is making her action debut in the film,...
- 4/11/2019
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
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