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"Where are you going?" "To catch the murderer!" Well Go USA has debuted an official trailer for another Chinese action film titled The Mob, which is now on VOD to watch after first premiering for streaming on the Hi-YAH! channel. Get some more action! Set in 1928 Shanghai, The Mob follows the clash between the rising Longde Chamber of Commerce and the entrenched Tongmingtang. As the old and new orders collide, fierce family feuds erupt, igniting intense battles on the Shanghai Bund. After the murder of its high-profile patriarch, the Zhou family seeks revenge against a ruthless rival clan trying to expand its territory, sparking a brutal conflict between the warring families that throws Shanghai into chaos. This Chinese crime thriller stars Xu Fangzhou, Zhang Junran, Jessie Yan, Chen Junxi, Guan Xiaotian, and Zhang Zhiwei. Another action-packed movie from China. This massive brawl out on the street in the rain looks incredible, along with a few other spectacular martial arts showdowns. Action fans absolutely need to catch this movie. Here's the official US trailer (+ poster) for Zhao Cong's film The ...

"Do you remember now?" Well Go USA has debuted an official US trailer for an action film from Hong Kong titled The Comeback, made by filmmaker Suiqiang Huo - who also has another action film out this year called Blind War. Uncle Hua, an esteemed antique dealer, stands against the Green Dragon Gang to protect his neighborhood from forced demolition. "If you have difficulties, find Uncle Hua" has become the motto of neighborhood. But Uncle Hua is being hunted down by a mysterious organization led by A Jie. Who is Uncle Hua? Everything becomes mysterious and unpredictable in this intense action thriller. Simon Yam stars as Uncle Hua, who seems to be an old assassin living a quiet life in this Hong Kong community; the cast also features Andy On, Yuen Wah, Jiang Pei Yao, Lei Mu, and Abigail Ren. This is an impressive trailer that packs tons of action. Looks like The Comeback has plenty of awesome action scenes, with a few set in the rain, plus massive shootouts and martial arts fights. Have a look below - the ...

Reuniting with Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Mike Leigh makes a welcome return to contemporary filmmaking with a searing portrait of a woman on the brink.

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John Crowley delivers a millennial cancer weepie with two game leads in Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield.

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David Schurmann’s “My Penguin Friend” is a refreshing alternative to the late summer movie lineup. The adorable one sheet provides a hilarious contrast to the “Alien: Romulus” poster hanging next to it outside my local multiplex. It stars the great Jean Reno as a Brazilian fisherman with a sad past (which we witness in an …

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Johnny Carson wouldn’t recognize today’s “Tonight Show.” NBC’s late-night institution relies on viral-friendly bits and TikTok stars along with traditional A-listers. The show also tells jokes aimed at only half the country, much like the rest of the late-night landscape. And, now, host Jimmy Fallon will be taking Friday nights off. “The Tonight Show” announced …

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At the end of it all, we finally have our winners. The 81st Venice Film Festival wrapped up this weekend on the sunny Lido island in Venice, and awards were handed out at a fancy awards show in the Sala Grande. The top prize at Venice is a Golden Lion (in honor of the iconic lion that is the symbol of the city) and it's one of the top prizes in cinema along with the Palme d'Or from Cannes (which went to Anora). This year's winner is beloved Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar's latest film titled The Room Next Door, which also happens to be his very first English language feature film (after two other short films recently also in English). Despite this being his 23rd feature film so far (!!), this is Almodovar's first ever Golden Lion win - glad he finally got one. It's one of my favorites of the festival (my full review) though I really believe Brady Corbet's masterpiece The Brutalist should've won instead. Last year, Yorgos Lanthimos' Poor Things won the top prize before going on ...