The Dendam Malam Kelam (2025) is a suspenseful and twisted revenge thriller movie from Indonesia. “Dark Night’s Revenge” is the English movie title of the movie “Dendam Malam Kelam” in Indonesian. Although it seems that the makers have also released it with the “Vengeance in the Dreary Night” movie title.
The Shadow Strays movie is packed with Asian martial arts. Notably, this crime thriller from Indonesia is aimed at action aficionados, who relish such high-octane fight sequences.
Hijack 1971 (하이재킹) is a thrilling drama based on the real-life hijacking incident in South Korea. This gripping tale offers a peek into the historical divide between South and North Korea. The ongoing Korean conflict arises from the division of Korea into two separate and distinct nations.
Officer Black Belt (무도실무관/Mudosilmugwan) is a martial arts cop drama from South Korea. This K-movie deals with bleak subject matters and despicable criminal activities. The real-life hero Kim Woo-Bin has portrayed the reel hero Officer (Black Belt) Lee Jung-Do in this movie.
Mission Cross is a lighthearted action comedy-drama movie from South Korea. The movie’s original Korean title is 크로스 (Keuloseu), which loosely means the cross. Hwang Jung-Min (Park Kang-Moo) and Yum Jung-Ah (Kang-Mi-Seon) have played the roles of the said Korean couple.
Pasutri Gaje is a comedy-drama that focuses on the chaotic life of a newly married couple. It is the first Indonesian movie that we have seen, and we liked this usual SE Asian film. Incidentally, while watching it, we noted a common Asian thread.
The Roundup: Punishment (2024/Korea) is the latest police drama from South Korea. It depicts another mission undertaken by Police Official Ma Seok-Do against notorious criminals. It belongs to the hit Korean action movie franchise, which also had the Police Official Ma Seok-Do as the hero.
Golden Kamuy is an intriguing Japanese action-adventure movie. This fictional tale delves into the history of gold belonging to the Ainu native community of the Honshu islands, Japan. Notably, the Ainu natives are indigenous people of the Hokkaido and Northeast Honshu islands in Japan.
Exhuma (파묘/Pamyo) is a thrilling horror movie from South Korea. This eerie and mysterious film gave us a captivating and engaging horror viewing experience. The Exhuma (aka Pamyo) movie has a refined mix of Korean folklore along with Japanese fables.
Monkey Man is an action-packed movie set in present-day India. This film marks the directorial debut of Dev Patel, who also plays the lead protagonist of the action hero Kid. Please note that we have clubbed this movie in the Asian category, as this American film was shot mostly in Indonesia.