Two Asian Blokes

Welcome back to Mo-Vember 2026, where for the month of November we're celebrating Indonesian cinema with four films from two of the country's most exciting genre filmmakers, Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel, collectively known as The Mo Brothers. Every week we're revisiting one of their films and exploring what makes Indonesian genre cinema so gloriously brutal, bloody and entertaining. This week we're turning to May the Devil Take You (2018), a supernatural horror film from Timo Tjahjanto, b...

Welcome to Mo-Vember 2026, where for the month of November we're celebrating Indonesian cinema with four films from two of the country's most exciting genre filmmakers, Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel, collectively known as The Mo Brothers. Every week we'll be revisiting one of their films and exploring what makes Indonesian genre cinema so gloriously brutal, bloody and entertaining. We're kicking things off with Headshot (2016), a bone-crunching Indonesian martial arts action thrille...

Is Joko Anwar's Ghost in the Cell one of the most gloriously unhinged horror movies of the year? The Indonesian filmmaker behind Satan's Slaves and Impetigore is back with Ghost in the Cell (2026), a prison-set horror-comedy that combines grotesque gore, supernatural terror, absurd humour and some very pointed commentary on governmental corruption in Indonesia. When mysterious and increasingly gruesome deaths begin spreading through a prison, the inmates have more to worry about than ...

Is Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil the best live-action adaptation of Capcom’s legendary survival horror franchise? Or is it just not Resident Evil enough? The new Resident Evil (2026) movie has already sparked plenty of debate. Some fans have criticised Zach Cregger’s take for straying too far from the games, while others reckon there are too many jokes in a franchise built around zombies, grotesque monsters and people with an alarming inability to conserve ammunition. But how does it actually ...

Na Hong-jin has returned with Hope - a uniquely Korean interpretation of a big alien spectacle blockbuster. The director behind The Chaser, The Yellow Sea and The Wailing has made something considerably bigger, louder and more… fun? than his previous films. Hope is an alien invasion action thriller with a surprisingly blockbuster-sized ambition, a bunch of very funny characters, plenty of Korean swearing, some impressive practical effects and some pretty questionable CGI. We watched Hope in 4...