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Kim Ji-woon (The Foul King, The Quiet Family) directs this intelligent Asian shocker with more than a few surprises… (more…)

Aliens? Check. Ninjas? Check. Are we ready to rumble? Hell yeah… (more…)

An excruciatingly slow build up to a very, very messy bloodbath – Jang Cheol-soo’s directorial debut out from the shadow of patron Kim Ki-Duk is an impressive and intelligent slasher movie… (more…)

Competently directed but predictable Asian horror by numbers… (more…)

A very silly horror in the tradition of Tokyo Gore Police and The Machine Girl (via Bad Taste), this is already becoming something of a cult classic… (more…)

Dignified demonic butler, shotacon-bait main character, Gothic atmospheres, Victorian London. There should be enough for everyone, right?… (more…)

A solid horror/thriller with enjoyable nods to Hitchcock and Argento – it’s just a shame that ending is so unsatisfying… (more…)

Nope, not that Blood but the latest film from Shinobi director Ten Shimoyama – there’s still plenty of vampires, blades and kung fu, though… (more…)

A solid, good looking action film with great fight sequences by choreographer Corey Yuen, but plot inconsistencies and a baffling conclusion don’t make the best for Chris Nahon’s live-action adaption… (more…)

With the upcoming release of the live-action version, what better time to revisit the original that started it all… (more…)

Another solid horror from South Korea, but surely the lesson here is don’t give your daughter a scary haircut like that girl from The Ring?… (more…)

An outrageously gory and surprisingly comic thriller from the director of Love Exposure and Exte: Hair Extensions, Sion Sono… (more…)

Saw meets University Challenge in this effective horror debut from South Korean director Yoon Hong-Seung (aka Chang)… (more…)

A solid live-action version of a manga starring Battle Royale’s Tatsuya Fujiwara that thankfully doesn’t quite replicate the amoral tone of the original manga – but be prepared to wait for the sequel! (more…)

A satisfying conclusion to the Death Note series, but did we really need this exercise in tediousness to get there…? (more…)

It’s Seven meets Ring in a supernatural horror from Peony Pavilion director Chen Kuo-fu – starring Hong Kong’s Tony Leung Ka-fai and America’s David Morse… (more…)

One of the most inventive (and shocking) slasher films for years, this could just be a horror for our times… (more…)

The secret of eternal youth lies within Aunt Mei’s dumplings, but be warned, they may be an acquired taste… (more…)