This is one of the most anticipated remakes of recent years. There has been talk of The Raid remake ever since the first movie arrived in cinemas in 2011. Written and directed by Gareth Evans, starring Iko Uwais as a police officer part of a squad raiding the rundown apartment block of an Indonesian drug […]

2 years ago

Hollywood has been having a really hard time remaking one of the best action movies of the 21st century… Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September, 2011 (admittedly, it would be another nine months before it eventually found its way to cinemas in Ireland and the UK), The Raid – or as […]

4 years ago

Brought to you by   London calling… Bored in lockdown? Sick and tired of nothing good to watch on TV? Stuck for something new to binge? Don’t worry, we’ve got just the thing for you. Gangs of London, a brand new, nine-part gangster series is coming exclusively to Sky Atlantic and NOW TV on Thursday 23 April. The […]

6 years ago

Okay, we’re in. May brought the exciting, bone-crushing news that Mortal Kombat is set for a long overdue proper big screen reboot. Not only that, but James Wan of Saw, The Conjuring and a great Fast and the Furious movie is on board to produce. Details have been scarce enough since that announcement, but we […]

7 years ago

Violent. Ferocious. Quite insane. As you may have noticed from JOE’s latest round of Movies on TV picks, Friday night’s closing choice is quite the belter. The Raid 2: Berandal is a film that took a contained original – itself magnificent – and opened up the world, hurling special forces officer Rama into a bigger maze […]

7 years ago

Some excellent scares in this haunted house. Indonesian cinema is having a moment. We previously highlighted the incredibly violent crime thriller The Night Comes for Us, which boasted the talents of several recognisable figures from the Raid movies. Speaking of, both The Raid: Redemption and The Raid 2: Berendal remain two of the finest action […]

7 years ago