New episode alert! This week, Gavin and I are finishing off Women’s History Month with an absolute BANG! We are taking a look at the brand-new Netflix martial arts picture, ‘Furies’- a hyperkinetic thrill-ride filled with more carnage, calamity, and chaos than you could possibly imagine! A prequel to the epic 2019 Vietnamese martial arts actioner ‘Furie’, this time around, star Veronica Ngo steps behind the camera to take over directorial duties as we are given the back story of the nefarious ‘Wolf’ character from the first film. We bear witness to the horrific childhood of our protagonist ‘Bi’, which leads her to the mean streets of Saigon, and eventually has her falling under the tutelage of savage vigilante Jacqueline aka ‘Aunt Lin’ (played by Veronica Ngo in a brand-new role). After teaming up with Aunt Lin’s other two proteges, Thanh and Hong, she is given the tools and training needed to become a ferocious killer herself and take vengeance on a sinister crime syndicate that has been exploiting the women of Saigon for too long. However, as she dives deeper and deeper into the dark and sadistic underbelly of society, she finds not everything is as it seems, and not everyone is who they claim to be. For fans of the newer, frenetic style of camera work found in pictures such as ‘The Villainess’ and ‘Carter’, you are going to be genuinely delighted by the abundant amount of action on display. For fans of the more grounded and traditional style of martial arts cinema, you will still find enough to enjoy in the carnage that plays out on screen, which can be looked at as an updated homage to the heroic bloodshed pictures of the early Shaw Brothers days. However, this time around, the theme of chivalrous brotherhood is flipped on its head and replaced with valiant sisterhood! For any and all fans in general, you will appreciate the brilliance of Veronica Ngo’s directing, and the absolutely hellacious yet mesmerizing mise-en-scène she creates for the setting of the film. WARNING- this movie is EXTREMELY violent and contains multiple disturbing images and scenes of sexual assault and exploitation. This is definitely an R-rated picture not suited for the whole family! Also, there are some MINIMAL spoilers throughout this episode. Don’t forget to subscribe, download, like, and share with your friends! We highly recommend you check out this picture and can’t wait to see what the future has in store for Veronica Ngo as a director, and what could possibly come next in the ‘Furie’ universe! Thanks again for your continued support and we hope you enjoy!
