joko anwar – Warped Perspective

The Queen of Black Magic (2019)

Posted on January 27, 2021September 15, 2022 by Keri O'Shea

The Indonesian genre cinema which I know best is decades old now, but it certainly tends toward the unforgettable; during the country’s 1980s cinema boom, its genre film was clearly in love with the opportunities afforded by SFX (however rudimentary), leading to some incredibly lurid, overblown pieces of work, heavy with folkloric influences. In some […]

Cinepocalypse 2018 Review: Satan’s Slaves (2017)

Posted on June 28, 2018June 28, 2018 by Nia Edwards-Behi

A potentially confusing title for anyone more familiar with Norman J Warren’s work than Indonesian genre classics, Joko Anwar’s Satan’s Slaves is a remake of a 1980 film of the same name. Anwar retains the 1980s setting and delivers a modern take on demonic possession, ritual and societal pressures. The film is currently screening at […]