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Straits Times
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Film Picks: Le Musk, Holy Night: Demon Hunters, Fox Hunt
Le Musk 37 minutes, exclusively at GV Suntec Acclaimed Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman makes his directorial debut with the short film Le Musk, which is billed as a ground-breaking virtual-reality (VR) stereoscopic cinematic and sensory experience. The story follows orphaned heiress and musician Juliet Meridinian (Nora Arnezeder), who is haunted by her parents' murders. She is on a quest to find the murderers using a powerful memory – their lingering scent. Rahman developed the story based on his love for perfume and wanted to use fragrance as a narrative device. Besides directing the film from a screenplay by Indian writer Gurachi Phoenix, he also composed the score. Shot in Rome, Le Musk sees the Oscar- and Grammy-winning Rahman using pioneering camera technologies to present an immersive film that blends virtual reality, haptics, music and fragrance. The film had its world premiere in 2022 at Cannes Film Market's Cannes XR programme, an event dedicated to virtual- and augmented-reality projects. Le Musk will be screened exclusively at GV Suntec, where viewers will wear VR headsets and sit in special egg-shaped chairs that release scents. Where: GV Suntec City, 03-373 Suntec City, 3 Temasek Boulevard MRT: Promenade When: From May 11, various timings Admission: $40 (weekdays), $50 (Fridays from 6pm to Sundays) Info: Holy Night: Demon Hunters (NC16) 92 minutes, now showing ★★★☆☆ (From left) Seohyun, Don Lee and David Lee in Holy Night: Demon Hunters. PHOTO: GOLDEN VILLAGE A psychiatrist (Kyung Soo-jin) calls on Holy Night, an elite team of exorcists in Seoul, when her sister (Jung Ji-so) begins exhibiting disturbing symptoms no medical diagnosis can explain. Don Lee of The Roundup detective series (2017 to present) is agency boss Ba-woo, whose physical strength is his superpower. Sharon (Girls' Generation pop idol Seohyun) is the psychic shaman aswirl in boho-chic gowns, while young sidekick Kim Gun (David Lee) provides technical support plus comic relief. The trio investigate and then battle to save the possessed girl contorting and levitating in billows of smoke. Based on a 2024 webtoon, the action in the K-occult thriller is intense and atmospheric, until it becomes a repetitive cycle of Ba-woo punching the invading demon and Sharon bellowing 'return to hell'. The three heroes are each a captivating personality, dynamic in their synergy. The sequel hinted at in the end credits is certainly not unwelcome because they are capable of much more than just this one job. Lee may have found himself another hit franchise. – Whang Yee Ling Fox Hunt (NC16) 106 minutes, now showing ★★★☆☆ Tony Leung Chiu Wai in Fox Hunt. PHOTO: SHAW ORGANISATION Financial fraudster Dai Yichen (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) has swindled the life savings of many across China, yet lives the high life in Europe. To nab the wily Dai, China sends the Fox Hunt Team, its cross-border commercial crimes specialists, led by detective Ye Jun (Duan Yihong). Director Leo Zhang (Bleeding Steel, 2017) is fully aware that one cannot make a movie about a high-living swindler without spending on locations, wardrobe and expensive vehicles. The movie showcases this admirably as the action moves from the fine apartments in Paris to the millionaire ghettos in the south of the country. Leung is in fine, smirky form as the urbane criminal embedded within French high society, a class of people which serves to validate and protect him. Dai is without argument a scumbag in an expensive suit. But Leung's understated manner makes him watchable onscreen, far more so than if he had been portrayed by a less restrained actor. Fox Hunt has a good balance of international financial intrigue and action. The plot also keeps the action grounded in reality, with neither the villain nor the good guys possessing convenient hacking skills. – John Lui Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Straits Times
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
At The Movies: K-occult thriller Holy Night: Demon Hunters packs a punch, a bittersweet Happyend
Holy Night: Demon Hunters (NC16) 92 minutes, opens on May 8 ★★★☆☆ The story: Holy Night is an elite team of exorcists in Seoul and the South Korean capital's only defence against the rise of a devil-worshipping criminal network. A psychiatrist (Kyung Soo-jin) calls on Holy Night when her sister (Jung Ji-so) begins exhibiting disturbing symptoms no medical diagnosis can explain. The K-occult thriller Holy Night: Demon Hunters, which began as a 2024 webtoon, introduces Don Lee as the star detective and agency boss Ba-woo: His physical strength is his superpower. Sharon (Girls' Generation pop idol Seohyun) is the psychic shaman aswirl in boho-chic gowns, while young sidekick Kim Gun (David Lee) provides technical support plus comic relief. They operate, charmingly, out of a shabby antique mall, and theirs is a recognisable world of downbeat realism however fantastical the exploits as they investigate and then battle to save the possessed girl contorting and levitating in billows of smoke. The action is intense and atmospheric, until it becomes a repetitive cycle of Ba-woo punching the invading demon and Sharon bellowing 'return to hell'. They should know, after an hour in, that this approach is not working. Sharon goes all in nevertheless with her incantations and exorcism kit of knives, mirrors, copper bells and bronze rattles. Writer-director Lim Dae-hee marries Eastern mysticism with Western tropes for the detailed rituals. The first-time film-maker has also scripted an intimate backstory for Ba-woo, whose tragic boyhood is connected to the cult spreading the dark forces. The three heroes are each a captivating personality, dynamic in their synergy. The sequel hinted at in the end credits is certainly not unwelcome because they are capable of much more than just this one job. Hot take: Don Lee of The Roundup film series (2017 to present) may have found himself another hit franchise. Happyend (PG13) 113 minutes, opens exclusively at The Projector on May 8 ★★★☆☆ Hayato Kurihara (left) and Yukito Hidaka in Happyend. PHOTO: THE PROJECTOR The story: In near-future Japan, two students at a Tokyo high school prank their humourless principal (Shiro Sano), who installs an invasive surveillance system to identify the culprits. The boys' contrasting responses fissure their lifelong bond. 'Something big is about to change,' warns the prologue. It will not be due to a devastating earthquake, which is a constant threat seized on by the government to expand its emergency powers. The changes in the J-teen drama Happyend are Kou's (Yukito Hidaka) and Yuta's (Hayato Kurihara) central dynamics, with city-wide civil protests against authoritarianism the backdrop. Kou is a working-class Zainichi Korean. His people were massacred by the thousands in the wake of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, and the darkening national mood is rekindling the xenophobia: 'hikokumin' (traitor) is graffitied outside his family restaurant one night, rousing him into political activism. He becomes serious and distant. Seems like only yesterday he and Yuta were horsing around, and Yuta still is, this coddled aspiring deejay without a care. The tensions expose the fundamental differences between the boyhood best friends. Their rift is perhaps inevitable. Also in their tight circle of half-dozen sharing a love of underground music are a half-black American (Arazi) and a Chinese girl (Shina Peng), all of them destined to go their separate ways: Japanese writer-director Neo Sora limns the shifts during their final graduation weeks, at that wistful transitional moment between adolescence and adulthood. Kurihara is the winner of Best Newcomer at the 2025 Asian Film Awards, and Sora's subtle, observational debut feature is deceptively simple in story. It is titled after a composition by his father Ryuichi Sakamoto, and the score, too, honours the late musical mage in synching with the youthful vitality of the cast. Hot take: Here is a bittersweet coming-of-age experience, unassuming but emotionally textured. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Geek Tyrant
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Trailer for the Occult Action Horror Movie HOLY NIGHT: DEMON HUNTERS — GeekTyrant
Here's the trailer for wild-looking action horror film titled Holy Night: Demon Hunters , which stars Train to Busan breakout star Don Lee ( The Roundup ), who leads a team of battling exorcists. Lee plays Bau in the film, 'the leader of a secret team known as Holy Night, that hunts down demon-worshipping cults threatening Seoul. Alongside Sharon (Seohyun), who can detect and exorcise demons, and Kim-kun (David Lee), their tactical support, the team faces a rising evil. 'When psychiatrist Jung-Won (Kyung Soo-Jin) seeks their help to save her younger sister Eun-Seo (Jung Ji-So) from demonic possession, the mission becomes more dangerous than ever.' In the story, 'Seoul descends into chaos as a devil-worshipping criminal network emerges. In a desperate plea for salvation, the police turn to 'Holy Night'—a secretive trio of demon hunters armed with supernatural powers.' The upcoming action horror hybrid was written and directed by Lim Dae-Hee from a story by Don Lee. Watch the new trailer below and let us know what you think! Capelight Pictures releases Holy Night: Demon Hunters the movie is out now.
South China Morning Post
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Ma Dong-seok on new action-horror movie Holy Night: Demon Hunters and its dark-hero energy
Actor and producer Ma Dong-seok, best known for his bone-crunching action in the The Roundup series, is set to captivate audiences once again, this time venturing into the occult with his latest film, Holy Night: Demon Hunters. Advertisement In the movie Ma plays Bau, a formidable troubleshooter using his fists to exorcise demons as a leader of the 'Holy Night' team. The 54-year-old actor, also known as Don Lee, expressed his enthusiasm for the project in a recent interview, highlighting the action sequences made possible by the film's fantasy elements. 'I put a lot of effort into the action sequences, and the fantasy genre allowed for a more impactful and refreshing result,' he said. He also shared his satisfaction in supporting the debut of director Lim Dae-hee. While working on the highly anticipated next instalments in The Roundup series, with at least one expected to film next year, Ma focused on the unique aspects of Holy Night: Demon Hunters.
