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"Bros gotta have ..." what? Courage? Fear? Or testicular fortitude?  Bad Education, a forthcoming film from Taiwan by Kai Ko, an actor making his directorial debut, may sound familiar, but I like its style and attitude, which is paramount in any film about young, would-be tough guys, isn't it? The synopsis (from IMDb) intrigues:  "On the night of their high school graduation, three delinquents decide to exchange their darkest, most unspeakable secret."  Kent Tsai, Berant Zhu, and Edison Song star. It opened in its native Taiwan this past April and since then has played the international festival circuit: Osaka Asian; Hong Kong International; Far East in Udine, Italy; Bucheon; and the Taiwan Film Festival in Australia. Apparently, it hasn't screening yet in North America. It...

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Debuting as an actor back in 2011 with Giddens Ko's “You Are the Apple of My Eye”, Kai Ko has since gone on to become a formidable name in modern Taiwanese cinema, even winning a Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer and a Taipei Film Award for Best Actor over the years. In 2022, he took over the directorial chair from Giddens Ko for “Bad Education”, a script written by Giddens that he was supposed to direct but ended up being Kai Ko's debut behind the camera. In addition to the support of his first director, Kai Ko also had the support of Midi Z, who he worked with on “The Road to Mandalay” and who acts as a producer on “Bad Education”.

Bad Education is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival

On the night of their graduation from high school, three drunk best friends Chang, Wang and Han decide that,...

Bad Education

Director: Kai Ko

Producers: Ko Yao-zong, Lu Wei-chun, Giddens Ko, Midi Z, Molly Fang

Key cast: Berant Zhu, Kent Tsai, Edison Song

Actor Kai Ko’s directorial debut revolves around three young men who decide to bond with each other as sworn brothers as they graduate from high school by sharing dark secrets. The film’s Berant Zhu won the supporting actor prize at the 2022 Golden Horse Awards.

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Director: Chan Ching-Lin

Producers: Lin I-ling, Lin Shih-ken

Key cast: Yu An-Shun, Hu Jhih-Ciang, Yang Li-Yin, Rimong Ihwar

Haunting family drama set against the world of pigeon racing in Taiwan. Winner of 59th Golden Horse Awards’ narrative feature in 2022 and the Golden Horse Film Festival’s Fipresci prize.

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Director: Wang Yu-lin

Producers: Patrick Mao Huang, Jan Yi-ting

Key cast: Fukuchi Yusuke, Wang Yun-zhi, Ivy Yin,...

The turn towards the horror genre with exploitation elements that Giddens Ko begun with “The Tenants Downstairs” proved a great choice, with “Mon Mon Mon Monsters” cementing his prowess in the genre, by highlighting his vivid imagination in script-writing and his directorial abilities in the best fashion.

Lin Shu-wei is the definition of the nerd. He is shy, weak, a permanent victim of the class’s bullies, has no friends, and always gets the best grades. The story begins with him being accused of stealing the class’s register money, and the leader of the bullies, Tuan Ren-hao, humiliating him even more, to the joy of the rest of his gang, Liao Kuo-feng, Yeh Wei-chu, and Wu Si-hua, Tuan’s girlfriend, who where the actual perpetrators. Lin, having no alternative, turns to Mrs Lee, their homeroom teacher, who, however, does not show any particular care for his plight,...

Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to Mon Mon Mon Monsters from Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. Mon Mon Mon Monsters will release DVD and Blu-ray on February 4, 2020. Written and directed by Giddens Ko (You Are the Apple of My Eye),the horror / comedy stars Eugenie Liu(“Behind Your Smile”), Pei-Hsin Lin, Carolyn Chen(Attention, Love!), Yu-Kai Deng(Tree in the River), and Kent Tsai (All Because of Love). Rlje Films will release Mon Mon Mon Monsters on DVD for $27.97 and on Blu-ray for $28.97.

Now you can win the Win the DVD of Mon Mon Mon Monsters . We Are Movie Geeks has two copies to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment below telling us what your favorite movie with the word ‘Monster’ in the title is. (mine’s Mad Monster Party). It’s so easy!

Rlj Entertainment will release the horror comedy Mon Mon Mon Monsters to U.S. audiences. The release date is scheduled for this February. In this Taiwan shot feature, a bullied boy discovers a creature, which he hides and uses for his own revenge. This film was shot by director Giddens Ko (You Are the Apple of My Eye). And, the film centrally stars: Eugenie Liu (“Behind Your Smile”), Carolyn Chen, Pei-Hsin Lin, Yu-Kai Deng and Kent Tsai. To release on home entertainment formats, a preview of Mon Mon Mon Monster's upcoming launch is hosted here. Director Ko has talked about the film, recently. With David Pountain, Ko talks about the motivations behind the making of the film. Ko also talks about the protagonist and his struggles: "so Lin, although he wants to be a good person, lacks guts and courage. It’s really because of peer pressure that he lowers his standards of morality.

"You want to be the good guy?" Rlje + Shudder have just debuted a new official Us trailer for a Taiwanese indie horror film titled Mon Mon Mon Monsters, which is the direct translation of the original title. This actually premiered back in 2017, and played at festivals throughout 2017 and 2018. It's only now getting an official Blu-ray release in the Us and of course there's a new trailer for it. Considering this got lost in the mix over the last few years, we thought it'd be fun to feature the latest trailer anyway – even if we're a year late. The film is about a group of teenagers that capture a man-eating monster. Starring Eugenie Liu, Pei-Hsin Lin, Carolyn Chen, Yu-Kai Deng, and Kent Tsai. This looks like it could be good, the monster FX look solid, and it seems to be a scary commentary on "monster" people in the real world. Check it out below.