Joy Ride, 2023. Directed by Adele Lim. Starring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, Sabrina Wu, David Denman, Annie Mumolo, Chris Pang, Isla Rose Hall, Desmond Chiam, Alexander Hodge, Nicholas Carella, Debbie Fan, Victor Lau, Rohain Arora, Chloe Pun, Kenneth Liu, Brian Cyburt, Johnny Wu, and Daniel Dae Kim. SYNOPSIS: Follows four Asian-American friends as […]
Five films to watch in preparation for Nicolas Cage’s Sympathy for the Devil
We offer up five films that will warm you up perfectly for the upcoming (and bound to be a cult hit) Nicolas Cage film Sympathy for the Devil… Nicolas Cage is a gift from the cinema Gods. His Cagenaissance in recent years has seen him in an array of colourful films like Color Out of […]
Latest trailer for raunchy comedy Joy Ride ups the ante
Following its buzzy debut at this year’s SXSW festival, Lionsgate has released a new red band trailer for Joy Ride, the upcoming comedy from director Adele Lim. The film follows four friends – Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu – as they set-out on an adventure across Asia filled with bonding and […]
Trailer for R-rated comedy Joy Ride teases a wild adventure across Asia
Following its world premiere at SXSW, Lionsgate has released a poster and red band trailer for Joy Ride, the upcoming comedy from director Adele Lim. The film follows four friends – Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu – as they embark on an adventure across Asia filled with bonding and wild debauchery […]
From Duel to Joy Ride: The DNA of John Hyams’ Alone
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at John Hyams’ latest film Alone, and delves into its DNA… In 2012, director John Hyams delivered a hell of a surprise package. It was his second film in a franchise that he took into wild (and occasionally divisive) avenues. Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning was near visionary in scraping […]
Rusty Nail vs Candy Cane: Revisiting Joy Ride at 20
Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at 2001’s Joy Ride… Terror on the highways. A cat and mouse chase as unsuspecting folk wending their merry way across the long American highways, get targeted by a mysterious stalker. It worked in Duel when Steven Spielberg announced himself as a film-maker who might just be something special. […]
