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JANUR IRENG – SEWU DINO THE PREQUEL MOVIE REVIEW
If you have yet to dive into the world of Indonesian horror films, the time is now. With their industry regularly releasing some of the most original and graphic films out there, it’s no surprise that any given genre festival, like Fantastic Fest, is going to have at least a few on offer each year. One of the ones we saw was Janur Ireng, which is the sequel to one of the most successful Indonesian horror films yet released, 2023’s Sewu Dino. In this bleak world there are seven powerful families. They don’t like each other at all. Each dabbles heavily in black magic, having their own demon protectors they often send to attack the others. Caught up in all this are two orphaned siblings who lose what little they have when their small house burns down. An uncle they didn’t know they had appears and offers to take them in, and seemingly fortunate for them, he and Auntie are VERY wealthy. It’s not long before they start to clue in that something is very wrong and that Unc has diabolical plans for the two of them. Chris and Wright marveled at the wild mythology of Janur Ireng, its startling gore, and Chris hopes this will finally influence Wright to go watch some of the other Indonesian horror classics out there.
DIRECTED BY: Kimo Stamboel
STARRING: Rio Dewanto, Marthino Lio, Nyimas Ratu Rafa, Tora Sudiro, Masayu Anastasia, Karina Suwandhi, Faradina Mufti, Givina Lukita, Gisellma Firmansyah, Vincent Sanjaya, R. Swetajalu, Putri Permata, Epy Kusnandar, Aqi Singgih, Dayinta Melira, Pritt Timothy, Karina Ranau, Agra Piliang, Pipien Putri, Adinda Vega, Onkar Sadawira, Safaringga, Sapta Taliwang, Udin Bhakti, Anneu Putri, Sri Yatun, Aulia Raditya
YOUR REVIEWERS
Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Deliberations of Doom)
Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas in 1992 where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar and theater management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this community of critics. While Brian eventually followed his heart to a new family, Chris continues on with a cast of colorful folks from all over the country (and a few others).
Wright Sulek (The Other Boss, Trash in the Can, Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, One Man’s Trash, Screener Squad)
Wright hails from the northern suburbs of Dallas, Texas. His passion for filmmaking brought him to Austin to study and make movies. Since then he’s had his hand in acting, writing, and directing his own short films with numerous like-minded film geeks he’s met along his journey. His newest interest has brought him into the podcasting world. He co-hosted a few different movie related podcasts such as ‘And Now This’ and ‘The Match Cut’. He currently co-hosts with longtime friend, Eric Samaniego, where they talk shop about the grimiest, trashiest, lost gems of movies on their show, ‘Trash in the Can’. Wright also guests and hosts reviews on Screener Squad and Highly Suspect Reviews as well as co-hosts Digital Noise with Chris Cox. As of 2024, Wright has now been inducted into the Austin Film Critics Association as well as co-owns the One of Us network with Chris Cox.
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