Released in 2011, The Raid: Redemption is often cited as one of the most influential action movies ever made—and for good reason. The movie completely defined the genre as it exists today, marking a ...

The Raid: Redemption, a high-octane action thriller released in 2011, redefined martial arts cinema’s boundaries. Directed by Gareth Evans, this Indonesian masterpiece captivates with its raw ...

For once, the phrase “nonstop action” accurately describes the movie at hand. Only in the opening and closing moments of this Indonesian import is there any letup in the film’s assaultive action. The ...

Remember back when KFC introduced the "Double Down" sandwich? The one that posed the question, "Why do we even bother with bread? Let's just make a sandwich entirely of meat." Well, "The Raid" is like ...

As Gareth Evans promotes his new Netflix thriller, Havoc, his thoughts have drifted back to The Raid: Redemption, the 2011 martial arts film widely considered the decade's action movie benchmark. This ...

As a rookie member of an elite special-forces team, Rama (Iko Uwais) is instructed to hang back during a covert mission involving the extraction of a brutal crime lord from a rundown fifteen-story ...

In a way, it's fairly indefensible. The Raid: Redemption—subtitle added post-Sundance 2012 due to a trademark conflict—is little more than a flurry of ultraviolence in every possible ...

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