And so we’re left to wait for the fight scenes, which are frequently “awesome” but seldom exciting. ... “The Shadow Strays” premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

The Shadow Strays, an Indonesian action film, has been creating quite a storm on Netflix ever since it was released on the OTT platform. This two-hour-25-minute film, directed by Timo Tjahjanto, has ...

Sex and Skin: A brief, unsettling scene of sexual assault. Our Take: To stray from a group like the Shadows seems like it’s a death sentence. All this group does is kill, ...

The Shadow Strays mid-credits scene finds Nomi burying Monji next to his mother. However, she's accosted by Shadows who mean to murder her. This includes her rival, 14, who has a sadistic, comical ...

While The Shadow Strays threatens to be undone by its world-building and plotting, its commitment to bleakness grounds the film and it delivers some of the most merciless fight scenes you’ll see ...

That being said, 13 breaking bad is where The Shadow Strays really starts to get messy. This is good in some ways: A nightclub massacre scene is practically a requirement in this subgenre, but the ...