Justin Lin, Last Days

'Last Days' Review: 'Fast & Furious' Director Justin Lin's Return to Indies Falls Flat
Justin Lin is no stranger to making movies built around spectacle. After all, he directed more Fast & Furious movies than any director working today before stepping away from the franchise (twice). He returns to something much smaller scale after his "Fast X" exit with "Last Days,
‘Last Days' Review: Most Faith-Based Movies Intend to Inspire, but Justin Lin's Indie Return Cautions Fanatics
You've seen it so often, you might roll your eyes, but in "Last Days," it really happens: American missionary John Allen Chau might have died as he approached North Sentinel Island, had the Bible in his breast pocket not absorbed the blow of a hostile Sentinelese arrow.
‘Last Days’ Review: Justin Lin Returns to Indies With a Solid Drama About a Misguided Missionary
The 'Fast & Furious' franchise helmer's new film relates the true-life tale of a young man who met his doom while attempting to convert an isolated tribe.
Justin Lin Returns to His Indie Roots With Last Days
After spending decades making blockbusters, the filmmaker behind 'Better Luck Tomorrow' looks inward with his captivating drama based on the true story of missionary John Allen Chau.
‘Last Days’ Review: Justin Lin’s Indie Return Is Frustratingly Surface-Level [Sundance]
Fast & Furious' director Justin Lin's 'Last Days,' indie drama about a missionary killed by those he hopes to convert never enlightens
‘Fast’ Director Justin Lin Returns to Indies: “This Is the Beginning of a New Chapter”
After billions at the box office, the filmmaker returns to the Sundance Film Festival with ‘Last Days’, his first indie film after two decades in the studio system.
‘Last Days' Review: Justin Lin's Adaptation of a Harrowing True Story Hews to Convention at Every Turn
Sundance: The director, returning to indie filmmaking after a string of "Fast & Furious" movies, wrings an overwrought Hollywood spectacle from the story of a boy caught in the grip of a radical missionary agenda.
How Keanu Reeves Helped Justin Lin Get ‘Last Days’ Indie Made: ‘We Have Angels Along the Way’ | Video
The "Fast Five" filmmaker tells TheWrap that despite his blockbuster pedigree, his passion project nearly never happened The post How Keanu Reeves Helped Justin Lin Get ‘Last Days’ Indie Made: ‘We Have Angels Along the Way’ | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
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The Man with the Patience to Cook a Stone
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Better "Luck," and Better Movies for Asian Americans
Justin Lin's film Better Luck Tomorrow traces the double lives of Asian American teenagers whose ambitions combined with the tedium of suburban life has explosive and unsettling consequences. Bored ...