RENDEL (a.k.a. Rendel: Dark Vengeance) **** Finland 2017 Dir: Jesse Haaja. 105 mins This Finnish movie from debuting filmmaker Jesse Haaja is a superhero origin story with inevitable echoes of its Hollywood rivals (mid-credit set-up for sequel, marketable rock soundtrack featuring The Rasmus and Finnish funk band Eternal Erection) but…
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If you’re hungry for a superhero film that’s less fantastical CGI and power-responsibility pep talks, and more willing to dive into society’s sordid underbelly like Netflix’s acclaimed “Daredevil”, then “Rendel” is sure to be the hero to answer your call. Jesse Haaja’s feature film debut is a blood-splattered love letter…