‘Ghost in the Cell’ Is the Ultra-Gory Feel-Good Movie of the Year

Fans of Indonesian horror know the name Joko Anwar. He’s a leading force in the country’s burgeoning genre scene, and while his films don’t always get stateside releases, the ones we’ve gotten to see have been standouts. That includes 2017’s Satan’s Slaves and its 2022 sequel, 2019’s Impetigore, and 2024’s Grave Torture.

Anwar also wrote the 2019 remake of the 1981 Indonesian horror classic The Queen of Black Magic and created the 2024 Netflix anthology series Joko Anwar’s Nightmares and…