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: Justin Lin’s Adaptation of a Harrowing True Story Hews to Convention at Every Turn
Justin Lin returns to his indie filmmaking roots with 'Last Days,' which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Read IndieWire's review.
‘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.
‘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.
How Keanu Reeves Helped Justin Lin Get 'Last Days' Indie Made: 'We Have Angels Along the Way' | Video
When director Justin Lin's new indie feature "Last Days," about 25-year-old missionary John Chau who was killed when he made contact with an isolated tribe, ran into financial woes, the filmmaker (also known for blockbusters in franchises like "Fast and Furious" and "Star Trek") fortuitously got a call from Keanu Reeves.
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.
‘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 Sundance Review — Justin Lin, Xenophobic Christian Propaganda Does Not Suit You
Last Days is a dramatization of the final days in the life of John Allen Chau, a 26-year-old Christian mercenary who traveled to North Sentinel Island in the hopes of reaching the North Sentinelese — one of the most isolated native tribes in the world.
‘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
Keanu Reeves Saved Fast & Furious Director's New Indie Movie After Running Into Trouble: "We Have Angels Along The Way"
Keanu Reeves saved a Fast & Furious director's indie movie after it ran into financial trouble, who rejoices, "We have angels along the way."
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‘Last Days’: Sundance Review
Murdered Sentinel Island missionary John Allen Chau is the subject of Justin Lin’s disappointing drama ...
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At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, disconnection reigns and rabbits rule
Meanwhile, Justin Lin returned to Sundance with “Last Days,” his sensationalized dramatization of true-life travel turned tragic parable. In 2018, 26-year-old American John Allen Chau died ...