Take for a moment, and think about a world without pain. Think about a world where body modification and surgery are the norms. That's the world that David Cronenberg sets up with Crimes of the Future. It stars Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, and Don McKellar. Cronenberg
Daemons of the Shadow Realm has Yuru and his Daemons turn the table on his pursuers in Ep. 4 "Jin and Yuru". It's pretty clearly a case of the hunters becoming the hunted here, and in a very action-packed way to boot. Now we wait and see if this is a good thing for Yuru, or if he has bitten off
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
Witch Hat Atelier takes Coco's calm and peaceful slice of life fantasy life, and then tosses her into the fire in Ep. 4 "Meetings in Kalhn". Oh, and with her new apprentice friends from the atelier all being thrown in with her when they follow her. That friendship looks like it's going to see quite
