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Critics respond to George Miller’s latest post-apocalyptic epic.

About a year ago, I finally got around to seeing Ron Howard’s Willow, thus filling what seemed like…

The Spider-Verse short is part of a program to help students better understand mental health issues.

I watched this because Aaron Toney, a stuntman whose insights I’ve enjoyed seeing on Corridor Crew’…

I know this movie exists because I watched it. I know it had characters in it, and that they said a…

Critics respond to the latest film from the legendary director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now.

The “sci-fi odyssey” is Winans’ first feature film in a decade.

Given that 2024 marks its 30th anniversary and a (dubious-looking) remake is on the horizon, now se…

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’s heavily fictionalized account of Operation Postmaster is an…

Hopefully, FX’s latest hit series will inspire more people to check out samurai cinema. Here are some places to start.

Musashi Miyamoto (Toshirô Mifune) faces the possible end of his adventures when he’s challenged by …

Any film that stars Toshirô Mifune is going to get an extra star simply because the man is so darn …

I watched Hiroshi Inagaki’s Samurai trilogy many years ago, and as I recall, I was less than impres…

After seeing Shōgun, I’ve been in the mood for more samurai and jidaigeki titles. Hideyuki Hirayama…

Ryo Saeba is a crack sharpshooter, expert martial artist, and skilled detective feared and respecte…

I went into this film knowing very little about it other than it’s one of Quentin Tarantino’s favor…

Why do I enjoy Tremors? The answer’s simple, really: Tremors knows precisely what it is — an action…

Given that it was directed by Yuen Woo-Ping (Iron Monkey, Wing Chun, The Tai Chi Master) and stars …

We now live in an era where films can’t really be left as works of art, but rather, must be IP investments with franchise potential

The third In the Line of Duty film is a bit of a downgrade from the first two installments, 1986’s …