“Movies” Archives

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 …

The original Road House is not, by any stretch of the imagination, a great film. But it does have p…

When two Hong Kong cops (Michelle Yeoh, Michael Wong) and a Japanese detective (Hiroyuki Sanada) ki…

Dragons Forever is not my favorite film starring the legendary “Three Dragons,” aka, Jackie Chan, S…

Since Amazon Prime is releasing a Road House remake later this month, it seemed like a good idea to…

A Kickstarter campaign to fund the film’s production is now live.

The cult director’s latest short was shot entirely on an iPhone 15 Pro.

First, some quibbles. Even with its nearly 3-hour runtime, Paul Atreides’ evolution into both Muad’…

My kids and I watched the first Dune movie to prep ourselves for Part Two, making this my fifth or …

Critics respond to the second installment in Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic.

Quite a few years have passed since my last viewing of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, so …

Although Jackie Chan pops up throughout the film as a bumbling cop whose zeal for justice (and roll…