Feb 19, 2026 Yuen Woo-ping and Jet Li Return with Blades of the Guardians The latest from the legendary martial arts director is an adaptation of the acclaimed Chinese manhua series.
Feb 16, 2026 My 50 Favorite Movies of All Time Hollywood’s Golden Age, arthouse classics from around the world, sci-fi and anime, and of course, ninjas.
Feb 13, 2026 Cultural Diet She Rides Shotgun by Nick Rowland (2025) No offense to Taron Egerton and the rest of the cast, but She Rides Shotgun is worth checking out e…
Feb 13, 2026 Cultural Diet Once Upon a Time in China III by Tsui Hark (1992) The third Once Upon a Time in China still finds China grappling with the ramifications of moderniza…
Feb 13, 2026 Cultural Diet Once Upon a Time in China II by Tsui Hark (1992) The first Once Upon a Time in China was a massive box office hit in Hong Kong when it was released …
Feb 11, 2026 Cultural Diet Once Upon a Time in China by Tsui Hark (1991) Although he’d appeared in several martial arts films prior to Once Upon a Time in China, this was t…
Feb 8, 2026 Cultural Diet Top Gun by Tony Scott (1986) Back in 5th grade, I was absolutely convinced that I was going to be a fighter pilot when I grew up…
Feb 7, 2026 Cultural Diet Dust Bunny by Bryan Fuller (2025) What would you do if the monster under your bed was real and ate your parents one night? For young …
Feb 6, 2026 Cultural Diet Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell by Yoshiyuki Kuroda (1974) It seems only fitting to watch a movie that culminates in an epic ski ninja battle on the eve of th…
Feb 5, 2026 Cultural Diet Blade Runner Live by The Avex Ensemble (2026) It’s pretty safe to say that Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner is my favorite movie of all time. I don’t …
Feb 5, 2026 Cultural Diet Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons by Kenji Misumi (1973) The fifth Lone Wolf and Cub movie begins in a really promising manner that suggests it might just b…
Feb 4, 2026 Cultural Diet Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril by Buichi Saitō (1972) Kenji Misumi, who directed the previous Lone Wolf and Cub movies, was replaced this time around by …
Feb 3, 2026 Cultural Diet Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades by Kenji Misumi (1972) The third Lone Wolf and Cub movie veers back towards arthouse territory thanks to its slower pace, …
Feb 3, 2026 Cultural Diet Fackham Hall by Jim O’Hanlon (2025) The wealthy Davenport family is thrilled when their daughter Poppy agrees to marry her first cousin…
Feb 3, 2026 My Cultural Diet (January 2026): Hard Boiled, Demon Slayer, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Pluribus, Stranger Things A quick rundown of last month’s cultural experiences.
Feb 2, 2026 Cultural Diet Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx by Kenji Misumi (1972) Whereas Sword of Vengeance is a relatively straightforward samurai film, bloody arterial sprays and…
Feb 1, 2026 Cultural Diet Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance by Kenji Misumi (1972) Years ago, Ogami Ittō was the shōgun’s official executioner, a task he carried out with diligence a…
Jan 31, 2026 Cultural Diet Zootopia 2 by Jared Bush and Byron Howard (2025) 2016’s Zootopia was one of those rare movies that was far better than it had any right to be, deliv…
Jan 30, 2026 Review Roundup: Brett Ratner’s Melania Critics respond to the documentary chronicling the First Lady’s preparations for Donald Trump’s second inauguration.
Jan 28, 2026 Cultural Diet Hard Boiled by John Woo (1992) For his final Hong Kong action film, John Woo decided to pull out all of the stops and go for broke…