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Unimpressed
October 16, 2024
The original Japanese classic 'Gojira' is patronized in a Variety blurb whereas a section on 'King Kong' sees no flaws.
Human vapor 4
August 13, 2024
Netflix teams with Toho and director Yeon Sang-ho ('Train to Busan') to remake Ishiro Honda's 'The Human Vapor.'
The official poster image for the time-travel comedy A Samurai in Time. Image courtesy of Third Window Films.
August 12, 2024
A Samurai in Time is one of the most heartwarming time-traveling films you will ever see, and it's also quite…
At peace
August 12, 2024
Some foreign films are too bloody or disturbing for an American interpretation. 'Suicide Circle' from 2002 Japan is one of…
Bang-bang Lady
August 9, 2024
In Lady Snowblood, Sayo is sent to prison for life after killing a man in revenge. Death Wish? Same deal…
Cold Vengeance
August 4, 2024
Youth revolted but they well feel the Wrath of August in the bloody 'Nightingale' and 'Lone Wolf and Cub: The…
Head of the class clowns
July 28, 2024
The final Weekend Double in July quells the youth in revolt with the machinations of 'Battle Royale' and 'A Clockwork…
Yasuke (TBA) reveals himself in Assassin's Creed Shadows (2024), Ubisoft
July 11, 2024
A Japanese politician has begun looking into the ongoing complaints of cultural disrespect leveled against 'Assassin's Creed Shadows'
More Bullgasari
July 9, 2024
The most bizarre chapter in Kaiju History has to be the time North Korea pulled strings to make a Godzilla…
War ain't over
May 16, 2024
Godzilla Minus One sets another record that puts it at odds with Toho's profit margins, but pleases opportunists who can't…