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Hideo Gosha’s ‘Samurai Wolf’ Is a Man of His Sword

Hideo Gosha’s ‘Samurai Wolf’ Is a Man of His Sword

Hideo Gosha’s Samurai Wolf films contain scenes and elements that feel like nods to Akira Kurosawa.

‘The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan’ Is an Honourable Iteration

‘The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan’ Is an Honourable Iteration

The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan lacks the literary poetry and grace of Dumas’ sprawling novel, but Martin Bourboulon’s iteration honours its spirit.

The Final Season of Genre-Twisting ‘Barry’ Nails Down Its Tricky Legacy

The Final Season of Genre-Twisting ‘Barry’ Nails Down Its Tricky Legacy

The final season of Barry irreparably breaks the mold of the tragicomedy genre and unflinchingly severs the umbilical cord between the audience and the protagonist(s).

Suffering in Silents: Two 1922 Melodramas from Frank Borzage

Suffering in Silents: Two 1922 Melodramas from Frank Borzage

Frank Borzage, king of silent film melodrama, shows how it’s done with Back Pay‘s tale of redemption and the James Oliver Curwood-inspired The Valley of Silent Men.

‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Goes Down Shooting

‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Goes Down Shooting

Despite an egregious running time and padded plot, the (maybe) conclusion to Keanu Reeves’ series, John Wick: Chapter 4, still serves up some of the original’s delightful weirdness.

‘Secret of the Incas’ Is Finally Exhumed from Hollywood’s Tomb

‘Secret of the Incas’ Is Finally Exhumed from Hollywood’s Tomb

The 1954 Hollywood adventure film Secret of the Incas may have a whiff of Indiana Jones about it to contemporary viewers, but it’s better than expected for a film that’s almost been buried in a tomb.

Post-Apocalyptic ‘The Last of Us’ Begs the Question – Do We Ever Learn? 

Post-Apocalyptic ‘The Last of Us’ Begs the Question – Do We Ever Learn? 

The characters in Craig Mazin’s hit series, The Last of Us, are just like the rest of us – violent, tyrannical, and on the verge of being irredeemable. Yet we hope for them, still.

Film-Noir ‘Peking Express’ Is Hollywood’s First Encounter with Red China

Film-Noir ‘Peking Express’ Is Hollywood’s First Encounter with Red China

The 1951 film-noir Peking Express (not to be confused with Shanghai Express) should be seen as Hollywood’s first attempt to deal with Communist China in the context of the Red Scare.

‘The Silent Enemy’ Raises Issues of Native American Identity

‘The Silent Enemy’ Raises Issues of Native American Identity

The gorgeously shot 1930 ethnography, ‘The Silent Enemy’, depicts the life of an Ojibway tribe long before the advent of European explorers and settlers.

‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Should Have Cut the Carnage

‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Should Have Cut the Carnage

Little did the filmmakers behind Ruben Fleischer’s Venom know that Carnage would become a poisonous burden to Andy Serkis’ sequel, Venom: Let There Be Carnage.

Asian Representation in ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’

Asian Representation in ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’

Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings tries to recontextualize its stereotypical origins into a highly-entertaining film. Does it succeed?

Possibility-Bending: An Anarchist Critique of ‘Avatar: The Legend of Korra’

Possibility-Bending: An Anarchist Critique of ‘Avatar: The Legend of Korra’

The optimism found in Avatar: The Last Airbender darkens to cynicism and violence in the follow-up series, Avatar: The Legend of Korra. Why did this happen?