Let’s face it. We live in an era where the mainstream is something to be feared, and to like the blockbuster is to admit to being the very same “non-person” we all fear becoming. It’s important to look smart and cultured, and so we can’t admit to anything that makes us look too sheltered or nationalistic. We embrace uniqueness or obscurity because it makes us feel like modern day Columbuses…no, strike that. Columbus is too politically incorrect. Continue reading
If you are a fan of action films, you may get tired of all the elitists that spew hate at you for your tastes. Maybe, you can’t stand dramas because they bore you, or because you don’t like watching things that make you sad or uncomfortable. You may just want all the movie critics like me to stop bugging you about what movies we like—unless, of course, we want to talk more about the movies that you like (so long as we aren’t mean about it). I understand. But what if a movie critic such as I decided to recommend a film that I thought that maybe you’d like? Would you watch it? Would you trust me? Continue reading
I plan on writing four different reviews on famous chanbara (or “samurai”) films. Initially, I wanted to save the best for last, but, after writing my review on Hiroshi Inagaki’s The Samurai Trilogy, I learned that I just couldn’t wait anymore. Were I to keep waiting, I would have to keep mentioning Seven Samurai every other line in the other reviews, and you would not have the foundational benefit of having read a review on Seven Samurai. So, I’m going to go ahead and save the best for second. Continue reading
