Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
With the summer movie season starting and more options to catch at your local movie theater and at home, we thought a weekly guide might help you figure out what might catch your interest. With holdovers like Backrooms and Obsession still going strong, the marketplace expands with even more choices
Before heading off to see the new live-action Masters of the Universe, which is so far certified fresh at 75 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, it would be a disservice to not look back at the first time He-Man and Eternia made it to the big screen in live-action form. In 1987, the Mattel franchise went
In the wake of Obsession continuing an unheard-of box office run, another horror film entered the marketplace from a young director with a YouTube background. Backrooms, based on the web series from director Kane Parson, which was inspired by the "Backrooms" creepypasta, exploded over the weekend
Living in a world where Speed Racer’s 4K remaster now existsis pretty amazing, and I know I’m not the only person who thinks so. After almost two decades the world is falling in love with The Wachowski Sisters’ masterpiece all over again, as it deserves to be seen. As someone who can
Comic book movies tend to be a subject of intense secrecy. That is, unless you're DC Films co-CEO/creative mastermind James Gunn, an expert when it comes to the line of what can and cannot be shared. With Supergirl’s promotional blitz moving us closer to its late June debut, Gunn is turning out
During a time when the industry claims it's in need of new voices and originality, nothing has felt more original than how a filmmaker can get their movie in front of the masses. The training ground of film school, while still viable, feels like a relic of the past, and even the concept of "it's
In just two weeks, Obsession has gone from a well-reviewed horror film expected to do decent business to a bona fide sensation that has become part of box-office history. The Curry Barker-directed film about a wish gone horribly wrong already impressed when it opened above expectations during
Daemons of the Shadow Realm reveals the depths a certain hunter named Ivan has in Ep. 20 "The Hunted and the Hunter". It's very bloody and dark depths, but it does show that Ivan will likely be a major recurring villain in the story, and will play a major role in that story somehow. As well as
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
Sports comedies used to be the go to vibe for movies and television shows. Somewhere throughout the years, we stopped really making them. But lucky Michael Waldron and Glen Powell joined forces to bring audiences Chad Powers. The first season put Powell in the starring role as Russ Holliday, a
