The crossover between the samurai and the western genres is one of the biggest and most important intersections in cinema history. Every movie buff knows that westerns influenced samurai movies, which inspired westerns, which influenced the samurai genre to evolve, with the back-and-forth repeating for several more cycles.Tornado, a new action thriller directed byJohn Maclean, is a love letter to both genres as it blends the tropes, conventions, and iconography of samurai and western movies to create a truly unique amalgamation....

Disney+has finally launched in the U.S. and that’s good news for Marvel fans. Disney+ will be the new future home of all things Marvel once they leave theaters, which means quite a few hours could be spent on the new streaming service simply revisiting the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Initially, it looked like the MCU offerings were going to be a bit sparse, but Disney came through at the last minute and added quite a few additional titles....

Many will rememberEbon Moss-Bachrachfrom his performance inThe Punisheras the “tricky” and complex David Lieberman, or Micro, who assists Castle with his fight against the criminal underworld. In addition to this, he showcased his diversity as an actor through a variety of other performances. From complicated, morally dark characters to good-for-nothing boyfriends, Moss-Bachrach has portrayed a variety of characters. Here are some of Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s best performances, ranked: 10Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-Ongoing) Produced by Dick Wolf,Law & Order: Special Victims Unitis acrime drama seriesthat follows the Special Victims Unit as they navigate through a variety of cases....

Legendary daredevil Evel Knievel will have his story told in the upcoming limited series Evel for USA Network, andThis Is Usstar Milo Ventimiglia has been cast in the lead role. From Universal Content Productions, Etan Frankel (Shameless) is writing the script in addition to executive producing with Ventimiglia. Also exec producing are McG, Mary Viola, and Steven Bello of Wonderland Sound and Vision, Alex Gartner, Charles Roven, and Topher Rhys-Lawrence of Atlas Entertainment, and Ventimiglia’s DiVide Pictures partner Russ Cundiff....

It will be interesting to see how the newFantastic Fourfares throughout the weekend. It is one of theworst reviewedMarvel superhero movies in quite sometime. No one loves it. And that was expected. The film has had a rough go, with numerous behind-the-scenes stories that have long claimed theproduction was in trouble. On the night of it’s 7:00 pm Thursday previews, director of the movie,Josh Trank, sent out a Tweet in his defense....

Thefirst reactions to theMad Maxspinoff,Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, are now in. So, does the prequel live up to the legacy left behind by 2015’s acclaimed, Academy Award-winningMad Max: Fury Road? Or isFuriosasimply left in the dust? Well, by the looks of things,Furiosahas plenty of guzzolene of its own, with many calling the movie a “visceral triumph” and “action filmmaking at its absolute best.” “#Furiosais EPIC in every sense of the word!...

It’s no secret thatCatwomanwas a total dud when it was released in theaters in 2004. While star Halle Berry did as well as could be expected with the movie’s creative direction, it didn’t leave viewers impressed, serving as one of the most-criticized comic book movies of all time. It was a “winner” of multiple Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Director, and Worst Screenplay. Berry personally took the Razzie for Worst Actress, and proving herself to be a good sport, she showed up in person to accept the award....

AHappiest Seasonsequel hasn’t been handed the green light yet, but director Clea DuVall has ideas. The holiday rom-com recently debuted on Hulu. Fronted by Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis as a lesbian couple who wind up in an uncomfortable situation at Christmas, the movie has become an online sensation since it debuted. Assuming the powers that be wish to capitalize with another installment, DuVall seems to be ready. Happiest Seasonwas directed byClea DuVall, who co-wrote the screenplay alongside Mary Holland, who also stars in the movie as Jane, the peppy sister of Mackenzie Davis' Harper....

The third trailer forThe Hateful Eightarrives amidst much controversy, following anti-police statements made byQuentin Tarantino, which resulted in a boycott against the director, his movies, and the upcoming release of his latest Western. This new full-length sneak peek offers every incentive as to why you should still seek out his thrilling Old West tale, in select theaters this Christmas. It also teases the growing rivalry between characters played bySamuel L. JacksonandKurt Russellas they are locked up with strangers during a freezing blizzard....

Supernatural horror excels at the sublime and unexplainable. The power of the imaginationturned topsy-turvyplays with reality’s expectations. What could beworse than we thought, was becoming true is the definition of horror. Clive Barker, the creator ofCandymanandNightbreed, worked through the death-defying definition, basing his films on his novellas, short stories, health scares, and being a homosexual man. Barker rose to prominence with his 1984 and 1985 short story collectionBooks of Blood. His tales of horror were met withopposition and homophobiabefore they reached a wider audience....

The Hollywood community is in mourning once again, after news broke earlier today thatAnton Yelchinhas died from afreak car accident. The actor was found dead at his home in the San Fernando Valley early this morning, pinned between his car and a concrete mailbox. As news of this tragic death started to spread, several of the actor’s co-stars, friends, colleagues and others in the Hollywood community mourned his death on social media....

Quick Links Kevin Costner’s sprawling opening salvo of Western colonization falls far short of his previous Oscar-winning efforts.Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1introduces a slew of archetypal characters in a three-hour narrative that’s oddly disjointed despite the early stated goal. A Donner Party premise follows disparate settlers lured by an alluring flyer’s promise of rich farmland in the unspoiled wilderness. There’s zero mention of the Indigenous population who already call it home and are willing to slaughter invaders to protect their land....

Officer Black Beltis a Korean martial arts action movie released onNetflixon September 13,2024. Based on the controversial real-life South Korean law enforcement method of using GPS-powered ankle bracelets, the story follows Lee-Jeong Do (Kim Woo-Bin), an upbeat delivery man whose various black belts make him a ninth-degree martial arts expert. Headed home one day, Lee-Jung witnesses a violent criminal beating up a police officer while wearing a LoJack device around his ankle....