Movie Reviews

‘Bullet Train Explosion’ Review: An Utterly Engaging “Remake” with a Twist

2025 saw the release of Shinji Higuchi's newest tokusatsu feature: a remake of the 1975 crime and suspense thriller from…

8 months ago

‘Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon’ Review: A Serviceable, but Flawed Catch-Up

Kaiju No. 8 has taken the anime & kaiju worlds by storm, being a solid blend of both genres with…

8 months ago

Review: ‘The Arctic Giant’ (1942)

The original Godzilla film from 1954 is widely viewed as the first movie to feature a giant reptilian creature rampaging through a…

9 months ago

‘Wolf Man’ Review: All Bark, Barely Any Bite

It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster for the revival of the classic Universal Monsters. The Mummy (2017) was dead…

11 months ago

‘Nosferatu’ (2024) Review: A Waking Nightmare Put to Screen

The original Nosferatu from 1922 is a movie I am incredibly passionate about. The use of shadows and gothic imagery…

12 months ago

‘Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla’ Review: The Kiryu Saga Begins

In 2002, Toho Studios released a new Godzilla movie in order to hopefully make the franchise more popular. This became…

1 year ago

‘Bloodspawn’ Non-Spoiler Review

Bloodspawn is a film that brings back the joy of fun, campy monster movies in the same vein of Tremors…

1 year ago

Film Review: ‘Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director’ (2024)

“Read good books, talk to good people, and carry out good deeds. Those are the way to become a better…

1 year ago

Review: ‘Throne of Blood’ (1957)

Since the Meiji Restoration, the works of English playwright William Shakespeare have been read and renowned in Japan. One of…

1 year ago