film retrospective

Battle Royale – The 20 Year Reign

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Generational divides have likely been a thing since the Stone Age, though it has seemed particularly pronounced in the past decade or so. Boomers complaining about millennials, millennials complaining about boomers, boomers confusing zoomers for millennials, and Gen Xers wondering why their grandkids are called ... Read More

Ghost in the Shell – 25 Years Online

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Manga Entertainment caught on in the early 1990s when they brought 1988’s Akira to the West, playing a part in anime’s rising popularity outside of Japan. However, the stuff they subsequently brought over was not exactly on Akira’s level, and the quality varied between entertainingly ... Read More

Mortal Kombat – 25 Years of Fatalities

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The number of good video game movies out there could be counted on one hand, and even they might have an asterisk or two on them. 1994’s Street Fighter: The Animated Movie is more faithful than its live-action Van Damme equivalent, yet suffers from padding ... Read More