Memoirs of a Geisha was a historical fiction novel written in 1997 by American author, Arthur Golden, which told the story of a young woman’s many struggles on her path to becoming a geisha in Japan during the backdrop of… Continue reading "Memoirs of a Geisha"
A franchise as expansive as James Bond is going to face some hurdles as it continues on, and the 1989 film, Licence to Kill, faced an issue that is bizarre when you factor in where the series has gone in… Continue reading "Licence to Kill"
If there’s a game that defines the term ‘’controversial’’, it’s either going to be the Grand Theft Auto series or Mortal Kombat. While Grand Theft Auto continued to stir up problems within the late 2000s, Mortal Kombat, which was a… Continue reading "Mortal Kombat (1995 film)"
It’s safe to say that samurai films aren’t as popular as they were years prior. Being roughly the equivalent of westerns or swashbuckling films for Japan, samurai films (more commonly referred to in Japan as Chanbara) were all the rage… Continue reading "47 Ronin"
Kubo and the Two Strings was home to a lot of great advertising, a promising premise connecting back to a old-fashion form of storytelling with a samurai template featuring elements like prophecy, epic tales and mystical powers, and was being… Continue reading "Kubo and the Two Strings"
