• Kabamaru The Ninja Boy

    Jul 17, 2023

    ‘Kabamaru the Ninja Boy’ is the typical ‘fish-out-of-water’ comedy but lacks the necessary qualities to succeed beyond its premise.

  • Ninja In The Dragon’s Den

    May 4, 2015

    ‘Ninja In The Dragon’s Den’ stands out as a fully-accomplished kung-fu comedy with superb fight action.

  • Ring

    May 18, 2015

    The film showcases psychological horror at its absolute finest and it manages to keep you on the edge of your seat throughout.

  • Ring 2

    May 18, 2015

    ‘Ring 2’ feels like more of a carbon copy than a worthwhile sequel and even Nakata’s knack for haunting imagery can do little to make it stand out.

  • Royal Warriors

    May 19, 2015

    Just scraping into the 4 star category, the ever-watchable Michelle Yeoh produces more classic 80’s action in a way only the battling babes can!

  • Rush Hour 3

    May 19, 2015

    ‘Rush Hour 3’ barely even passes as a competent movie and I think that it’s about time that Tucker (who never really had much talent in the first place) and Chan moved onto other things.

  • Shogun’s Samurai

    May 25, 2015

    Not the best of its kind and it drags a little too much with the running time, ‘Shogun’s Samurai’ is still a decent slice of Samurai drama from a time when they used to make them big.

  • The Promise

    May 16, 2015

    It will lose most of it’s audience by the 20 minute mark and even those that do manage to stay engaged past that point will likely be sleeping by the time our heroes ‘Fly away into the sunset’.

  • The Twilight Samurai

    Jun 18, 2015

    Nominated for an Academy Award and sweeping the board at the Japanese equivalent of ‘The Oscars’, Yoji Yamada’s lyrically, tenderly woven tale of dignity is a triumph of substance over action.