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The box art for all the films in the Samurai Revolution Trilogy box with a black and white illustration of a Smurai and film posters for the three blu-ray disc boxes

Being a Samurai is a Thankless Task: Eiichi Kudo’s Samurai Revolution Trilogy

By Orrin Grey • April 3rd, 2026

Violence is often the only solution – but never a good one.

A screenshot from the trailer for Red Sonja with the title of the movie in bold red serif letters with a depth perspective effect

You Must Learn to Like Men: Why Red Sonja (1985) Is the Way It Is

By Orrin Grey • March 30th, 2026

Some things work, though.

A screenshot from the trailer for Excalibur where Arthur in full armor is grasping the legendary sword from the hands of the Lady in the Lake

The Stuff of Future Memory: Speedrunning Arthurian Myth with Excalibur (1981)

By Orrin Grey • March 20th, 2026

Vividly weird to look at.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
A photograph of two clay minis from Necromolds a purple bug guy and a green lizard that is about to get smooshed

Smash ‘Em: Necromolds and the Power of a Good Idea Done Well

By Orrin Grey • March 17th, 2026

Molds for making gribbly little monsters out of Play-Doh and then smushing them.

A screenshot from the trailer for Westworld where a terrifying Yul Brenner in a black cowboy hat is obscured by a nearly single line version of the film's title

Boy, Have We Got a Vacation for You: Watching Westworld (1973) After All This Time

By Orrin Grey • March 6th, 2026

It takes roughly 10,000 years for the robots to finally go berserk.

A screencap of the trailer title screen for American Yakuza featuring the title in black on a red field with Japanese characters to the left and an underscore of blood spatter on the bottom

Sentiment Has No Value: American Yakuza (1993) on Arrow Video Blu

By Orrin Grey • February 20th, 2026

For those who don’t remember, the early 90s were relatively obsessed with yakuza vs. mafia stories.

I Played It, Like, Twice...
A photograph of the Fin Fang Foom card from Vs. Monsters Unleashed, with classic art of the villainous dragon

Monsters on the Prowl: How Jack Kirby Monsters Lured Me into the Vs. System

By Orrin Grey • February 11th, 2026

Getting into the weeds of explaining all those various monster names.

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