‘First Slam Dunk’ Reinvents the Game
Takehiko Inoue’s The First Slam Dunk is a tale as old as time: a high school basketball team full of misfits try to overcome each other’s differences and their own personal demons as they prepare for a game against an undefeated team. This is certainly a story that Inoue himself has told at length through…
Make a Musou: Mortal Kombat
Hello everyone, and welcome to another addition to StoryArc’s Make a Musou series! While our friendly writer Skeith is usually in charge of this series, considering she knows way more about Dynasty Warriors and the Musou genre than I ever will, I stepped in to make this list for a special occasion. This year marks…
‘John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum’: Descending Action
From the first movie with solid action and sophisticated character motivations in order to become a cult classic, to the sequel that sacrificed story for the single-handedly best and most vibrant gunfighting ever caught on film, we’ve now reached the third film, John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum that seeks to be the culmination of all…
John Wick: Chapter 2 – Perfecting Action
2014’s John Wick didn’t just set the bar for action cinema; it WAS the bar. On top of being shoot-em-up excellence, John Wick had the added bonus of being an emotionally-complex drama, bringing the generic action-revenge flick down to its knees with a character-focused story about a retired hitman avenging the brutal slaying of his…
John Wick: Redefining Action
(Note: Welcome to the first part of this John Wick-centered series where every week I’ll take a look at a new piece of John Wick media in preparation for the much-anticipated Chapter 4. Every Wednesday this month, I’ll have a new retrospective on John Wick, including the movies and the 2019 video game. So, basically,…
‘Skinamarink’: New Era of Nightmares
You watch enough horror movies and it becomes increasingly difficult to be scared or disturbed. After all, this is coming from the same writer who didn’t even flinch at torture porn such as Martyrs, or finds the current output of horror films to be tame and generic or just fun popcorn cinema at best. Indeed,…
Best Movies of 2022
What can be said about 2022? Well, lots, actually, because this was a damn fine year for movies. Not to repeat myself, but every year is a great year for movies if you know where to look; in fact, 2022 was the best year we’ve had for movies since before a certain world-altering pandemic. We’ve…
‘Avatar: Way of Water’ – Beautifully Flawed
Much like its predecessor, Avatar: The Way of Water will be the subject of long-running debate and criticism. Some will see it as a true-to-form cinematic marvel in a time when original stories in Hollywood seem far-fetched; others will look past the stunning and lifelike imagery to bring down the movie’s characters and story For…
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