Rise of the Ronin, developed by Team Ninja, is a beautiful game steeped in the history of feudal Japan, with gorgeous graphics, great characters and an impressive combat system.
Japanese legends, samurai and satire all converge into an engrossing and hilarious tale about twisting fate!
Crazy Samurai Musashi is a relentless, real-time war, and whether it’s a movie, an athletic endeavour, a spectacle, or some of it’s one of 2020’s best surprises.
If you’re looking for a gritty, violent samurai tale that looks beautiful and plays even better, then look no further than Ghost of Tsushima.
A samurai warrior goes on a killing spree in rural Wisconsin and nobody knows why, including the filmmakers, in 1983’s ‘Blood Beat.’
Killing is a movie featuring samurais that isn’t so much of a samurai movie as it is a Shinya Tsukamoto movie that has samurais in it.
Blade of the Immortal is a sprawling epic of magic and swordplay layered with complex characters.
‘Hungry Ghosts,’ co-written by Parts Unknown celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and novelist Joel Rose, is the first release from new publisher, Berger Books.
“Ninety percent of everything is crud.” – Theodore Sturgeon Hello, and welcome to “The Ten Percent,” a regular column here on Biff Bam Pop! where every other week K. Dale … Continue reading The Ten Percent: The Wild Bunch (1969)
A few weeks back I took a look at a great sequels program TIFF is running in Toronto: Second Coming: Cinema’s Greatest Sequels. And sure enough, like a Hollywood mogul … Continue reading Doubling Down 2: More of TIFF’s Best Sequels
With the release of a 4K digital restoration of the classic The Godfather Part II (1974), TIFF is putting on a great program as well. Second Coming: Cinema’s Greatest Sequels is exactly … Continue reading Doubling Down: TIFF’s Best Sequels
47 Ronin is a fictional account of a real life group of samurai that lived in 18th century Japan. This fantasy action film, which was produced by Universal Studios, and directed … Continue reading The Steampunk Granny Takes on the 47 Ronin
