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The final words of his 1953 novel “The Unnamable” “I can’t go on. I’ll go on.” are among the most famous written by Irish poet, playwright, essayist, and novelist Samuel Beckett. They epitomize both the hopelessness and the senseless resilience of what we’ll call the human spirit in an utterly plain and compelling way. They […]

Bear with me. The actual movie associated with this might be Ninja Phantom Heroes, or just maybe it’s Ninja Knight Thunder Fox, perhaps it’s Ninja Empire, or very well it could be Ninja Laxative Logs Driving Corollas, Part IV. It can be none of those, all of those, or some mix of them. It could

Would you like to know the day you will die? It’s a tricky thought exercise. What if you find out you’ll die at a ripe old age? That sure would make retirement investing and travel plans easier. But what if the news was grim? That you’ll die within the year–before you’ve had the chance to

This is a question I believe is often asked of veterans who have served in almost any war and offers in the DELIVERED, a film by Michael Madison. Michael Broadway in the mask, sin-quasi mad, along with Thomas Merrigan in the pained medium, in changes but still revealing MD in the latter. This is more

I have spent hundreds of hours in the worlds of Gearbox Software and 2K Games’ “Borderlands,” enraptured by its addictive structure, one that encourages exploration, teamwork, and a constant pursuit of new weapons to unleash on waves of enemies (I’ve written about it here and here, among many other places). While these games are undeniably

What’s Going On? There are a lot of moving pieces as the Act of War begins. Jack Scalia is at his very stunning, uh, low-tech multi-faceted Hollywood briefcase. Jack Gracy (Jack Scalia, T-Force) is getting ready in the morning. He grabs a briefcase from the closet and notices a dragonfly’s larva mess resting on the

The most important things in life happen between the words. Subterranean noise is often louder than dialogue. This is a truth we all experience, but it is challenging to pull off in film, particularly if the subterranean moments are small shifts in consciousness where the character (and audience) understands that nothing will be the same

“What would you say if your daughter told you her boyfriend pushed her down the stairs but it’s okay because really it was just an accident?” Questions like this are at the heart of “It Ends with Us,” based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Colleen Hoover. This is a message picture

One of the most outstanding directors in the history of Hong Kong cinema, Lee Tso-Nam has made an invaluable contribution to the industry. He boasts more than 50 movies to his credit including The Tattoo Connection, Challenge of Death, and one of my personal favorites, Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger, which brings his total

Your investment in Zack Snyder’s creative vision will likely determine how badly you need to see the R-rated director’s cut of “Rebel Moon,” Snyder’s grim Netflix space opera adventure. This new director’s cut adds 120 minutes of footage, including a numbing wealth of computer-animated gore and a bit more sex. Some of this new material