O'GRADY FILM

Synopsis: After Mongol invaders wipe out his entire clan, samurai Jin Sakai is forced to confront the fact that his rigid “code of honor”...

[The following essay contains SPOILERS; you have been warned!] Both fans and critics of Netflix’s recent adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’...

I’m an unapologetic fan of The Phantom Menace (though I must confess that I used to be a bit embarrassed to admit it). In the past, I str...

Now that the dust from the holiday season has settled, I’d like to give the old year a proper sendoff. Rather than compiling a generic “T...

The taciturn remnant of a near-extinct tribe of warriors that prefers to work alone, but nevertheless inadvertently assembles a makeshift...

[SPOILERS BELOW! You have been warned.] I know it’s faithful to the source material, but Muschietti really shouldn’t have brought back He...

[Yes, I did endure this cinematic atrocity so that you wouldn’t have to. You’re welcome.] Furry. Obviously. Vore. Perpetrated during Rebe...

I saw Captain Marvel last Saturday, but it’s taken me a few days to completely digest the experience. After much deliberation, I’ve reach...

The glorious cinematic saga that is Paul W.S. Anderson’s Resident Evil is a definite guilty pleasure, but I currently lack the energy to ...

I won’t be writing one of my usual reviews for Avengers: Infinity War. I have two big reasons for this: I am incredibly biased when it co...

Last night, Jean Dujardin took home the Best Actor Oscar for his work as George Valentin in The Artist—an almost entirely silent role. An...

A story’s success depends powerfully upon how the writer chooses to tell it. Good writers understand and respect the beauty of minimalism...

When I first learned that a significant number of Shakespeare scholars consider Iago–slimy, scheming, irredeemably evil Iago–the protagon...

4. Suganoichi, Blind Menace: Unlike Zatoichi, Shintaro Katsu’s more famous blind masseur, Suganoichi is rotten to the core. As a boy, he ...

I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder if Orion. I’ve watched c-beams glitter in the dark ne...

5. Wang Kang, Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman Forget Batman v Superman. In the world of martial arts cinema, this is the gladiator...

Recently, I’ve been playing a lot of Dragon Ball FighterZ, and the game’s fast-paced, explosive action has inspired me to reflect on what...

5. Goldfinger There’s a good reason so many fans call the franchise’s third entry their all-time favorite: director Guy Hamilton dragged ...