Tag: AKIRA KUROSAWA

Star Wars Outlaws Update Removes Stealth Requirement

Perhaps the world isn’t ready for a new Splinter Cell…. I’ve been anxiously waiting for a new Splinter Cell game to release. There were multiple times when Ubisoft was very heavily hinting at it during E3, and most recently “not-E3,” only to disappoint me with some DLC or content related to another game. The crowd seems to be there for Sam Fisher and friends to...

Sony Buying FromSoftware Parent Company Could Be Anime Focused

Sony could be buying the parent company to FromSoftware, Kadokawa, meaning the Elden Ring developers could soon be a PlayStation studio. From Software has a track record of frustratingly good games, but more importantly made the massively successful Elden Ring as of late. They also created a little ole game called Bloodborne, which fans have been basically begging to be remastered for PS5. All of...

The 10 Best Examples of When a Director Released Two Films in One Year

Due to release date delays in 2020 there happen to be a few examples of directors having two films released in 2021. We examine...

Star Wars: Ronin: A Visions Novel | Book Review

The latest Star Wars novel arrives this week. Based off one of the Star Wars Visions shorts, Ronin makes for one of the best...

Kurosawa’s ‘Ran’ 4K Steelbook Coming This November

Akira Kurosawa’s sweeping action epic Ran arrives November 16th on 4K Ultra HD™ Steelbook from Lionsgate, exclusively at Best Buy. You can order the Steelbook...

Remembering the Greatness of ‘Rashomon’ 70 Years Later

70 years after it first dazzled audiences in the cinema, we take a look back at Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon, a masterpiece of storytelling. Rashomon is...

Casual Cinecast: Stray Dog Criterion Discussion, Extraction, and More!

Justin, Mike, and Chris are back for a new episode of Casually Criterion where they discuss Akira Kurosawa's Stray Dog, Devs, upcoming releases and...

The Casual Cinecast reviews the Oscar nominated film Shoplifters; talks Alita: Battle Angel, Oscars changes & more!

At the last minute, the Casual Cinecast changed their main review from Alita: Battle Angel, to the Oscar nominated film Shoplifters. However, if you watched the wrong movie, don't worry! There is still a lengthy discussion on Alita: Battle Angel, and much more! There's also a follow-up conversation regarding the most recent changes to the Academy Awards broadcast for 2019 we discussed last week!