Tag: AKIRA KUROSAWA

‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Continues to Grow the Story with New Faces and New Villains – Review

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has raced into theaters and we're here to share why it is definitely worth checking out. *warning: minor spoilers below for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 If anyone had told me five years ago that in 2024 we would be on the third installment of a Sonic the Hedgehog movie franchise, I'd have said they were crazy. And yet, here we are, it's...

The Recap: Entertainment News for the Week of 12/16 – 12/21

The week before Christmas still managed to bring a decent amount of news from the world of entertainment. Check out all you may have missed! X Games Partners With Roku This week, Roku announced they've landed the exclusive streaming rights to the next couple X Games events. More live sports are coming to Roku next year, with a new partnership that makes The Roku Channel the exclusive...

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!