Japan

Bullet Points: 13 Assassins

Sometimes the best type of film is one where there are no big questions being asked or answered. Sometimes we just need to see some guys stab other guys with swords. Synopsis: A group of assassins come...

Bullet Points: Mifune: The Last Samurai

Legendary actor Toshiro Mifune had a quality about him that is difficult to find these days. His gruffness and grit, his unspeakable masculinity, his ability to tell a story with just his facial expressions; he was...

Bullet Points: Sonatine (1993)

Today marks the return of Foreign Film Friday! There has been an amazing response to it in the past. I’ve received hundreds of thousands of letters/emails/faxes/sexts from fans about films that I’ve reviewed or films that...

Bullet Points: Timeslip

I’m trying to find the words to describe exactly how awesome the final battle is but the words escape me. To watch thousands of samurai brazenly charge into machine gun fire and attempt to stab a...