Wes Skinner writes about movies so his friends don't have to hear about it anymore. He's a lifelong enthusiast of samurai and western films and a firm believer that Nicolas Cage can, in fact, be loved ...

Jeremy has more than 2700 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

What is it about the samurai that captivates Westerners? The armor and swords, the reverent attitude and the reputation for supreme competence in warfare are all pretty impressive, but they don’t get ...

Samurai movies in the East had a similar effect to what Westerns did in the West and around the same time. It was an era for great directors like Akira Kurosawa to showcase the artistry of the genre ...

The movie is set in 1876 and sees Tom Cruise play Captain Nathan Algren, who becomes disenchanted with his life after he learns of the scale of his atrocities during wars. He is approached by his ...

Each new episode of Shōgun raises the stakes, deepens the political intrigue, and brings us closer to the brink of war. It’s a description that, years ago, would have applied to Game of Thrones, a ...