Kill Bill Volume 2 (2004)
When we last saw the Bride, she’d crossed two names off of her kill list: O-Ren Ishii and Vernita Green. And oh yeah — we also learned that her daughter is still alive. Now, she’s finally going to do what she’s been promising. She’s going to kill Bill…right after she gets through Elle, Budd and […]
Kill Bill Volume 1 (2003)
I had a discussion this week about whether or not an excessive amount of tributes and homages within a film makes for a great movie or one worthy of derision. It all depends on how well remixed the source material is. When it comes to the two Kill Bill movies, the multiple references are so dense […]
Us (2019)
As anyone who reads this site on an ongoing basis knows, I watch a lot of movies. That’s an understatement. But rarely do I find myself unable to move at the end of a film. That’s how I found myself at the end of Us, sitting in my theater chair, staring at the credits, trying to […]
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)
When we’d last seen Meiko Kaji’s Lady Snowblood, she was passed out face down in the snow at the end of a climactic battle. Any worries or reports of her demise have been greatly exaggerated, as this film starts off with her already in the midst of a battle, as she walks toward the camera […]
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