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The Top 10 Best Movie Swordsmen

December 16, 2019May 4, 2021 Patrick Sessoms adventurer, Brad Pitt, centurion, Christopher Lambert, Deadpool, Deadpool 2, fighters, fighting, katana, lightsaber, Lord of the Rings, Samuel L. Jackson, samurai, Star Wars, swords, swordsmen, The Princess Bride, Toshiro Mifune, Uma Thurman

These Movie Swordsmen Are the Best of the Best. When it comes to fights on the big screen, few are

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Shigurui: Death Frenzy (Review)

October 28, 2018September 9, 2018 Patrick Sessoms action, Anime, fighting, gore, Hiroshi Hamasaki, samurai, Seishi Minakami, Shigurui: Death Frenzy, swords, violent

Shigurui: Death Frenzy is Not for the Faint of Heart. When it comes to anime, I’ve been around the block

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Samurai Champloo (Review)

October 14, 2018September 9, 2018 Patrick Sessoms Anime, Cowboy Bebop, Fat Jon, hip hop, Kari Wahlgren, Kirk Thornton, Nujabes, samurai, Shinichirō Watanabe, Steven Blum, sword, Tsutchie

Samurai Champloo is Scratching Meets Swordplay. In a beautiful combination of western modernity and traditional eastern values, Samurai Champloo is

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Sword of the Stranger (Review)

September 23, 2018September 9, 2018 Patrick Sessoms Aidan Drummond, Anime, Michael Adamthwaite, samurai, Scott McNeil, sword

Sword of the Stranger Proves that Cliches Work. Anime is not a medium that has ever remotely tried to shy

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Afro Samurai: Resurrection (Review)

May 1, 2018January 2, 2019 Patrick Sessoms action, bloody, Fuminori Kizaki, gorey, Liam O'Brien, Lucy Liu, Mark Hamill, Samuel L. Jackson, samurai, Takashi Okazaki, The RZA, Yuri Lowenthal, Zachary Gordon

Everything you loved from the anime series… but more of it. Takashi Okazaki’s Afro Samurai returns in this original film

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