“They just don’t make ‘em like they used to”, so the old saying goes. Do they not? Well… road trip movies have always been one of those “unsung hero” type staples of cinema. Perhaps not as widely recognised as a genre in its own right like others, but undoubtedly one
By Blitzwing. Japan in the 1830s, the former Shogun's son Lord Matsudaira Naritsugu treats the world as his play toy. Unfortunately young Naritsugu considers playtime to be raping and killing at will. After he kills a man and slices his wife's limbs off a local dignitary decides that enough is enough
With our busy and hectic lifestyles and jam-packed personal lives it's easy for us to miss out on the films and shows we love so much. And while TV catch-up and other services are useful, they don't allow you to enjoy your favourites while you're on the move from a
By Spencer Blohm. During Maya Rudolph’s seven year run on Saturday Night Live she went from an unknown talent to one of the major leading female comedians in Hollywood. Her comedic timing and uncanny ability to impersonate practically anyone quickly endeared her to SNL audiences and, no doubt, miffed a few accurately
By Gordon Foote. Jiro Ono is eighty-five. Every day, he gets up, rides the train to his 10-seat restaurant, situated in a Tokyo basement, and makes sushi. He has followed this routine, day-in-day-out, since the war. Jiro makes sushi. He does not make noodles. He does not make yakizkana. He does not make tempura. He makes sushi.
