films

Before There Was Tony Soprano, There Were Takeshi Kitano’s Depressed Mobsters

The legendary Japanese filmmaker’s yakuza may be hypermasculine tough guys, but they’re also big-time sad bois

An Oral History of ‘Surf Ninjas’

In addition to being one of the only Hollywood films with a majority Asian cast, it won the hearts — and wore out the VHS tapes — of kids everywhere

An Oral History of ‘Pretty Bird’ from ‘Dumb and Dumber’

‘You sold my dead bird to a blind kid? Lloyd, Petey didn't even have a head!’

We’ve Reached Peak Dad Movie With Tom Hanks’ ‘News of the World’

Does your film have Tom Hanks? Is it a Western? Is there a war involved? Yep, your dad will love it