Action
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the action genre. The genre features intense or high-pressure situations often related to combat or quick maneuvering.
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Tron: Legacy
The criticism Tron: Legacy has gotten in comparison with the original is baffling and makes me wonder when was the last time many of these people have seen Tron. Yes, this is a very flawed movie but it’s flawed in the exact same ways the original is (narratively) and its strengths to overcome those flaws… (read more)
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Edge of Tomorrow
Name(s): Edge of Tomorrow / Live. Die. Repeat. This is a really fun concept. Edge of Tomorrow works as a fascination of basic wish-fulfillment, in the same way traditional time travel stories do. What if you could run through a situation perfectly? If you have a pulse you’ve played with the idea, and seeing Tom… (read more)
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RoboCop
I don’t believe in perfection in art. The only point in attempting it is to just raise the standards for perfection even higher. But if you forced me to pick some movies I think come close to perfection, RoboCop would be near top of the list. The fact that this movie tries so many things… (read more)
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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Yeah, there’s a lot of dumb shit in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, but unlike The Force Awakens it still has the soul of Star Wars despite a weaker screenplay, which is more important. It’s not simply an adventure plot in space; it’s a film that still has the magic of the previous two,… (read more)
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The Warriors
I recommend the Director’s Cut of The Warriors as it adds a few scenes that make more obvious its playfulness and pulpy influences which offsets the questionable machismo and misogyny. That aside, this is a great mini-classic with surprisingly good acting, sci-fi-esque dystopian costume design, and excellently choreographed fight scenes (though they’re often edited weakly… (read more)
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Dirty Harry
Let’s just forget about The French Connection and reevaluate Dirty Harry instead. What we have here isn’t just a film that broke boundaries in how much of the crime world media was allowed to show, but a blueprint for a taut, tough, crime-thriller for any generation. Instead of dealing with faceless drug deals we get… (read more)
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Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
‘Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory’ features beautiful animation, a likable cast until half of them are discarded, and media’s least-believable love triangle ever. (read more)
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Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
Say what you will about ‘Conqueror of Shambala’—at least there was a point to its existence, unlike FMA: Milos. (read more)
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Resident Evil 4: Wii edition
My late playthrough of ‘Resident Evil 4’ has led me to the Wii version. How will one of the most influential games of the generation hold up? (read more)
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Mega Man 9
Inti Creates attempts to return to the ‘Mega Man’ series’s roots in this 8-bit throwback. Can it match the classics? (read more)