Ironclad makes medieval castle ownership look like an exceptionally poor investment. The walls are impressive, the views...
Movie Swords
Swords from movies often capture our imaginations due to their unique designs, iconic status, and the characters who wield them.
The Last Duel makes medieval honour look exhausting. Everyone is defending it, demanding recognition for it or...
Rating: 4/5 A generous, occasionally overlong medieval comedy whose cast makes its unlikely premise work. A medieval...
Edward Zwick’s The Last Samurai is a lavish historical drama about Nathan Algren, an American army officer...
A samurai film that takes its time Takashi Miike’s 13 Assassins begins with a political problem and...
There is something oddly compelling about watching Ralph Fiennes examine soil. That sounds like a questionable recommendation...
The best samurai films can make a duel feel unbearably tense before anyone draws a sword. A...
The King makes becoming Henry V look like the worst promotion imaginable. You inherit a fractured court,...
Witches have been haunting, helping and thoroughly confusing audiences since the earliest years of cinema. They can...
Zhang Yimou’s Hero is a martial arts film in which every colour argues a point, every sword...