Historical reenactment and filmmaking might seem worlds apart. One is a personal pursuit rooted in passion and...
Movie Swords
Swords from movies often capture our imaginations due to their unique designs, iconic status, and the characters who wield them.
Zhang Yimou’s Hero (2002) stands apart from conventional wuxia films through its controlled aesthetics, colour symbolism, and...
The Last Samurai (2003), starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe, presents a cinematic version of the end...
For decades, Hollywood has portrayed gladiators as bloodthirsty warriors battling to the death in arenas filled with...
“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” is a poetic expression drawn from classical Chinese idiom, and it encapsulates a...
The much-anticipated Deadpool & Wolverine brings together two of Marvel’s most chaotic icons in one cinematic clash....
Ridley Scott’s Kingdom of Heaven presents a stylised version of the Crusades, centred on the defence of...
One of the most visually striking scenes in Hero (2002) takes place beside a still, silver lake....
A Knight’s Tale is not a medieval documentary, nor does it pretend to be. Released in 2001...
Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy, based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1937 novel The Hobbit, sought to recapture the...