Eiga Reviews (the ’50s): The Seven Samurai (Shichinin no Samurai) (a Neo-Tokyo 2099 Blu-ray Review) (1954)

“Seven Samurai” is Akira Kurosawa’s ultimate masterpiece that has been one of the highlights of the Criterion Collection for more than a decade. This Blu-ray release of “Seven Samurai” looks fantastic and is the definitive version to watch and to own. Overall, with the film, Read More …

Assassination Classroom: The Movies (2015/2016) (A Neo-Tokyo 2099 Eiga Review, 2010-2019)

“Assassination Classroom: The Movies” is no doubt one of the better manga to live-film adaptations to be released.  I wasn’t quite sure how the movie would be pulled off because of it’s primary character, Koro-sensei.  But in the end, the film stayed almost true to Read More …