Ghost of Yotei is just around the corner. Here are seven samurai films and one TV series to get you primed for the grand adventure.
★★★★ | Han So-hee and Jun Jong-seo impress in this smart and thrilling neo noir from newcomer filmmaker Lee Hwan.
★ | Overlong, poorly paced, and depressingly unfunny, New Years Rev is a dismal product pretending to be punk.
★★ | A fascinating blend of genres and ideas, & Sons features great performances in a film that never comes together satisfyingly.
★★ | Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst are charming in an otherwise off-putting celebration of a petty criminal.
★★★★★ | Smartly directed and featuring one of the best leading performances in any film this year, Good Boy is a fiendishly clever revitalization of the haunted house genre.
★★★★ | Led by a revelatory performance by Vince Vaughn, Easy's Waltz is a classy and old-school drama about losers seeking the limelight.
★★★★★ | A masterpiece of gentle melancholy that astutely and with great poignancy observes the enormity of time.
★★★★★ | A superb addition to the franchise, Ragebound is both a fantastic throwback and a great entry point to the series for newcomers.
★★★★ | Outlaws continues to impress even on less powerful hardware. This is the way.
★★★★ | A competent and mostly fun action adventure that suffers from some dated mechanics and a thoroughly unlikeable lead character.
★★ | A gorgeously presented, but ultimately hollow and tragic celebration of an idea, not a person.
