Samurai culture remains a global fascination, and the film genre it spawned still thrives. These are the best five movies since the turn of the century, ranked.

There are very few movies that have changed the trajectory of their own genre quite like Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, which remains one of the most influential action movies ever made. Released in ...

Reviews were originally mixed for what is now considered one of the greatest films ever made.

Samurai movies in the East had a similar effect to what Westerns did in the West and around the same time. It was an era for great directors like Akira Kurosawa to showcase the artistry of the genre ...

Movies are my true calling, and when he isn't logging reviews on Letterbox, he is covering the latest happenings in the movie and TV world, with the occassional contrarian feature essay. With bylines ...

One of the most beautiful things about samurai films is how directors both balance action and drama and oscillate between the two. In some of the best samurai movies, the planning serves to increase ...