by moxie | Jan 31, 2026 | Action, drama, Foreign, Historical, horror, suspense, TV Reviews
In 1878, the last samurai of the dying feudal eras of Japan, after being forcibly ousted by the new “modern” Japanese government of course based off of European models, gather together to participate in a battle royale with a hundred thousand yen prize, given to the...
by moxie | Oct 28, 2025 | comedy, drama, Events, Movies
San Diego International Film Festival 2025 A struggling American actor living in Tokyo finds new purpose in a very different acting gig, as part of a “rental family” agency, where he plays stand-in roles for strangers. Brendan Fraser is a wonderful actor who...
by moviemoxie | Jul 6, 2022 | Action, drama, Foreign, Romance, suspense, TV Reviews
Reviewed by Alicia Glass Led by a mysterious figure known only as the Professor, a group of 8 people with city names for aliases, take on the heist of a lifetime from inside the Royal Mint of Spain! Movie Moxie absolutely adores shows like these – an incredibly clever...
by moviemoxie | Mar 7, 2022 | Action, Adventure, comedy, drama, Events, Fantasy, Foreign, Historical, Movies, Romance
Reviewed by Alicia Glass Review Rating: 8 A samurai from the Edo time period of Japan time travels to modern day Tokyo and affects the lives of a single mother and her son! It’s an adorable, funny, and wonderfully poignant film. Taking a Samurai and tossing him into...
by moviemoxie | Mar 4, 2022 | Action, Adventure, comedy, drama, Foreign, Movies, suspense
Reviewed by Steve McGowan Earthquake Bird is a film about a young white woman named Lucy Fly (Alicia Vikander) living in Tokyo as an expatriate who works as a translator who becomes a suspect in a murder investigation when a friend of hers, Lily Bridges (Riley...
