Seemingly made to capitalize on a dubious CG innovation — namely, the slicing of bodies in half by whizzing five-pointed stars — “Ninja Assassin” has little else to recommend it, not even laughs.

"Ninja Assassin" starts off not with a bang, but with a slash. A whole lot of slashes, in fact, as an unseen attacker turns a crew of smirking young Yakuza thugs into the Japanese equivalent of Vienna ...

J. Michael Straczynski is an accomplished comic writer and the creator of Babylon 5, but he’s also contributed to dozens … ...

In “Ninja Assassin,” which is numbingly gory when it isn’t just plain numbing, the assassin Raizo, played by Korean pop star and budding actor Rain, rains down on his interchangeable adversaries like ...

He was born Jeong Ji-hoon 27 years ago, but his stage name, Rain, is perfect: He's like a force of nature as he bustles into a suite at the Ritz-Carlton winding up a North American press tour for his ...

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Ninja Assassin the movie is an anticipated Hollywood swords and sandals epic from James McTeigue, director of V for Vendetta, with a story from J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of Babylon 5 and the ...

Nothing says the holidays quite like the sight of pseudo-mystic, pajama-clad killers slicing through goons as if they were plump, juicy Butterballs. And if you’re like me you’ve been wondering just ...

If you want to save your pennies during the recession but still want to get your fix of flesh being carved up, then go and stand outside a butcher's window for 90 minutes instead of paying to see ...