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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been going for almost 20 years, with the shared universe starting in 2008 with Iron Man. This ushered in an era of superhero programming and adaptations across several mediums beyond comic books. Of course, there are many superhero anime with some of these even predating the current superhero craze.

From colorful shōnen works to grittier explorations of heroism, anime is host to several overlooked classics. This doesn't just mean major brands such as My Hero Academia, but also some of the first major examples of superhero fiction in Japan. Chief among these is a certain pretty guardian who best showcases the superhero aspects in her own anime/manga sub-genre.

Tiger and Bunny Featured a Corporate Superhero Duo Streaming on Crunchyroll

Released in 2011, Tiger & Bunny came out just as the Marvel Cinematic Universe was about to finish Phase 1. The anime series is arguably a more lighthearted take...

The mecha anime genre has been prolific within the medium for decades, with many people associating the very concept of giant robots with anime. One of the biggest mecha franchises of them all is easily Mobile Suit Gundam, which has been similarly synonymous with mecha for over 40 years. It paved the way for many other brands and created the "Real Robot" subgenre, but there are also many other major mecha anime throughout the years.

Be they Real Robot or Super Robot anime, there are several franchises besides Gundam that have made a mark on the anime medium. These include some of the first mecha of them all, as well as properties that came about in the past few decades. These revolutionized the genre and pushed it forward in tangible, substantial ways.

Tetsujin 28 Was the Mecha Anime That Started it All Not Currently Streaming Image via Eiken

Based on a manga from the 1950s,...

It's no secret Arnold Schwarzenegger defined an era of action cinema. From The Terminator (1984) until Eraser (1996), his cool one-liners, incomparable physique, and unique charm dominated the genre. But after over a decade of bangers and a stint as Governor of California, he starred in an unsung action gem that has become a hit on a Tubi. The Last Stand, which brought Arnold back to the big screen after a break from acting, is an unwinking celebration of the hits of his past that simultaneously acknowledges his age and abilities.

Arnie stars as Ray Owens, the sheriff of a quiet Arizona town who must stop an escaped drug kingpin from fleeing to Mexico in a 1000 horsepower supercar with only the help of a ragtag ne'er-do-well and three deputies, played by Johnny Knoxville and Luis Guzman, Jamie Alexander, and Rodrigo Santoro respectively. Elegant in its simplicity, the film never over-complicates what it's trying to do.

Like any genre of film, Westerns have given moviegoers some of the best -- and most underrated -- movies in the industry, particularly iconic successes like Tombstone and Unforgiven. From John Wayne blockbusters to modern indie gems, the genre boasts some of the strongest stories and best acting on the big screen. However, it also has its share of films that don't have the level of recognition they deserve.

The Western genre has struggled to appeal to younger, 21st-century viewers, particularly as the industry has been oriented towards flashy superhero blockbusters. While some classic Westerns have lost steam with these younger viewers, the same fate has befallen modern classics, which impressed fans of the genre but failed to appeal to the mainstream. This has left a treasure trove of fantastic but underrated Westerns that are brilliant experiences from start to finish.

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For a long time, the Western was on top of the world, it ruled over cinema. Westerns modeled in the same manner as Sergio Leone’s The Good, The Bad & The Ugly or George Roy Hill’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are unlikely to ever rule the box office again though. This is partly because modern-day audiences aren't interested in a simple, lower budget Western story. Thankfully, there are perfect replacements for the classics in the form of Neo-Westerns.

The new evolution of the genre features films that maintain the traditions, styles, motifs, and locations of traditional Westerns but base the events in the current era. This means the costume choices, vehicles, technology, and weapons are modern. The contemporary settings thus make them more relatable.

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The Last Stand (2013) Stream On Netflix

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first lead role since his stint in California...

Once again, the caprices of the Netflix algorithm have somehow unearthed a little talked-about near-bomb from a decade ago and pushed it right to the top of the streaming service's popularity charts. In mid-April of 2023, the Kim Jee-woon action flick "The Last Stand" with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Knoxville was Netflix's #1 movie. In this case, it is a minor work of justice, as "The Last Stand" was actually a pretty good movie. It was bright, upbeat, enjoyably violent, and boasted a fun cast of notable supporting players, including the inimitable Luis Guzmán, Jaime Alexander, and Rodrigo Santoro. Forest Whitaker played an FBI guy. The film was a modest critical success (it boasts a 61% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes), but only made $43 million at the worldwide box office. It passed from the public consciousness pretty quickly after that.

"The Last Stand" was, of course, meant to be something of a comeback for Schwarzenegger.

After a disappointing turnout in theaters for Arnold Schwarzenegger's first leading role in a film since 2003, The Last Stand has hit Blu-ray and DVD. It's a good thing we live in a day and age where movies get a second chance in a home entertainment environment. All the people who dismissed it the first time can see what they missed out on.

Ex-lapd officer Ray Owens (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has retired to the small border town of Sommerton Junction. He's taken the position of sheriff in the quiet community. Things get heated up when Ray discovers the leader of a drug cartel, Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), is heading through the heart of Sommerton Junction as he speeds toward Mexico and freedom. It's up to Owens and his inexperienced deputies to stop Cortez and his gang as they prepare for a daring escape across the border.

Frankly, The Last Stand is...

Action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger returns in his first leading role in over a decade in Kim Jee-Woon’s The Last Stand. The film also happens to be the director’s first American feature, having previously only made foreign films such as I Saw the Devil and The Good, The Bad, The Weird. The Last Stand is a fairly pedestrian action film, but it’s also a lot of fun. It’s an R-rated throwback to the 90′s that centers around a high-stakes plot that rarely adds up, but is a blast watching from start to finish, if only to see the veteran action star return to his throne with a little rust and a lot of style.

Sheriff Ray Owens (Arnold Schwarzenegger) runs a peaceful little town out in the middle-of-nowhere. He likes the simple life, despite having lived a busy one when he was once working in a much larger city.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's comeback movie The Last Stand has released its first five minutes exclusively through Digital Spy.

The action thriller sees the Terminator star play Sheriff Ray Owens, a lawman who finds himself called into action when a drug cartel rolls into his small border town Somerton.

Genesis Rodriguez, Forest Whitaker and Johnny Knoxville also star in the Jee-woon Kim-directed film, which was billed as Schwarzenegger's big solo comeback movie following his departure as governor of California.

The Last Stand will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on May 27. It is available in the Us now.

Ellen Richards (Genesis Rodriguez) and Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega) make a peaceful drive much more interesting in our exclusive extended clip for The Last Stand, currently available on Blu-ray and DVD. Jee-woon Kim makes his English-language directorial debut with this action-thriller about a small town sheriff trying to stop a notorious drug lord from crossing the Mexican border. Watch this scene where Gabriel finds out who Ellen really is, with new footage added in from the theatrical cut.

The Last Stand - Exclusive "Extended Car Kiss Scene"

After leaving his Lapd narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere,...

Well, Arnold Schwarzenegger did say he’ll be back. In fact, he said it in pretty much every movie he did after The Terminator. It lasted well into the 90s. Now, he really is back as small-town sheriff Ray Owens in the action film The Last Stand, and he is the only thing standing in the way of a ruthless drug cartel kingpin escaping to Mexico. The Last Stand was a bit of a flop in theaters. (Okay, let’s admit it: It was a huge flop in theaters.) However, that doesn’t mean it’s a bad film. It’s one of those entertaining popcorn movies that actually works well for home viewing, and it’s small-town charm lends itself to being watched with a beer in hand. While this won’t live on as one of Schwarzenegger’s greatest movies, The Last Stand is still a lot of fun to watch and offers a cool...

Kim Jee-woon is one of South Korea’s most exciting directors, but as is too often the case with foreign filmmakers his Hollywood debut was a bit of a let down critically and commercially. There were bigger things at stake with The Last Stand than just Kim’s American career though as it was also the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger to the big screen in a leading role. The film still has plenty of fun moments, and while many of them are in the action department it’s both interesting and entertaining to see Schwarzenegger playing a role that doesn’t try to hide his obvious age. Sheriff Ray Owens is undeniably old making him far more human than the characters he’s used to playing. Check out this brief featurette below with Kim and others talking about what drew them towards working with the last action hero himself, Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger...

You probably missed Arnold Schwarzenegger’s comeback. Most people did. The Last Stand was supposed to be the former Governor’s mighty return to movies, but instead it grossed a paltry $12 million domestically and now marks Schwarzenegger’s lowest grossing movie ever (factoring inflation). It’s a shame, because those who (really should) take the opportunity to give The Last Stand the second chance it deserves on video will discover that it’s not just an enjoyable burst of Golden Age action cinema filmmaking, but a meta narrative that makes it far more intriguing than it appears. Most comeback movies dutifully pander to fans’ nostalgic expectations by just giving them more of what ain’t broke. Exhibit A: The Expendables series, which recreates for its actors (including Schwarzenegger) the roles they’ve always inhabited while exhibiting an “Oorah! We still got it!” enthusiasm about bringing back its aging heroes. The Last Stand, however...

When the leader of a drug cartel escapes from the FBI and attempts to make his way to Mexico, it's up to Arnold Schwarzenegger to stop him in his tracks in The Last Stand arriving on Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), DVD (plus Digital Copy and Ultraviolet), Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View on May 21 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The Last Stand will also be available for Digital Download on April 30, three weeks prior to the Blu-ray, DVD and Video on Demand release.

In addition to Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Last Stand features an all-star cast including Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland), Johnny Knoxville (Jackass: The Movie), Rodrigo Santoro (What to Expect When You're Expecting), Jaimie Alexander (Thor), Luis Guzm&#225n (Arthur), Eduardo Noriega (Vantage Point), Peter Stormare (TV's Prison Break), Zach Gilford (TV's Friday Night Lights) and Genesis Rodriguez (Man on a Ledge).

After leaving his Lapd...

Digital Release Date: April 30, 2013, Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: May 21, 2013

Price: DVD $29.95, Blu-ray $39.99

Studio: Lionsgate Home Entertainment

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s back! The actor turned governor has come back to action movie starring roles with The Last Stand.

Schwarzenegger (The Terminator) plays Ray Owens, a former Lapd narcotics cop who, after bungling an operation, goes to work as the sheriff for the sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. He has to get his big guns out again when the notorious leader of a drug cartel (Eduardo Noriega, Vantage Point) escapes an FBI prisoner convoy.

The R-rated film also stars Forest Whitaker (Pawn), Peter Stormare (Small Town Murder Songs), Luis Guzman (The Count of Monte Cristo), Johnny Knoxville (Small Apartments) and Harry Dean Stanton.

The Last Stand was largely ignored by moviegoers when it was in theaters, grossing a not great $12 million in wide release. Drama Promised Land grossed more than half that on far fewer screens.

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Zero Dark Thirty opens in darkness, with a montage of 911 calls from the victims in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks: A title fades in announcing the movie is “based on first-hand accounts of actual events.” From there the film cuts to a CIA “black site,” where a man named Ammar is being tortured by a CIA agent named Dan (Jason Clarke) while another agent, Maya (Jessica Chastain) looks on. The juxtaposition of the suffering of 9/11 with the payback that follows is intense, sincere, and sets the stage for 157 minutes of powerful filmmaking. Those first few minutes of audio, will deeply move any viewer, no matter where you stand in the controversy. Director Kathryn Bigelow, along with her sound editor, handle the sequence in a way that honours the victims without being sloppy or crass. In the hands of a lesser filmmaker,...

After dabbling in politics and acting in a few supporting parts, Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in his first staring role in nearly a decade with the action/comedy “The Last Stand," which hits theaters January 18. In “The Last Stand,” Schwarzenegger plays Ray Owens, a sheriff of a small, sleepy border town that is the last hurdle to Mexico for a deadly drug kingpin, Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega). Agent John Bannister (Forest Whitaker) and the FBI lost Cortez while they had him in custody, but while they are hot on his trail, it will be up to the sheriff and his motley crew to stop Cortez and ruthless mercenaries aiding his escape. After his last staring role in 2003‘s “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” Schwarzenegger was California’s governor from 2003 to 2011. He had small roles in “Around the World in 80 Days” and the action hero reunion movie, “The Expendables,...

Watch a new clip from Lionsgate's "The Last Stand," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johnny Knoxville, Jamie Alexander, Forest Whitaker, Rodrigo Santoro, Eduardo Noriega, Peter Stormare, Harry Dean Stanton, Luis Guzman and Zach Gilford. The Kim Jee-woon crimr actione thriller opens on January 18th and is scripted by Andrew Knauer, Jeffre Nachmanoff, under writing supervisor George Nolfi, from the story by Knauer. Pic was shot in New Mexico and Nevado and tells of Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) who, after leaving his Lapd narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy.

Check out the new tailer for The Last Stand movie from Lionsgate, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johnny Knoxville, Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega, Rodrigo Santoro, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Peter Stormare, Zach Gilford and Genesis Rodriguez. The actioner opens in theaters on January 18th, and tells of Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) who, after leaving his Lapd narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy.

Check out Arnold Schwarzenegger gunning away with Jaimie Alexander in the latest poster for Kim Jee-woon 's The Last Stand. Scripted by Andrew Knauer, George Nolfi and Jeffrey Nachmanoff, the action film opens via Lionsgate on January 18th, 2013. LAlso in the cast are Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega, Rodrigo Santoro, Johnny Knoxville, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Peter Stormare, Zach Gilford amd Genesis Rodriguez. After leaving his Lapd narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy.

Poster 3 for Kim Jee-woon's The Last Stand, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Knoxville The Governator's back, and can still kick ass as seen in this new poster for the Lionsgate release which opens January 18th. Directed by Kim Jee-woon, the action thriller is scripted by Andrew Knauer, Jeffrey Nachmanoff and George Nolfi. Cast also includes Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega, Rodrigo Santoro, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Peter Stormare, Zach Gilford and Genesis Rodriguez. After leaving his Lapd narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega)...

Watch the last trailer for Kim Jee-woon's The Last Stand with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Knoxville. The Lionsgate release opens January 18th, and this is apparently the "final" trailer for the film. With over 2 months to go, we'll see about that. The action flick screenwritten by Andrew Knauer, Jeffrey Nachmanoff and George Nolfi, also stars Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega, Rodrigo Santoro, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Peter Stormare, Zach Gilford and Genesis Rodriguez. In The Last Stand, After leaving his Lapd narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy.

Trailer, image for The Last Stand, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger Check out a the official trailer for Lionsgate's The Last Stand which opens on January 18th, 2013 with a cast also including Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega, Rodrigo Santoro, Johnny Knoxville, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Peter Stormare, Zach Gilford and Genesis Rodriguez. Kim Jee-woon helms from the writing by Andrew Knauer and Jeffrey Nachmanoff. After leaving his Lapd narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy.