Serpent's Path

A fine variation on the 1998 original less blunt and taken by the more immediate genre pleasures, very much a revisit. The violence is more tormented and the overall design feels bigger. Kurosawa feels a little more at home in France than in his previous attempt even if the…

Filipe Furtado

At 69, Kurosawa managed to produce three films in a single year, while I'm here contemplating whether I can even finish all the work I still have left on my desk. This remake of Kurosawa's 1998 film sticks to the same basic storyline: a father seeking revenge after his…

Jomari Bashin

three films in one year at 69 is extremely impressive when all of them are bangers

meyi

The second Kiyoshi work this year, and for my money this is an even more haunting film than Chime. Clearly, something within Serpent’s Path kept the director coming back to it: whether it’s the preordained doom of human cruelty or the rapidly growing global tensions, the…

Dimitri Kraus

the three films Kurosawa premiered this year are all so strong. so refreshing to watch genre work that is more than scraps

Sam B.

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Adam Nayman

Much to admire from those first shots conveying who’s in control of this story. But I really tapped in realizing this is far less a remake, much closer to forming a trilogy with its “original” and Eyes of the Spider (or somebody trying to remember the first film’s plot and…

Nick Newman

the original serpent's path is one of my favorite movies and imo a key kurosawa work. it's the sly toeing of the line between dark humor and psychological horror, where the crime caper setup of two men seeking revenge and constantly seeming to get misdirected to the "wrong"…

y2k

The 2024 adaptation of The Serpent’s Path presents a fascinating retake on the 1998 original, blending thriller elements with intense psychological depth. Although I haven’t seen the original, it seems the main storyline stays intact, with the new version adding fresh…

Realkinoshit