Watching American Ninja in 2025 and other such trash

Monday is about movies and sometimes TV. I watched American Ninja again, and got all nostalgic for such trash. But then I always do. That’s today’s newsletter from the highbrow/unibrow film office.

American Ninja was released 40 years ago. It’s a steaming pile of garbage of course, but I love(d) this movie.

I probably first saw it in 1990 or 1991, I do remember I was in Hamilton, which would seem about right. And no, it wasn’t on at the local Film Society, but I understand why you guessed as much.

Michael Dudikoff is Private Joe Armstrong. Instead…