THB #196: Bullet Train (spoiler-free)

There are multiple ways to focus on Bullet Train.

You can take it as a wild ride… a live-action anime, in which you just enjoy each segment of the journey for all its worth, not seeking real connectivity. (I know that some will see this as an insult to anime, but bear with me, please.)

You can take it as a mixture of Hitchcock and Buster Keaton, in which…