The Art of Self Defense

I Wanna Be What Intimidates Me: ‘The Art of Self Defense,’ ‘The Foot Fist Way,’ and The Mask of Machismo

By  Brianna Zigler 

Two comedy films about the martial arts expose the spectacle of toxic masculinity.

‘The Art of Self Defense’ Review: A Swing and a Miss (Fantasia 2019)

By  Rob Hunter 

Starring Jesse Eisenberg as you’ve only seen him before.

SXSW 2019: Talking Martial Arts and Masculinity with the Director and Cast of ‘The Art of Self Defense’

By  Abby Olcese 

Director Riley Stearns and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots and Alessandro Nivola discuss gender, learning karate, and getting owned by seven-year-olds.