“Tornado” Review : Deconstructing the Romantic Image of the Highwaymen and Other Supposedly Picaresque Bandits
©Courtesy of IFC Films Touring has always been hard on performers, but it is particularly tough for “Tornado” traveling through the 1790s Scottish Highlands. She and her exiled Samurai father stage Japanese-themed Punch-and-Judy-like puppet shows that incorporate real-life martial arts demonstrations. Unfortunately, she will need all the combat skills her father taught her to avoid…