You’ve heard this story before. In 1984, a kid from New Jersey and a California karate champion met on a beach in the San Fernando Valley. They fought. They challenged each other. And, eventually, the infamous crane kick happened. “The Karate Kid” galvanized audiences when it first came out. Three decades later, “Cobra Kai” subverted […]

SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses plot details from the Season 6 Part 2 finale of “Cobra Kai,” now streaming on Netflix. Cobra Kai never dies. Until its students do. The final season of Netflix’s hit dramedy “Cobra Kai,” itself a spinoff of the “Karate Kid” franchise from the 1980s, is split into three installments. Part […]