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The Best Films of 2017

2017 will go down as a year that felt deeply divided on a cultural level; when those who shouted the loudest often got heard and other voices got drowned out, even amidst a great wave of change. (more…)

Posted in Best Of and tagged Best Of on January 1, 2018 by glenonfilm. Leave a comment

THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS Review: Fast Cars Go Boom, Part 8

A genuine global phenomenon, The Fast and Furious dynasty is now so untethered from identifiable reality that its roots as a simple car-focused Point Break ripoff are fading in the rear view mirror. (more…)

Posted in Reviews and tagged Dwayne Johnson, F. Gary Gray, Jason Statham, Review, The Fate of the Furious, Vin Diesel on April 19, 2017 by glenonfilm. Leave a comment

KONG: SKULL ISLAND Review – The King Returns in an Elaborate Apocalypse Now Homage

With so many screen versions of King Kong, how does 2017’s Skull Island set itself apart? (more…)

Posted in Reviews and tagged Brie Larson, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Kong: Skull Island, Review, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston on March 24, 2017 by glenonfilm. Leave a comment

GET OUT Review: Jordan Peele Swaps Comedy For Horror

Horror movies have a long-standing tradition of tackling social issues in a veiled way. Their relatively lower budgets and genre trappings allow filmmakers to make bold statements in a way that big blockbusters simply can’t or won’t. (more…)

Posted in Reviews and tagged Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out, Jordan Peele, Review on March 5, 2017 by glenonfilm. 1 Comment

SPLIT Review: Let’s Do The Twist Again

Split employs a back-to-basics approach that does well in reminding audiences why M. Night Shyamalan was often compared to Alfred Hitchcock. (more…)

Posted in Reviews and tagged Anya Taylor-Joy, James McAvoy, M. Night Shyamalan, Review, Split on February 28, 2017 by glenonfilm. Leave a comment

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 Review – Keanu’s Excellent Adventure Continues

It may be hard to imagine now but at one time Keanu Reeves as an action hero was a foreign concept. (more…)

Posted in Uncategorized and tagged Chad Stahelski, John Wick Chapter 2, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishbourne, Review on February 25, 2017 by glenonfilm. Leave a comment

LA LA LAND Review: A Love Letter to L.A.

Focusing on a pair of romantics who dare to dream, La La Land writer-director Damien Chazelle has crafted a delirious love letter to the City of Angels in all its traffic-congested, sun-drenched, movie-making glory. (more…)

Posted in Reviews and tagged Damien Chazelle, Emma Stone, La La Land, Review, Ryan Gosling on January 19, 2017 by glenonfilm. 1 Comment

The Best Films of 2016

(and by “best” I mean my favourites)

Phew, 2016 may have been a wretched hive of villainy and scum but if you’re reading this then you’ve made it through. (more…)

Posted in Best Of and tagged Best Of on January 9, 2017 by glenonfilm. 1 Comment

ROGUE ONE Review: Star Wars Gets Dark With Its Men-On-A-Mission Spinoff

After the heavy lifting that The Force Awakens did to re-establish the cinematic Star Wars universe in 2015, much of the pressure was off of Rogue One.  (more…)

Posted in Reviews and tagged Ben Mendelsohn, Diego Luna, Felicity Jones, Gareth Edwards, Rogue One, Star Wars on December 27, 2016 by glenonfilm. Leave a comment

MOONLIGHT Review: A Life in Three Parts

A coming-of-age story that’s deeply rooted in a specific time and place (namely 1990s-era Miami), Moonlight has been garnering significant praise since debuting at the Telluride Film Festival in September and opening wider over the past few weeks. (more…)

Posted in Reviews and tagged Ashton Sanders, Barry Jenkins, Mahershala Ali, Moonlight, Naomie Harris, Review on December 18, 2016 by glenonfilm. 1 Comment

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