Sean Connery returns and the series pivots towards heavy camp in the 7th James Bond film – Diamonds Are Forever.
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Month: June 2015
INSIDE OUT Review: Pixar’s Best Yet?
2014 marked the first time in 15 years that Pixar didn’t release a movie but it turned out to be well worth the wait. Inside Out breaks new ground in terms of emotional resonance and ambitious storytelling, resulting in one of Pixar’s strongest efforts yet. (more…)
The James Bond Rewatch: ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE (1969)
I remembered On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (henceforth known as OHMSS) as one of the better Bonds, despite being poor George Lazenby’s only turn as 007. Was I wrong? Does it hold up? (more…)
THE WOLFPACK Review: Life Through A Screen
The biggest questions surrounding The Wolfpack – a documentary about 6 brothers who’ve grown up in near total isolation with movies as their only window to the outside world – are how did the director get access and is their incredible story true? (more…)
JURASSIC WORLD Review: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
As an unabashed fan of the original Spielberg classic, Jurassic World is neither as bad as I’d feared or as good as I’d hoped. Tempered expectations are what’s needed to wring enjoyment out of this by-the-numbers sequel that falls prey to much of what ails the modern blockbuster. (more…)
SPY Review: A New Kind of Secret Agent
After helping usher in a new age of female centric comedies (Bridesmaids) and spoofing the buddy cop genre (The Heat), writer-director Paul Feig and star Melissa McCarthy continue their fruitful collaboration with Spy – a raucous satire of secret agents that subverts many of the genre’s well-worn tropes while still paying homage. (more…)
The James Bond Rewatch: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967)
James Bond travels to Japan and goes for broke in the culturally insensitivity department in 1967’s big and broad You Only Live Twice, with a screenplay by famed author Roald Dahl (writer of beloved classics like Willy Wonka, The BFG, and many more). (more…)
Review: TU DORS NICOLE Is A Dreamlike Summer Reverie
If David Lynch had turned his attention towards the meandering lives of 20-something Quebecers during a hot, hazy summer the result might look something like Tu dors Nicole (“You’re Sleeping, Nicole”). (more…)
Review: KUNG FURY Will Melt Your Eyeballs and Scorch Your Brain
Have you ever wanted to see a time-travelling lone wolf cop (“I’m a cop. From the future.”) crotch punch Hitler (a.k.a. Kung Führer) in an epic 1980s style action adventure? Well, that’s a very specific fantasy but it’s realized in the insane new short film Kung Fury, a gloriously over-the-top fever dream of cartoonish violence and pastiche of all things supremely 80s, all set to a killer synth wave score and shot through with a healthy dose of absurdity. (more…)
Glen On Film 