Author: glenonfilm

Born into a harsh environment that few can properly envision without first hand knowledge, Glen had to swiftly become resourceful at a young age to evade the roving gangs of cannibalistic mutants that roamed the blasted wastelands of Hamilton, ON. Subsisting on naught but Gino’s pizza and an equally steady diet of VHS movies with eye-catching covers, he eventually evolved into the repository of useless and banal film knowledge that exists today. This knowledge was previously used to win bar arguments in a pre-smartphone era, but is now deposited here in a vain attempt to make public his most secret inner thoughts. Enjoy!

Review: GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF Is A Sobering and Scathing Eye-Opener

Time and time again, documentaries often prove that truth is stranger than fiction. The most fertile subjects don’t need to be exaggerated because they’re compelling enough on their own, and the HBO documentary Going Clear: Scientology and The Prison of Belief knows this trope and leans into it. (more…)

Review: AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Juggles Characters And Spectacle On A Global Scale

Marvel continues its plans for world domination while its on-screen heroes battle against a foe bent on the same goal in the breathless Avengers sequel Age of Ultron. All the big names are back (with a few more are added to the mix) in a movie that provides non-stop action with some welcome sojourns that examine what it means to be a hero. (more…)

Review: DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD: THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL LAMPOON Is A Raucously Entertaining Doc

Director Douglas Tirola boasts (somewhat cheekily) that Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead features more bare breasts than any other documentary in history. Judging by the raucous end result that details the hard-partying genesis and spectacular flameout of the National Lampoon humour magazine, he may well be right. (more…)

Review: EX MACHINA is Cerebral, Twisty Sci-Fi That Gazes Inward

Ex Machina hinges on the Turing test, an idea which states that a machine has true artificial intelligence when its answers are reasonably similar to how a human would respond. In other words, once a machine’s conversational responses can fool a human, that machine has essentially achieved AI – what some would call a soul. (more…)