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…)
Reviews
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
TIFF Review: MANCHESTER BY THE SEA Lays Its Bruised Heart Bare
Whether by choice or by circumstance, Casey Affleck has skirted the edges of stardom for nearly a decade since his breakout role in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. (more…)
SNOWDEN Review: Stone Shatters The Surveillance State
Edward Snowden’s leak of classified NSA information is the kind of story that mercurial filmmaker Oliver Stone should be able to sink his teeth into – a young idealist goes up against a monolothic opponent in a story rife with political intrigue and moral ambiguity. (more…)
DOCTOR STRANGE Review: Marvel’s Cosmic Gamble
Having seemingly exhausted the possibilities for Earth-bound battles and even venturing into space with Guardians of The Galaxy, Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme takes centre stage in the dimension hopping and mind bending Doctor Strange. (more…)
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