R.I.P. Harry Dean Stanton
After having just wrapped up the new revival of ‘Twin Peaks’, veteran character actor and beloved screen presence Harry Dean Stanton passed away on Friday at the age of 91.
Weekend Box Office: Tag! You’re It!
Crushing records along the way, ‘It’ debuted last weekend to a massive $123.4 million. With light competition this weekend, it was never in question as to whether the movie would retain the top spot at the box office.
Contest: Win ‘E.T.’ on UHD!
Steven Spielberg’s record-breaking 1982 blockbuster smash ‘E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial’ has been beautifully remastered for 4k Ultra HD, and we have an extra copy to give away. It can be yours if you enter our co...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 17th, 2017 – The Wond
Wondering what the most exciting Blu-ray release of the week is? You don’t need to tie me up with a magic lasso of truth to find out. In fact, please don’t do that.
Weekend Roundtable: Rain Rain Go Away
Bad weather has been a serious problem in some parts of our country recently, to put it mildly. My own mother had quite a scare with Hurricane Irma this week. (She came out unscathed, fortunately.) This put us in mind of famous mo...
TIFF Journal: ‘The Disaster Artist’
Is it possible to spin the worst movie ever made into a good bio-pic? Can walking enigma/punchline Tommy Wiseau be turned into an inspirational figure? Apparently, if you’re James Franco, the answer to both questions is R...
TIFF Journal: ‘Breathe’
It wouldn’t be a TIFF or awards season without a beautiful able-bodied movie star portraying a historically important disabled person. This time it’s Andrew Garfield doing the capital-I Important acting as Robin Cavend...
‘American Assassin’ Review: Put a Bullet in It
These days, it’s almost difficult to remember that terrorists used to be the most common action movie villains around. The ’80s and ’90s filmmakers who relied on that trope weren’t attempting to be politica...
Weekend Movies: Yo Momma!
Even if it tanks a massive 80% this weekend, there’s no way that any of this week’s new movies stand a chance of dethroning ‘It’ at the box office.
‘mother!’ Review: Nightmarish Metaphors (or Something
If nothing else, it’s astounding that Darren Aronofsky was able to get ‘mother!’ produced at a Hollywood studio and spat out into wide release. The film starts off like a queasy paranoid psychological horror thri...
TIFF Journal: ‘The Shape of Water’
Throughout his strange career, Guillermo del Toro has made it a mission to fuse horror and fairy tales until they become indistinguishable. The guy has done a remarkable job weaving those dreams together so far, but something abou...
TIFF Journal: ‘Suburbicon’
‘Suburbicon’ is a film made by talented people and with the best intentions that somehow went wrong. It started as a discarded Coen brothers screenplay that was picked up by George Clooney to direct. It still feels lik...