TIFF Journal: ‘Yakuza Apocalypse’
After being the premiere voice in extremist cinema in the 2000s, Takashi Miike (‘Audition‘, ‘Ichi the Killer‘) took about a decade off from delivering his usual cinematic assaults of absolute madness. Howev...
2015 Emmy Winners
I’ve had so little interest in the Emmy Awards this year that, honestly, I didn’t even realize the ceremony was on this weekend until fellow blogger Shannon happened to mention it to me on Sunday afternoon. I didn̵...
Weekend Box Office: Rat Race
Although highly congested, this weekend ended up being a very successful one for most of the new movies that opened.
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 20th, 2015 – Your Wee
Universal’s dominance over the theatrical box office this year carries through to another week where the studio is sure to top the Blu-ray sales charts.
Weekend Roundtable: Man (or Woman) vs. Nature Movies
A movie doesn’t necessarily need a villain to create drama. This week’s theatrical release of ‘Everest’ is the latest film to explore the conflict between man (or woman) and nature. Let’s look at some...
TIFF Journal: ‘High-Rise’
In only a handful of movies, director Ben Wheatley has established himself as one of the most fascinating and unpredictable filmmakers working today. Titles like ‘Kill List’, ‘Sightseers’, and ‘A Fiel...
TIFF Journal: ‘Men & Chicken’
The Danish filmmaking industry isn’t exactly renowned for its comedies. The culture that produced filmmakers like Lars Von Trier, Nicolas Winding Refn and Thomas Vinterberg doesn’t exactly seem like a laugh factory. Ye...
TIFF Journal: ‘Where to Invade Next’
After taking six years off following the fairly underwhelming ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’, Michael Moore is finally back with his latest cinematic political essay. Unfortunately, some of the rust built up from that time...
Weekend Movies: Welcome to the Scorch
The first weeks of September were rather dull, but this weekend is jam-packed with buzzed-about new releases. It appears that Oscar season just might be unraveling before us earlier than usual.
‘Everest’ Review: Such Great Heights
The mountaineering sport is not new to feature films. Amongst others, we’ve seen it in the action-thriller ‘Cliffhanger‘ and in the drama ‘Vertical Limit‘. Telling the true story of a tragic guided ex...
TIFF Journal: ‘Anomalisa’
It’s been a long, tough seven-year wait for Charlie Kaufman to follow up his directorial debut. There’s no one else out there who can match the morbid wit and surreal emotional honesty of the ‘Being John Malkovic...
TIFF Journal: ‘I Smile Back’
With ‘I Smile Back’, Sarah Silverman joins the legion of comedians who have stripped away their funny to deliver a straight and dark performance that showcases the tears behind the smile.