TIFF Journal: ‘The Humbling’
‘The Humbling’ serves up yet another film about the pains of being an aging white man delivered by a collection of famous aging white men. Generally speaking, that’s bad news. (See ‘Last Vegas’ for mo...
‘Under the Dome’ 2.11 Recap: “The End is Coming
Every time the citizens of Chester’s Mill face a new environmental crisis caused by the dome, things get really stupid really fast. However, I think this week’s episode (titled ‘Black Ice’) takes the cake f...
TIFF Journal: ‘St. Vincent’
There is one reason and one reason alone to see ‘St. Vincent’, and that’s Bill Murray working his cantankerous charms. As usual, that’s just enough to make the whole wonky ride worthwhile. This is far from ...
TIFF Journal: ‘Two Days, One Night’
The dependably depressing Dardenne Brothers have returned with another gut-wrenching, yet deeply moving slice of social realism carried off with such elegant simplicity that it’s easy to take them for granted.
TIFF Journal: ‘What We Do in the Shadows’
‘Flight of the Conchords’ member Jemaine Clement (a.k.a. not the ‘Muppets’ one) reteams with his other partner, co-writer/director Taika Waititi (‘Eagle vs. Shark’), for a hysterical vampire com...
Weekend Box Office: I Am Groot
This year has been unimpressive at the box office, and that trend continued this weekend with the lowest collective grosses in two years.
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 7th, 2014 – From Sea
September may have started off slowly, but the month ramps up to speed in a big way this week with a huge batch of new Blu-rays, including one of the year’s biggest blockbusters.
Weekend Roundtable: Most Annoying TV Tropes
In many respects, modern primetime television dramas have eclipsed feature films as the medium of choice for quality writing and storytelling. Nevertheless, with between 10 to 25 episodes of screen time to fill each season, even o...
TIFF Journal: ‘Mr. Turner’
Though writer/director Mike Leigh tends to favor small human comedies and tragedies based on people so distinctly average that they likely wouldn’t even see his movies, he occasionally steps out of his comfort zone to dabble...
Weekend Movies: Stupid Does As Stupid Is
With only one new wide release movie this weekend, get ready for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ to win the box office war again.
TIFF Journal: ‘Foxcatcher’
Proving once and for all that wrestling is the creepiest of all sports, ‘Foxcatcher’ offers a darkly twisted take on the awards bait picture. It’s a handsomely mounted production filled with movie stars acting ha...
TIFF Journal: ‘Maps to the Stars’
David Cronenberg is a filmmaker with predictably singular cinematic fetishes and obsessions. Yet beyond those ticks that mark his unique directing style, his interests have been hard to pin down over his last few movies. Seemingly...