TIFF Journal: Mid90s
Ten years ago, if you’d pointed at the poster for Superbad and had to guess which of the two actors sporting dazed faces would go on to direct, Jonah Hill likely wouldn’t have been the top choice. Then again, whoever w...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 16th, 2018 – Fallen f
The dinosaur franchise originally started by Steven Spielberg continues to stomp all over the worldwide box office. Will its reign of terror last forever, or will it eventually go extinct?
Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Sci-Fi Horror Movies
Countless movies have attempted to blend the science fiction and horror genres, but not many have done it as well as the original Predator. (Witness, for example, most of its sequels and spinoffs.) With that franchise returning to...
TIFF Journal: Assassination Nation
Sam “Son of Barry” Levinson’s second feature, Assassination Nation, is a big, bold and insane satire that’s angry about most of the things going on in internet-obsessed culture. One of the many obvious refe...
TIFF Journal: Climax
Le bad boy du French cinema is back. Gaspar Noé (Irreversible) has long made a name for himself with technically ambitious and stunningly crafted works rooted in cinematic sleaze. The provocateur is known for assaulting the senses...
TIFF Journal: If Beale Street Could Talk
Moonlight may have been an impossible act for writer/director Barry Jenkins to follow. Few films have hit the culture at just the right time and in just the right way like that one. The success guaranteed that he could do whatever...
The Basement Review: Can’t Get Any Lower
The general premise behind The Basement isn’t terrible. However, the way it’s carried out on screen leaves much to be desired.
The Wife Review: Close to Perfection
Winning the Nobel Prize for Literature isn’t exactly the most relatable experience. Then again, the purpose of The Wife is not to be relatable, or even to alienate. Rather, the film aims to be a tight examination of a truly ...
A Simple Favor Review: Favorably Framed
A Simple Favor may seem, at first glance, to be director Paul Feig’s first foray into more serious filmmaking. Feig has carved a niche as a director of female-centric comedies such as Bridesmaids, Spy, and The Heat. While A ...
White Boy Rick Review: Little Man, Big F-Ups
White Boy Rick is a big, zany true crime story that plays like gangbusters moment to moment without ever quite settling into a consistent tone or message. It’s easy to see why the movie was made and it’s easy to sell w...
One Man’s Trash: Murder Party
“I didn’t sign up for Second Degree Assault Party.”
TIFF Journal: First Man
Following the success of La La Land, Damien Chazelle essentially guaranteed that he could make whatever the hell he wanted next. A film chronicling Neil Armstrong’s personal journey along the race to the moon certainly didn&...