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TIFF Journal: Dolemite Is My Name

Jason Gorber — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:00:25 +0000

Dolemite Is My Name is a delightful deep dive into the world of indie film production and the Blaxploitation genre. The movie feels like a spiritual sequel to Tim Burton’s Ed Wood (also scripted by screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski). Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) helms this bio-pic about a tenacious man, his retinue...

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Now Streaming – The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Josh Zyber — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 12:00:17 +0000

Netflix’s new epic event series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is what happens when you give Jim Henson’s gentle 1982 fantasy parable to the director of Transporter 2 with instructions to Game of Thrones the hell out of it. Is that a good or a bad thing? Honestly, it could be a little of...

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The Lion King (2019) Review: Not Feeling the Love Tonight

Jason Gorber — Tue, 16 Jul 2019 16:00:11 +0000

When The Lion King came out in 1994, it helped solidify the Disney renaissance of that era. The film felt fresh, original, and entirely engaging. Decades on, that sense of wonder and experimentation is mostly erased in Jon Favreau’s live-action/CGI remake, which feels far more redundant than revelatory. Much of the fault of this version...

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Toy Story 4 Review: Hardly Kid Stuff Anymore

Jason Gorber — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 18:00:41 +0000

The most remarkable thing about Toy Story 4 is that it managed to see the light of day in the first place. The series had ended, in quite satisfying fashion, with the third film in 2010. Bringing it back could easily feel like trying to drink from a dry well. Toy Story 4 turns out...

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The Predator Review: Get to Your Choppa, Poppa Predator Returns

Philip Brown — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:00:35 +0000

When it was announced that Shane Black would bring the Predator franchise back from the dead, it didn’t face nearly the same level of hype or skepticism as the return of the Alien series. The Predator has no masterful mythology to screw up. Even caring about that stuff at all was a step forward. All...

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‘Why Him?’ Review: Charming Bickering

Philip Brown — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 17:00:24 +0000

‘Why Him?’ isn’t exactly the most creative comedy to come along in a while. In-laws feuding with young lovers is a comedy cliché that dates back to around the time someone first noticed slipping on a banana peel had laugh potential. However, as far as big lumbering studio comedies go, you could do far worse...

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‘Keanu’ Review: The Cat’s Meow

Philip Brown — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:00:28 +0000

Transitioning from sketch comedy to feature films ain’t easy. Generally, the results feel either like a single sketch overextended to 90 minutes or a series of premises loosely assembled into an unsatisfying narrative. Thankfully, Keegan Michael-Key and Jordan Peele (a.k.a. ‘Key & Peele’, duh) have pulled off the transition by simply making a funny movie...

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‘Vacation’ (2015) Review: Another Trip Down Holiday Road

Philip Brown — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 19:00:08 +0000

When the remake of ‘Vacation’ was first announced, the internet crashed under the weight of a collective groan. The original film and its Christmas sibling are undeniable comedy classics with an ideal combination of satirical wit, crowd-pleasing slapstick, and just enough family sentiment. It’s almost impossible to get that combination right, as ‘European Vacation’ and...

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‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Review: Good Sequel, But Not Perfect

Philip Brown — Fri, 15 May 2015 15:00:50 +0000

‘Pitch Perfect’ was a little comedy that could. It arrived with no expectations, performed better than anticipated, and then gradually built up a cult audience of fans who couldn’t believe they were watching the movie in the first place. The sequel is a bit shaggier and far less focused, but it’s almost as funny. In...

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