Teenage Spidey Swings Strong In ‘Spider-Man-Homecoming’
Is ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ a good film? Yes. Should you watch it and have fun? Always.
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TIFF Leans Into Blade Runner 2049 Hype with High Concept: The Films of Denis Villeneuve
Next week, Blade Runner 2049 releases to immense hype, sans the original’s helmer Ridley Scott. That this is a good thing is almost undeniable, after Scott’s belaboured Alien sequels Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. Instead, fans … Continue reading TIFF Leans Into Blade Runner 2049 Hype with High Concept: The Films of Denis Villeneuve
TIFF 2017: Beyond The One and Strangely Ordinary This Devotion
Beyond The One and Strangely Ordinary This Devotion are two works of art with major texture and substance. Paired together as a double bill (both films clock in at under … Continue reading TIFF 2017: Beyond The One and Strangely Ordinary This Devotion
Near Dark: The Original Hillbilly Vamps
Long before the teen angst pangs of Twilight or the fever heat of True Blood, director Kathryn Bigelow had an inkling of what a southern-fried vampire romance could be. Near Dark delivered on her … Continue reading Near Dark: The Original Hillbilly Vamps
Blu-ray Round-Up: CHIPs, Life, Absolutely Anything
As always, I’ve been playing catch up with a few films that have been sent my way for review. Here are three – two worth watching, and one must avoid:
Homecoming brings Spider-Man home to Marvel and the top of the box office
Spider-Man: Homecoming made an impact at the box office, bringing the wall-crawler back to critical and commercial glory following a series of missteps. Here’s what went down:
Hardest Boiled: The Many Noirs of Jean-Pierre Melville
This summer, TIFF’s having a crime wave. French crime to be exact. They’re mounting two programmes, both bursting with criminal intent. I’ll take a look at the second bunch next … Continue reading Hardest Boiled: The Many Noirs of Jean-Pierre Melville
Now Streaming On Shudder: ‘Lake Bodom’
There are those who might not be aware of “Nordic Noir,” a term used to describe the recent influx of Nordic genre films and television, but if the quality of … Continue reading Now Streaming On Shudder: ‘Lake Bodom’
Now Streaming On Shudder: Peeping Tom
It seems unbelievable that a masterpiece like Peeping Tom seriously derailed Michael Powell’s career, but that is just what happened. Peeping Tom was a departure for the director, known for … Continue reading Now Streaming On Shudder: Peeping Tom
‘My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea’: Dash Shaw Lands Quirky Animated Debut
High school dramas are back with a vengeance. There’s the noir soap opera shenanigans of Archie, Betty and Veronica on Riverdale, and the sharply observed teen pathos of Thirteen Reasons Why. Both … Continue reading ‘My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea’: Dash Shaw Lands Quirky Animated Debut
Exploring the sights of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them at home
Take one novelist making her screenwriting debut. Add in the magical world she created some twenty years ago, but in a new continent and era. Throw in some of the … Continue reading Exploring the sights of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them at home
Watching the Weird: ‘Human Highway’
“The answer my friend/is breaking in the wind/the answer is sticking out your rear” This is the poetry of Booji Boy — Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh wearing a baby mask — … Continue reading Watching the Weird: ‘Human Highway’