Shelby Oaks Permit me to say this first there is no festival that I will more likely love than the Fantasia International Film Festival happening in Montreal. The event is long (at least two weeks), genre-specific (horror, sci-fi, animation and more) and as diverse as they come and it’s also extremely Canadian. So I was […]
While We Sleep While We Sleep is the latest film directed by Andrzej Sekula (Cube²: Hypercube, Fait Accompli). He is mostly known as a cinematographer, he worked on Reservoir Dogs, American Psycho, Vacancy, and other titles, and has not directed an entire feature since Pleasure Drivers back in 2006. It is unclear what made him
Exit Speed Whenever I sit down to watch a movie, be it purposefully for this website’s critique or during my own leisure pursuits, the certificate of commendation that I hand out to the movie is based on my ability to be entertained and the experience in general. It is more or less safe to state,
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Search “cartoon villain” in the dictionary and you might find a picture of David Zaslav. He has already scrapped two feature length Looney Tunes films since taking over at Warner Bros. Discovery: last November’s live action/animated hybrid Coyote vs. Acme, which got the Batgirl treatment
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MEAD The MEAD of 2022 is not like anything else. Indeed, nothing else is like it at all. If there are any resemblances to Pixar movies or the current Marvel zeitgeist, they stem from Richard Corben’s visual influence and style as well as Jan Strnad’s words; both men created these characters and designs in the
Haunted Mansion Disney’s Haunted Mansion is now a part of the company’s spooky canon with three film adaptations. It follows the 2003 Eddie Murphy-starring nostalgic ride, and this year’s Muppets edition. Justin Simien (“Dear White People,” “Bad Hair”) directs the Black led live action iteration of the story. Simple plot leads to simple execution all
I Am: Celine Dion Within minutes of commencing I Am: Céline Dion, the pop star’s incredibly frank documentary about her battle with an unusual neurological condition, she is on the floor curled up in a foetal position, surrounded by staff. Someone has called 911. When asked if she is in pain, all she can do
Sharper Benjamin Caron’s “Sharper,” which will have a limited theatrical release this weekend before streaming on Apple TV+ next week, is the kind of movie that makes you wonder what Julianne Moore and John Lithgow would have done with an ’80s David Mamet screenplay like “House of Games” or “The Spanish Prisoner.” It’s one of
Bob Marley: One Love “What is the point?” This is a question that I constantly asked myself during the hours and hours of watching “Bob Marley: One Love,” a flat biopic that has no perspective or originality. It’s just another one of those origin stories about music that seem more like they’re trying to sell
All of Us Strangers The surreal, nearly otherworldly feeling of Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers” starts with the first shots. The sunset light pouring through the windows of the new apartment building is a piercing gold, almost liquid. Something’s strange about this light it seems alive, like it reaches out to touch this specific
