black-widow

Black Widow

The former Russian assassin confronts her past in Black Widow. Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) is on the run for violating the Sokovia Accords. While in hiding, Natasha suddenly finds herself attacked by the masked assassin Taskmaster, who was after a package sent to her by sister-figure Yelena Belova (Florence…

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

Ridley Scott’s new film version of Robin Hood received fairly poor reviews from most critics.  However, I feel that it might have fared better if it didn’t have the stigma of being attached to the classic story. Let it be said that this is not the traditional Robin Hood story that has been told in…

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

It’s a bit of a risk rebooting a franchise in only it’s second film, but since they retained a few of the plot elements from Ang Lee’s 2003 original, it wasn’t that noticeable. One thing about this film that it was hard for me not to talk about was recognizing the Toronto locals the film…

Vantage Point

Vantage Point

Vantage Point is a sad example of a film that I personally enjoyed, while many of the other people in the theatre obviously didn’t. Based on what I overheard from my fellow movie patrons, the reason for this dislike is how the film is structured. The film centres around one incident, which is repeated in…

Into The Wild

Into The Wild

Into The Wild is one of the films that I missed seeing earlier this month at the Toronto Film Festival. This film, which is based on a true story, plays out almost like an Odyssean journey, with the young Christopher McCandless (played by Emile Hirsch) journeying across North America towards Alaska and meeting a lot…