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July goes out with a (dramatic) laugh, as Judd Apatow‘s Funny People is released. The film is doing fairly decent with the reviews, having a 66% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. There is also a family film called Aliens in the Attic being released, which doesn’t have a RT rating, meaning that it’s a good…
This Week in Movies – February 1, 2013
This Week: Bullet to the Head, Warm Bodies, Sound City, and Oscar Shorts. Sean Patrick Kelly Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful…
I’m Not the Only One Celebrating 1982…
As you may know, in celebration of me turning 30 this year (just celebrated my birthday last week), I have been discussing a different classic 1982 film every month in my Revisiting 1982 series. However, I’m not the only one celebrating the great movie year that was 1982. This summer, the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin,…
DVD Picks – January 4, 2011 – Machete, Dinner for Schmucks, Last Exorcism, and More
Thanks to the holidays, I have a backlog of about a half dozen blu-rays to watch, so I will have to be a bit choosy about additional films I purchase for the next few weeks. However, I can probably make a case for Machete, which successfully took the fake trailer from Grindhouse and expanded it…
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A big news item in recent weeks involves how the 3D bubble may be bursting and that audiences are being less willing to may the premium price to see 3D films. Of course, 3D isn’t the only premium-priced way to see a movie. These days, cinemas feature an entire hierarchy of premium movie experience, each with increasingly…
What I Watched – July 9-15
It’s a little late, but here’s my VERY busy rundown from the last week: Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview – First Viewing (Cinema) – There will never again be a guy like him. TAD: Detention – First Viewing (Cinema) – One crazy comedy. TAD: V/H/S – First Viewing (Cinema) – Make me sick, but it’s still good Shinsedai: Ringing in Their…
This Weekend in Movies – July 31, 2009
July goes out with a (dramatic) laugh, as Judd Apatow‘s Funny People is released. The film is doing fairly decent with the reviews, having a 66% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. There is also a family film called Aliens in the Attic being released, which doesn’t have a RT rating, meaning that it’s a good…
This Week in Movies – February 1, 2013
This Week: Bullet to the Head, Warm Bodies, Sound City, and Oscar Shorts. Sean Patrick Kelly Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful…
I’m Not the Only One Celebrating 1982…
As you may know, in celebration of me turning 30 this year (just celebrated my birthday last week), I have been discussing a different classic 1982 film every month in my Revisiting 1982 series. However, I’m not the only one celebrating the great movie year that was 1982. This summer, the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin,…
DVD Picks – January 4, 2011 – Machete, Dinner for Schmucks, Last Exorcism, and More
Thanks to the holidays, I have a backlog of about a half dozen blu-rays to watch, so I will have to be a bit choosy about additional films I purchase for the next few weeks. However, I can probably make a case for Machete, which successfully took the fake trailer from Grindhouse and expanded it…
The Many Ways to See a Film
A big news item in recent weeks involves how the 3D bubble may be bursting and that audiences are being less willing to may the premium price to see 3D films. Of course, 3D isn’t the only premium-priced way to see a movie. These days, cinemas feature an entire hierarchy of premium movie experience, each with increasingly…
What I Watched – July 9-15
It’s a little late, but here’s my VERY busy rundown from the last week: Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview – First Viewing (Cinema) – There will never again be a guy like him. TAD: Detention – First Viewing (Cinema) – One crazy comedy. TAD: V/H/S – First Viewing (Cinema) – Make me sick, but it’s still good Shinsedai: Ringing in Their…
This Weekend in Movies – July 31, 2009
July goes out with a (dramatic) laugh, as Judd Apatow‘s Funny People is released. The film is doing fairly decent with the reviews, having a 66% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. There is also a family film called Aliens in the Attic being released, which doesn’t have a RT rating, meaning that it’s a good…
This Week in Movies – February 1, 2013
This Week: Bullet to the Head, Warm Bodies, Sound City, and Oscar Shorts. Sean Patrick Kelly Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful…