Revenge

Revenge

A woman left for dead seek vengeance against those who wronged her in Revenge. Jen (Matilda Lutz) is an American socialite, who travels with her married French millionaire lover Richard (Kevin Jannsens) for a weekend of passion. However, thinks go awry when Richard’s hunting buddies Stan and Dimitri arrive early, with Jen being the recipient of…

The Fate of the Furious

The Fate of the Furious

Dominic Toretto seemingly turns his back on family in The Fate of the Furious. While on honeymoon in Cuba with Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez), Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) is approached by cyberterrorist Cipher (Charlize Theron), who blackmails Dom into betraying his family, which he does while performing a job for Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson). After the…

Nocturne

Nocturne

A woman with insomnia develops a connection with a sleepwalker in Nocturne.  Cindy (Mary Krohnert) is woman, whose anxiety prevents her from sleeping.  Cindy notices some odd behaviour in her co-worker Armen (Knickoy Robinson), who turns out to be a sleepwalker.  Cindy begins to follow Armen around at night and the two begin have an…

Cutaway

Cutaway

Last night saw the Toronto premiere of Cutaway, the new short film by Kazik Radwanski (Tower, Princess Margaret Blvd).  Cutaway is the story of a momentous development of a man’s life, told entirely through close-ups of his hands.  Those familiar with Radwanski’s previous films would know that he has the tendency of shooting quite close…

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

It was definitely one hell of a ride.  Over the last two months, I ventured out to watch each instalment of this epic 15 hour documentary.  It’s definitely not an easy undertaking, especially since the first episodes, from way back in late September, now seem like a distant memory, compared to the final episodes I…

Wreck-It Ralph

Wreck-It Ralph

I’ve always been a huge fan and player of video games, so the premise of Wreck-It Ralph – about a video game villain fed up with his bad guy status – really appealed to me.  I also liked the fact that Disney took the time to licence actual video game characters, from games such as…

Haywire

Haywire

Steven Soderbergh isn’t often known for directing action films and, as it turns out, Haywire isn’t your usual action film.  Storywise, this type of film, about a black ops agent who has been betrayed, has been told many time before and film is actually bit stylistically similar to the Bourne films. The film stars former MMA fighter…

Iron Man

Iron Man

While some may consider Iron Man a secondary Marvel hero, I was already a fan thanks to an animated series from the mid-90s. This was definitely the most star-studded of the Marvel comic adaptations and that probably really helped the film. This film was a very fun ride from beginning to end and it really…