Kids vs Aliens
Fun alien action in an otherwise groanworthy film.
Science fiction
Everything Everywhere All at Once
A Chinese immigrant woman goes on an adventure through the multiverse in Everything Everywhere All at Once. Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) is a Chinese owner of a struggling laundromat, who is undergoing a tax audit while her marriage to her husband Waymond (Ke Huy Quan) begins to crumble. In addition, Evelyn’s disapproving father Gong Gong
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Dune: Part One
A new adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel hits the big screen with Dune: Part One. In 10191 A.G., Duke Leto I (Oscar Isaac) of House Atreides is assigned by the Emperor to the desert planet of Arrakis to takeover harvesting of the precious substance melange, also known as “spice.” Leto’s son Paul (Timothée
Almost Human
On Friday October 13, 1987, Mark Fisher (Josh Ethier) was one of two men to disappear on during a series of strange events that occurred that night in a town in Maine. His friend Seth (Graham Skipper) insisted that strange lights in the sky were the cause of Mark’s disappearance. Two years later, Mark suddenly
Antiviral
I am quite a big fan of David Cronenberg, so I was definitely interested when it was announced that his son Brandon was going to screen this year at TIFF. Based on what I’ve heard from the film’s debut at Cannes, the apple has not fallen far from the tree and the film hearkens back to David
Revisiting Donnie Darko – Ten Years Later
It’s a very special revisiting post for you today. Ten years ago today, I finally saw Richard Kelly’s Donnie Darko for the first time after months of trying. The film was a victim somewhat of 9/11, in which it was essentially buried during its original theatrical release in October 2001. It wasn’t until it was
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Trailer Thoughts: Total Recall
As the latest product of Hollywood’s seemingly never-ending remake cycle, we have a new trailer out for the remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger science fiction film Total Recall, which is now starring Collin Farrell. I only have a very basic knowledge of the plot of the original (which I have yet to see), which is
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Trailer Thoughts: Prometheus
Well it’s time for the third anticipated trailer of the week. This is for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, a film meant as a prequel of sorts for the Alien series. It’s also interesting in how this is one of the few films to have teaser trailers for the teaser trailer (also talked about). Throughout the week, we
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