This Week in Movies – February 8, 2013
This Week: Side Effects, Identity Thief and Top Gun 3D
This Week: Side Effects, Identity Thief and Top Gun 3D
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 reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.
This week sees the release of the winner of this year’s Oscar for Best Picture Slumdog Millionaire (also on Blu-Ray). Even though it was not my top pick for the year, I still thought that it was a good film. The other releases for this week include the Will Smith drama Seven Pounds (also on…
After an extensive viral-marketing campaign, District 9 arrives in theatres this week. The documentary-style sci-fi film currently has a very impressive 92% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and seems posed to become the sleeper hit of the summer. Also doing well is the anime film Ponyo, which has a 96% Fresh rating. This crowed weekend…
In what will most likely be my final purchase before the holidays (always need to save a few for my wishlist), yesterday I picked up Kevin Smith‘s Red State on blu-ray. The disc was released a couple weeks ago after a very successful roadshow release, which saw Smith tour along with the film and provide a…
Another year has gone and it is time once again for me to list my top ten favourite films of the year. One thing that is quite apparent from this year’s list is that it is very unconventional. Only a handful of the films of my list this year received wide releases and there are…
This week’s DVD releases is headlined by the release of Saw V (also on Blu-Ray). Also coming out this week is Max Payne (also on Blu-Ray), though based on my thoughts on the film, I can’t really recommend it. Rounding out the new releases are Henry Poole is Here (also on Blu-Ray) and City of…
This year I decided to write “predictions” in quotes as a way of acknowledging the Golden Globes is a bit of a sham of an awards show. At one time you can say that the Globes were a good way to see who will win at the Oscars. However, in recent years, you have had…
This week sees the release of the winner of this year’s Oscar for Best Picture Slumdog Millionaire (also on Blu-Ray). Even though it was not my top pick for the year, I still thought that it was a good film. The other releases for this week include the Will Smith drama Seven Pounds (also on…
After an extensive viral-marketing campaign, District 9 arrives in theatres this week. The documentary-style sci-fi film currently has a very impressive 92% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and seems posed to become the sleeper hit of the summer. Also doing well is the anime film Ponyo, which has a 96% Fresh rating. This crowed weekend…
In what will most likely be my final purchase before the holidays (always need to save a few for my wishlist), yesterday I picked up Kevin Smith‘s Red State on blu-ray. The disc was released a couple weeks ago after a very successful roadshow release, which saw Smith tour along with the film and provide a…
Another year has gone and it is time once again for me to list my top ten favourite films of the year. One thing that is quite apparent from this year’s list is that it is very unconventional. Only a handful of the films of my list this year received wide releases and there are…
This week’s DVD releases is headlined by the release of Saw V (also on Blu-Ray). Also coming out this week is Max Payne (also on Blu-Ray), though based on my thoughts on the film, I can’t really recommend it. Rounding out the new releases are Henry Poole is Here (also on Blu-Ray) and City of…
This year I decided to write “predictions” in quotes as a way of acknowledging the Golden Globes is a bit of a sham of an awards show. At one time you can say that the Globes were a good way to see who will win at the Oscars. However, in recent years, you have had…
This week sees the release of the winner of this year’s Oscar for Best Picture Slumdog Millionaire (also on Blu-Ray). Even though it was not my top pick for the year, I still thought that it was a good film. The other releases for this week include the Will Smith drama Seven Pounds (also on…
After an extensive viral-marketing campaign, District 9 arrives in theatres this week. The documentary-style sci-fi film currently has a very impressive 92% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and seems posed to become the sleeper hit of the summer. Also doing well is the anime film Ponyo, which has a 96% Fresh rating. This crowed weekend…
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