This Week in Movies

I’m fully recovered from Hot Docs and ready to return to my regular movie-going schedule.  From the looks of it, it’s going to be a busy week. New Releases Dark Shadows (May 12) -While it’s basically been pre-decided by critics that this would the lesser of the two Tim Burton films this year, I still consider […]

HotDocs does not start for another week, though I’m getting a bit of a kick-start with some interesting docs playing this week. New Releases Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope (April 21) – Known for being in front of the camera, Morgan Spurlock seemingly takes a bit of a backseat and lets the fans talk in

I’m coming off of a very busy week and heading into a very busy weekend.  While it’s overall a bit of an off-week in terms of movie screenings, there are still a couple films I want to see. New Releases The Cabin in the Woods (April 13) – At a time when horror films have

With both the Easter weekend and my 30th birthday coming up this week, I’m going to be quite busy.  Though, there’s always time for some movies. New Releases Mirror Mirror (April 10) – Based on good word of mouth, I decided to give this very whimsy adaptation of Snow White a try. In fact, I’ve decided to

Here is what I have on the radar for the coming week. New Releases Wrath of the Titans (March 30) – I’ve already preordered the IMAX ticket to see this film this afternoon.  Apparently the 3D is better than the first (post-converted) film. Jiro Dreams of Sushi (TBD) – I’ve been meaning to see this documentary at

Doing this week’s post a day early to make sure I get everything in. New Releases The Raid (March 22) – This is exciting.  I just got a pass to see an advanced screening tonight of the film the rocked last year’s Midnight Madness programme at TIFF.  Should be a fun screening (BTW, I don’t like

Not much planned for this week. New Releases Silent House (TBD) – Since none of the new releases are that appealing, I’d like to try and catch up with this one-shot horror film.  It’s a busy weekend, so I’m not sure exactly when I’ll watch this. Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (March 20) – One of the

Here is what I have planned movie-wise in the upcoming week. New Releases John Carter (March 11) – The long-awaited (as in over 80 years) film version of one of the first science fiction stories is the big release for this week.  I’m quite busy this weekend, though I plan on squeezing the film in on