A selfish man has to figure out what to do after his wife devolves into a canine state in Bitch. Jill (Marianna Palka) is a mother of four children, who is silently suffering at the actions of her husband Bill (Jason Ritter), who works long hours and his having an affair with a coworker. However, Jill has […]
This review was originally published as part of my coverage of Hot Docs 2017 The shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock‘s Psycho is broken down and analyzed in 78/52. Created with 78 set-ups and 52 shots, the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho has become one of the most iconic sequences of film history. With its use of quick cuts and
A group of friends play a board game that literally blows their minds in Game of Death. While gathered together for a party, Tom (Samuel Earle), Beth (Victoria Diamond), Ashley (Emelia Hellman), Mary-ann (Catherine Saindon), Tyler (Erniel Baez Duenas), Kenny (Nick Serino), and Matthew (Thomas Vallieres) find an begin playing a mysterious board game called “Game
The sentient apes prepare for a last stand against the remaining humans in War for the Planet of the Apes. It has now been fifteen years since the apes lead by Caesar (Andy Serkis) gained intelligence and began a life for themselves in the Muir Woods outside of San Francisco. Thanks to the previous actions of
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The 2017 edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival is currently underway. I was unable to make it into Montreal for the film festival this year, but I am still going to be doing some coverage of the festival remotely from here in Toronto. While it probably won’t be as in-depth as my previous coverage,
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We lost one of the undisputed masters of horror this past weekend, as George A. Romero passed away from cancer at age 77. Romero is probably best known for creating the modern depiction of zombies in 1968’s Night of the Living Dead and its multiple follow-ups that includes 1978’s Dawn of the Dead, 1985’s Day of
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This review may contain SPOILERS A Pakistani comedian learns to deal with cultural differences as he bonds with his sick girlfriend’s family in The Big Sick. Aspiring comedian Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani) has an awkward relationship with his Pakistani parents Azmat and Sharmeen (Anupam Kher and Zenobia Shroff), who are always introducing Kumail to possible arranged spouses. Meanwhile,
At doctor turned political satirist receives backlash from the Egyptian regime in Tickling Giants. In the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring, Egyptian heart surgeon Bassem Youssef decided to respond to biased media coverage of the uprising by creating his own satirical news program in the style of Jon Stewart‘s The Daily Show. Beginning as YouTube
The webcrawler officially enters the Marvel cinematic universe in Spider-Man: Homecoming. After assisting Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) during Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is desperate to become a full-time Avenger. However, Stark would prefer than Peter focus on his high school studies. However, when he finds out that a criminal named Adrian Toomes
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In a little over two weeks time, Christopher Nolan’s latest film Dunkirk will be hitting cinemas. One of the most exciting prospects of a new Christopher Nolan film is how he is one of the last remaining filmmakers to support traditional film formats. Indeed, Nolan shot Dunkirk on 70mm and IMAX film, with 75% of the footage
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