Buried far, far beneath the empty hubris and soapy melodrama of the thin plot in Jim Sheridan’s The Secret Scripture, there’s a fascinating film about women’s rights in 1920’s Ireland or, better said, the lack there of. Instead, the film pointedly goes…
The Newest Trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi is Here (and we’re freaking out)
For anyone who perhaps may have had their doubts over the overall quality of film in 2017, if there’s one area where there’s been a sustained consistency of quality has been its big, tentpole films. What’s better is that the…
The Best Science Fiction Films of the 21st Century
If you haven’t heard, the hotly anticipated Blade Runner: 2049 has hit theaters and has mildly obliterated minds. It’s one of those wonderful reminders of just how powerful good science fiction films can be, as something that is equal parts introspective, reflective…
Watch The First Trailer for Pacific Rim: Uprising
As a ride or die fan and enthusiast for Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim, there’s a natural intrigue at re-joining the world that I enjoyed so much the first time around. However, once you realize that del Toro isn’t directing and…
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 5 Premiere Review
It’s so easy to dismiss and diminish the efforts of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, a more familiarly structured sitcom, as the waves of “dramadies” continue to crash down around us. How does “Nine Nine” compare when there are series such as You’re the Worst, Bojack Horseman, Broad…
TIFF Movie Review: Lean On Pete
To read further TIFF 2017 coverage, go here. What great lengths we go to in order to combat the impending sense of loneliness. That lingering doubt along with the mechanisms of a coming of age story round out director Andrew Haigh’s…
TIFF Movie Review: The Shape of Water
To read further TIFF 2017 coverage, go here. Director Guillermo del Toro builds his worlds from the ground up, imbuing his chosen universes with such distinct senses of self that we can’t help but buy immediately into the world he’s drawn. A…
