For more TIFF 2016 coverage, go here. 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…
TIFF Review: Colossal
For more TIFF 2016 coverage, go here. Certainly one of the films with the most bizarre synopsis at TIFF this year, Colossal, written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo, is also one of the most surprising delights. A film which manages to blend monster…
TIFF Review: The Red Turtle
For more TIFF 2016 coverage, go here. A profoundly, affirming film about the trials and tribulations of life, family, love and death, The Red Turtle is a beautiful, wordless fable that cuts to the core. Despite the lack of dialogue, the story…
TIFF Review: A Monster Calls
Often times the harshest reality of growing up is the realization that we are, by nature, flawed human beings. The dawning understanding that our parents are not infallible superhumans, that we are not impervious to harm is something that can…
Star Trek The Original Series: Where hope is the final frontier
Welcome to our newest bi-weekly column, Prime Time, where different writers pick some of their favorite past shows and talk about what made them standout from the crowd. To read past installments, go here. Late as I was to the Star…
TV Review: You’re the Worst 3×01 “Try Real Hard”
It’s sometimes easy to forget about You’re the Worst until it’s returned to our screens at the end of the summer and which point no other show holds our grasp in the same manner. It’s a slight show with short seasons but…
Remembering Gene Wilder
2016 continues to pave a road of grief as we lost yet another great talent in comedian Gene Wilder, best known for his collaborations with Mel Brooks and his role as the eponymous Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate…
