If you’re genre-splicing in one movie, the potential is limitless. One eye-catching genre, say a revenge thriller for instance, leaves enough tools on the table to build something memorable for an audience. Now throw in a historical drama, an 80s…
The Strangers: Prey at Night makes it hard to care [Review]
During my screening of The Strangers: Prey at Night, I noticed a young couple sitting in front of me. The girl was very scared and huddled close to her boyfriend, as a means of comfort and trust between the two.…
A Wrinkle In Time Movie Review: Lazy Writing Sinks any Potential for Greatness
In Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time, it is not freedom, science, religion, or the great battle between good and evil that is really important. No, it’s the self esteem of the main protagonist Meg (Storm Reid). A strange choice since…
7 Guardians of the Tomb Movie Review: One redeeming moment can’t save this misfire
There is precisely one redeeming moment in Kimble Rendall’s 7 Guardians of the Tomb, a sci-fi horror blockbuster touting itself as the largest Chinese-Australian co-production in history. The scene comes about two-thirds of the way in after a group of…
Tehran Taboo Movie Review
Tehran Taboo opens with a man picking up a prostitute, Pari (Elmira Rafizadeh), and her son, Elias, in his car. While Pari is giving her client a blowjob (with Elias in the backseat), he crashes his car into the vehicle…
Early Man Review: A charming if slight treat
Fans of any form of animated film probably owe a thing or two to Aardman Studios and Nick Park. The British studio and writer/director are arguably responsible for bringing the joy and craftsmanship of stop-motion animation to the masses thanks…
The 15:17 to Paris Review: Clint Eastwood misfires with this bundle of ideological confusion
Three young boys play with airsoft guns in the woods, each blasting the other with tiny plastic pellets from the muzzles of toys made to look like real weapons. The three charge at each other and collapse into a pile…