Coming off of a successful high from the grim and quirky A Series of Unfortunate Events, Netflix has proven that it will start the year off with enthralling entertainment (at least until the next Adam Sandler sponsored monstrosity rears its ugly head).…
Movie Review: Lion
The first hour of Garth Davis’s Lion (based on the true story of Saroo Bierley) is one of the finest explorations of the human experience this year. We follow a young Saroo after he is devastatingly separated from his mother…
Interview: Lion Composers Dustin O’Halloran and Hauschka
At this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, first time feature-film director Garth Davis, who’s earned his stripes for his work on the BBC miniseries Top of the Lake, brought us the world premiere of his now hotly-anticipated and critically-acclaimed…
TIFF Review: The Secret Scripture
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…
Dev Patel stars in the first trailer for TIFF bound Lion
I feel like I’ve been waiting for Dev Patel to get a starring role such as his in Slumdog Millionaire since well….Slumdog Millionaire. While he’s had the chance to demonstrate his chops in bit roles in The Newsroom and the indie The Road Within…
12 Most Memorable Movie Scenes of 2015
The Revenant (Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2015), The Bear Attack Yes, every single word of praise you’ve read and/or heard is true. One can’t escape talking about The Revenant without mentioning its pièce de résistance: a bear mauling that seems to be…
Movie Review: “Carol”
As Frank Sinatra said, “Love is the tender trap.” It’s a strange thing to feel, especially if you’ve never been in love before. It can be beautiful but nerve racking at the same time, even frightening if love can hurt…