Halloween Review
David Gordon Green's Halloween is easily the best movie to feature Michael Myers since the 1978 original. Yes, it is that good.
Toronto After Dark 2018: Tigers Are Not Afraid Review
Director Issa López’s horror fairytale Tigers Are Not Afraid opened the 13th annual Toronto After Dark Film Festival this week, and it hit with an emotional wallop.
First Man Review
First Man is a supreme tribute not only to the space race, but to one of the most fascinating and misunderstood figures of the 20th century.
Bad Times at the El Royale Review
After the complex ins and outs of The Cabin in the Woods, fans will be expecting a lot from Drew Goddard's latest film Bad Times at the El Royale, and with just cause. Does it deliver?
Spoiled Rotten Episode 73: Venom
Ben and Daniel spoil Venom as well as react to the Aquaman, Dark Phoenix, and Captain Marvel trailers!
Trailer Tuesday: Bodied, Aquaman, Vice, Star Trek: Discovery Season 2
It's Tuesday and that means That Shelf will be rounding up the latest movie, TV, and video game trailers. This week we've got Bodied, Aquaman, VICE, and Star Trek: Discovery season two.
The Many Versions of A Star is Born
Jason Gorber chats with CBC Radio about the 1937, 1954, 1976 and 2018 versions of A Star is Born.
Spider-Man Spinoff Venom Weaves a Tangled Web
What do you get when you make a Spider-Man spinoff with out a trace of Spider-Man? You get Venom, one of the most unusual comic book blockbusters produced by the genre. Read our full review.
A Star is Born Review
Great music, great performances, a doomed love story with plenty of heart on display, A Star is Born really is a triumph, a reminder that sometimes playing the hits can really bring the house down.
All About Nina: Director Eva Vives on Surviving Trauma, #MeToo, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead
We speak with writer-director Eva Vives about her new film All About Nina – a movie about the trauma of sexual assault and its repercussions – the film's resonance in the Me Too era, and its star Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
Venice 2018: Suspiria Review
Luca Guadagnino's contemporary take on Dario Argento’s classic is a mess – an emotional and at times haunting film – but a mess nonetheless.
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Disenchantment Review
Matt Groening’s new animated Netflix series Disenchantment will feel satisfyingly familiar for fans of Futurama and The Simpsons, but the fantasy comedy risks becoming a drinking game of avoiding Thrones.
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God of War is not a perfect game – but it is a very good one
The new God of War is an excellent reboot that still struggles to contextualize its violence.
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podcasts
No-Budget Nightmares #113 – Operation Dance Sensation
It’s another NO-BUDGET NIGHTMARES PATREON SPECIAL! A listener forces us to watch something weird and German: the 2003 action-satire-gore-comedy OPERATION DANCE SENSATION!