Eisner Watch: Rat Queens
Have you heard of Rat Queens? If not, you need to get out from that rock you've been living under and seek this thing out. The power of Betty commands you.
Game of Thrones Episode 4.8 Recap
“The Mountain and the Viper” is about history. Some people dwell on the past and worry, others look back and find identity. One specifically unfortunate man has allowed his past to fester, making him prone to a mind-crushing lust for vengeance.
Orphan Black Episode 2.7 Recap
This week on Orphan Black, countless secrets were revealed to each of the characters, with some hilarious and devastating consequences.
Maleficent Review
Maleficent is an odd little movie that manages to both pleasantly surprise and disappoint in equal amount.
This Week at The Bloor: 5/30/14
This week at The Bloor, a frightening and fascinating look inside the world's first "internet addiction treatment camp" in Web Junkie and the rightfully Oscar nominated foreign film The Missing Picture.
The Grand Seduction Review
Don McKellar's remake of The Grand Seduction is a warmhearted, laid back comedy that might not be too original, but it hits the mark everywhere that counts.
Tom at the Farm Review
Young Quebecois actor and filmmaker Xavier Dolan delivers a solid genre effort with the thriller Tom at the Farm.
Hotel Congress Review
Brechtian and Beckettian in the same breath, Nadia Litz’s heady rom-com satire Hotel Congress owes as much to classic literature as it does to cinema of the French new wave and modern mumblecore.
We Are the Best! Review
The Swedish punk rock teen flick We Are the Best! definitely lives up to its title.
Filth Review
Despite some good moments and an exceptional high wire performance from James McAvoy in the lead, the Irvine Welsh adaptation Filth is too scattershot to succeed.
A Million Ways To Die In The West Review
Say what you want about Seth MacFarlane, that man can write a “guy pooping into a hat” joke that’ll really make you think. But unfortunately, too much of A Million Ways To Die In The West is oddly serious and laugh-free.
Cyber-Seniors Review
No, it's not a film about elderly cyborgs, but the documentary Cyber-Seniors is a disarmingly charming look at how you're never too old to learn something new and potentially terrifying.
Cabin Fever: Patient Zero Review
Cabin Fever was a successful horror film that by all rights should have spawned an equally successful horror movie franchise. It never turned out that way. Three entries in, it definitely still isn't that way.
Eisner Watch: Sex Criminals
In Eisner Watch, Heather reviews a nominee in the Best New Series category of the 2014 Eisner Awards.
Orphan Black Episode 2.6 Recap
What happened this episode of Orphan Black? Well, for one we’re finally getting somewhere with our clone mystery, and by “somewhere” I mean we’re at the equivalent of that one pit stop with the big ball of twine—nowhere near the destination, but delightful nonetheless.
