Museum Hours Review
For those willing to immerse themselves within the world director Jem Cohen meticulously crafts before the viewer’s very eyes, there will be no greater joy in going to the movies this year than Museum Hours.
I’m So Excited Review
Those expecting a campy trip in I'm So Excited will be disappointed to learn that they signed up for a didactic lecture from a vastly more cynical than usual Pedro Almodovar.
The Lone Ranger Review
Aside from some really great stuntwork in a pair of showstopping (if incredibly similar) action set pieces, an interesting take on the film’s titular cowboy, and a good look overall, The Lone Ranger gets bogged down thanks to a useless 149 minute running time and a cavalier, ironic, and wholly unwelcome revisionist history that thinks it’s progressive but is dumb as desert dirt.
Despicable Me 2 Review
Although a bit heavier on set pieces and wacky minion hijinks and lighter on the familial drama and heart, Despicable Me 2 is a fleet and funny follow up to the animated smash hit.
Blu-Ray Round Up: 7/1/13
This week, we look at Blu-Rays of horror classics Lifeforce and Phantasm II, one of Steven Spielberg's most underrated films, Empire of the Sun, the metal and cardboard documentary Skull World, and the bizarre worlds of Stoker and Spring Breakers.
This Week at The Bloor: 6/28/13
This week at the Bloor Hot Docs cinema we take at the hard to watch, but rewarding No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka, the informative but bone dry architectural documentary Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation, and briefly note some cool events and special guests for this coming week.
The Heat Review
The Heat is a decently entertaining, if entirely formulaic, genre comedy that had somewhat astoundingly never been made to this point in this decent of a fashion..
Unfinished Song Review
It's pat and cheesy crowd-pleasing stuff, but thanks to a spectacular cast anchored by one of Terence Stamp's best performances, Unfinished Song earns its tearjerker status.
My Brother The Devil Review
The brotherly UK gangster drama My Brother The Devil brims with vitality and realism in one of the best debut features of the year.
Storm Surfers 3D Review
The 3D wonders of Storm Surfers are stunning, but there's a bit too much padding to really warrant a feature length documentary about open water boarders.
The Secret Disco Revolution Review
Intermittently insightful, thoughtful and humorous, but mostly slapdash and unfocused, The Secret Disco Revolution squanders a genuinely good thesis on a mishmash of talking heads a pointless, cutesy recreations that make disco look like a heist.
White House Down Review
White House Down is both vastly better than this year's other President-in-peril flick and about as goofy and endearingly silly as one would expect from director Roland Emmerich, delivering his best all around work since Independence Day. You know, that other movie that destroyed the White House.
How to Make Money Selling Drugs Review
Director Matthew Cooke’s documentary-slash-mock infomercial-slash-fake video game tip guide How to Make Money Selling Drugs is one of the most off beat, irreverent, and well researched takes on a serious political, economic, and social issue to come around in quite some time.
Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard Vol. 2 #1 Review
David Petersen's Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard Volume 2 kicks off with this stellar issue, featuring stories from Stan Sakai, Ben Caldwell, and more!
Monsters University Review
As far as Pixar movie standards go, Monsters University is a bit of a mess with sloppy plotting and and unclear motives as to who the movie is actually made for... and yet, it's still extremely endearing and funny getting a solid B- for its efforts overall.
