& Sons Review: TIFF 2025
Thanks to a talented cast and a pointed script, & Sons makes a good, but not quite remarkable, addition to the pantheon of family dramas (with a twist).
Bill Nighy
The Wild Robot Review: Or, I Heart Robots
Animated adventure The Wild Robot provides all ages escapism and a fable about autonomy in the age of artificial intelligence.
The First Omen Review: There’s Life in this Franchise
The First Omen delivers one of the most unexpected and entertaining theatrical experiences of 2024 so far.
Contra Zoom Pod 226: Make/Remake Ikiru and Living
Dakota and Rachel look at the similarities and differences between 1952's Ikiru and 2022's Living!
Sundance 2022: That Shelf Sundance Roundtable
Highlights from Sundance 2022 include After Yang, Living, Cha Cha Real Smooth, and Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.
Sundance 2022: Living Review
Bill Nighy's performance in Living is a master class in restraint in Oliver Hermanus and Kazuo Ishiguro's adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru.
Minamata Review: Depp Eases into a New Phase of His Iconic Career
Minamata won't resurrect Depp's fading career, but it's a step in the right direction.
Emma Review: Jane Austen Book Clubbers, Rejoice!
'Emma' is a top shelf adaptation, especially thanks to a scene-stealing performance by Miranda Hart.
The Kindness of Strangers Review: Your Holiday Turkey
Pedestrian feel-good bullsh*t.
Sometimes Always Never Review
Sometimes Always Never sees Bill Nighy play a Scrabble enthusiast in search of his missing son.
Parental Guidance: Detective Pikachu
Detective Pikachu is a family-friendly mystery with the added charm of imagining a world in which Pokemon are real – and sometimes solve crimes. But should you take your kids to see it?
Pokemon Detective Pikachu Review: Pocket Monster Gumshoe has Gotta Catch ‘Em All (Bad Guys, That Is)
Pocket monsters abound in a whodunit that ticks all the mystery boxes, but its real star is Ryan Reynolds’ deadpan Pikachu, reminiscent of his star-making turn as Deadpool.
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Review
The only thing wrong with The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is everything. Even a talented cast can't save this one.
Interview: Andrew Scott and Ben Schnetzer
We talk to actors Andrew Scott and Ben Schnetzer about their roles in the British historical ensemble comedy-drama Pride.
TIFF 2014: Pride Review
Pride Special Presentations The true story of a group of queer folks from London setting out to help a Welsh village during the miner’s strike of 1984-85, Pride is a mash of odd couples and triumphs over oppression that satisfies, but predictable archetypes and glossed-over challenges are a drawback. Mark (Ben Schnetzer) forms Lesbians and […]
