The Best Films of 2022: A Year in Review
The best films of 2022 include Top Gun: Maverick, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Women Talking, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, The Banshees of Inisherin, and Brother
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The Banshees of Inisherin Review
With stand-out performances from Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin is one of the warmest, funniest, & most disturbing films of the year.
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Trespass Against Us: Director Adam Smith on Fassbender, Gleeson, The Chemical Brothers, and Doctor Who
Director Adam Smith on his debut feature Trespass Against Us, working with Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson, the film's Chemical Brothers score, and Doctor Who!
TIFF 2016: Trespass Against Us Review
Trespass Against Us TIFF 2016 Review.
In the Heart of the Sea Review
Is director Ron Howard's take on the true story of Moby Dick a tall tale or the big fish story you've been waiting for?
Song of the Sea Review
The best family film option this holiday is Song of the Sea, an Irish animated adventure that gives Miyazaki a run for his money.
Calvary Review
Those expecting something light from the re-teaming of writer/director John Michael McDonagh and actor Brendan Gleeson in Calvary will be in for a coal black shock, but they're also in for one of the best films of the year.
Edge of Tomorrow Review
Edge of Tomorrow is easily one of the best high concept sci-fi blockbusters to come along in a while. It might not be a particularly original movie, but it’s a surprisingly creative one that delivers all of the necessary thrills and spills of good popcorn fodder along with some pretty clever writing and proof that Tom Cruise still has a bit of a gas left in the tank.
Video Interview: Taylor Kitsch & Liane Balaban
We chat with Taylor Kitsch and Liane Balaban about their new film The Grand Seduction, Tim Riggins, the people who've made them feel special, and Hugh Jackman.
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.
Interview: Mark Critch
We sat down with Canadian actor Mark Critch to talk about returning to Newfoundland for his role in The Grand Seduction, the culture of the island, lead actor Brendan Gleeson's attention to detail, and we use his famed impression of talk show host George Stroumboulopoulos to talk about the difference between accents and impressions.
Interview: Don McKellar
Dork Shelf talks to director and actor Don McKellar about his return to feature film directing with The Grand Seduction (debuting Sunday September 8th at TIFF) and about how people perceived his time away from filmmaking, the script that tempted him to come back, shooting on location in Trinity Bay, the different stresses between city filming and country filming, and what Gleeson brought to his role and to the set.
The Smurfs 2 Review
A movie like The Smurfs 2 exists for only four reasons (in order of importance):
1. Sell merchandise
2. Profit
3. Steady employment for all involved.
4. Be a bland enough babysitter so that when the film arrives on DVD parents will buy it in hopes of plunking their kid down in front of it for 90 minutes of peace and quiet.
