Guardians of the Galaxy Review
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy stands as proof that not every summer blockbuster has to choose between self-reflexive humour and stoic seriousness.
Chris Pratt
The June Home Entertainment Round-Up
Time once again for our writers to look to their latest Blu-Ray, DVD, and VOD purchases with looks at new releases The Lego Movie, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Alan Partridge, Small Time, The Cold Lands, Tapped Out, and A Wife Alone, and re-releases for The Life Aquatic, Judex, Hearts and Minds, The Revengers, and Countess Dracula.
The Lego Movie Review
Everything about The Lego Movie is awesome. An astoundingly smart, gut busting comedy with an anti-corporate message tied into the greatest virtues of one of the most beloved brands on Earth, Phil Lord and Chris Miller's exceptional film for people of all ages deserves to be talked about in the same breath as Monsters Inc. and Fantastic Mr. Fox when talking about the best animated comedies of the new millennium.
The Lords (and Millers) of Your Childhood
We catch up with one of the most beloved directorial duos working today, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, to talk about their work on The Lego Movie, why they have no interest in selling toys, the hardest part of animating a toy made out of building blocks, creating catchy earworms, and how their very terrible idea of a double decker couch was a very real thing.
Her Review
Her is nothing short of astonishing: a brainy science fiction yarn set in a not too distant future that also functions as an off kilter, but never ironic, creepy, or off putting modern romance. It’s a reflection of narcissism, consumerism, and most importantly alienation in our modern digital world. It's also the best movie of the year.
Delivery Man Review
It's almost the exact same movie as Starbuck was two years ago, meaning it's largely okay and overstuffed, but this remake of Ken Scott's Quebecois hit gets a lot of mileage from Vince Vaughn's best performance in years.
CONTEST: See an Advance Screening of DELIVERY MAN Across Canada!
Enter for a chance to win one of 25 pairs of passes to an advance screening of Delivery Man in Calgary, Edmonton, or Vancouver on Monday, November 18th or in Toronto, Ottawa, Waterloo, or Winnipeg on Wednesday, November 20th, courtesy of Dork Shelf and Dreamworks Pictures! (Note: Only 10 pairs of passes available for Calgary.)
Movie 43 Review
Earlier today our head film critic had his faith in movies nearly destroyed by Hansel and Gretel:Witch Hunters, tonight our other main film writer suffers the same nervous breakdown inducing fate fate at the hands of the already infamous Movie 43.
Zero Dark Thirty Review
In the best film of her already great career, Kathryn Bigelow and a thoroughly excellent Jessica Chastain create the ultimate impartial treatise on modern warfare with Zero Dark Thirty.
CONTEST: See ZERO DARK THIRTY in 4 Cities
Enter for a chance to win a pair of passes to see an advance screening of one of the most anticipated films of the year, Zero Dark Thirty in Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Halifax on Thursday, January 10th at 7:00pm courtesy of Dork Shelf and Alliance Films.
The Five-Year Engagement Review
While it will probably appeal to the most adoring fans of producer Judd Apatow and star Jason Segel, The Five-Year Engagement is a mean spirited, mostly unoriginal comedy that can never decide if it wants to pander to women or to bros, when it's a plot clearly designed to pander to the latter.
