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This week, James and Yaw adapt the hit 1987 video game Contra!
Moana Review
Moana marks another step in the right direction for Disney's revamped animation studio.
The Development Slate Episode 36 – Hungry Hungry Hippos (Board Game Challenge)
In part one of the Dev Slate board game challenge, James challenges Yaw to adapt Hungry Hungry Hippos for the big screen.
San Andreas Review
San Andreas delivers all the destruction, mayhem and special effects that audiences go to this kind of movie to see. But is there more to it than just that?
Furious 7 Review
Furious 7 makes no bones about what it is and delivers on everything we've come to want from one of the most preposterous, unnecessary yet thoroughly enjoyable series in film history.
Contest: Win HERCULES on Blu-Ray!
Enter for a chance to win Hercules on Blu-Ray!
Hercules Review
If Hercules has one major accomplishment, it’s how it's somehow managing to be both incredibly cheesy and starved of fun at the same time.
CONTEST: See an Advance Screening of HERCULES in TORONTO or MONTREAL!
Enter for a chance to win a pair of passes to an advance screening of Hercules - starring Dwayne Johnson - in Toronto or Montreal on Thursday, July 24th, courtesy of Dork Shelf and Paramount Pictures.
20 Sleeper Hits You Can Rent for Free from Bay Street Video
Our film editor was asked to contribute to a list of dozens of "sleeper hits" that can currently be rented free of charge from Bay Street Video in Toronto. Given the vague definition of the term, here is why he chose his films on the list and gives recommendations for other films to pair alongside the free rentals.
Fast & Furious 6 Review
Fast & Furious 6 somehow manages to clear the already high bar set by the series' previous entry in terms of action and excitement. It's also the best of the series and a darn good movie overall perfectly designed to give the audience exactly what they want. It's what this type of blockbuster filmmaking should always be like.
Pain & Gain Review
Welcome to Michael Bay’s American dream.The world of the thoroughly batshit insane and coal black comedy Pain & Gain is one of dreamers who are willing to cause abject nightmares to those around them to achieve their ends, and there’s no better vulgar auteurist capable of bringing this South Florida sleaze-fest to the big screen than Bay.
Contest: See PAIN & GAIN in Toronto or Montreal!
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation Review
Full of whiz-bang special effects, plentiful explosions, and pithy one-liners, G.I. Joe: Retaliation is slightly more fun than its predecessor, but it also has way too much going on in too short of a time frame to actually be a truly great movie.
CONTEST: See G.I. JOE: RETALIATION in TORONTO & MONTREAL
Enter for a chance to win one of five pairs of passes to an advance screening of G.I. Joe: Retaliation in Toronto or Montreal on Monday, March 25th, courtesy of Dork Shelf and Paramount Pictures.
Snitch Review
While not as action packed as fans of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson would expect given his recent output, the character based drama Snitch is still an admirable change of pace.