Spoiled Rotten 88: Ranking the X-Men Films
Ben and Daniel rank all the X-Men films!
Ellen Page
Spoiled Rotten 82: The Umbrella Academy
Ben and Daniel spoil The Umbrella Academy!
The Umbrella Academy: Showrunner Steve Blackman Discusses Adapting the Series for Netflix
The Umbrella Academy’s showrunner/executive producer Steve Blackman tells That Shelf what sets his show apart from the competition.
Tallulah Review
Ellen Page stars in Tallulah , a film about a triangle of women in crisis.
Into the Forest Review
Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood are in top form in Patricia Rozema's small scale survival tale Into the Forest.
TIFF 2015: Into the Forest Review
Into the Forest TIFF 2015 review
X-Men: Days of Future Past Review
Somewhere between a natural continuation of the story arc kicked off by the previous “proper” entry of a franchise and a complete and total retconning of the same lies X-Men: Days of Future Past. It’s a stronger film than its immediate and proper predecessor, but thanks to some time travelling and convenient plotting, it essentially undoes most of the plot elements that didn’t work the last time out.
Touchy Feely Review
Underwhelming, Lynn Shelton's Touchy Feely feels like a stock American indie that never lives up to the talents of the director or the cast. It's not awful, but it never reaches it's full potential.
Contest: See TOUCHY FEELY in Toronto!
Enter for a chance to win one of three pairs of run-of-engagement passes to see Touchy Feely in Toronto at the Carlton Cinema, courtesy of Dork Shelf and VSC.
The East Review
The East is the kind of film that says a lot more with a whisper then it does with a scream, and while people may not be able to look past what the film’s ultimate message, in it’s quieter moments all of the emotional punches hit their marks.
Interview: Brit Marling & Ellen Page
We sit down with writer and actress Brit Marling and Canada's own Ellen Page to talk about their work on the new thriller The East, the importance of a strong sense of family, how much preparation went into to playing anarchists, the semantics behind dumpster diving, the best way to make a subversive narrative, and the real inspiration behind some of the ideas shared in the film.
This Week in DVD: 1/15/13
Looking to shake the early winter doldrums? Before you head out or order in a movie out on DVD this week, take a look at our eclectic line-up of reviews including the action of Taken 2 and Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, the martial arts mayhem of Swords of Dragons Gate, the drama of Won't Back Down, the visual splendour of Samsara, and the return of Woody Allen in To Rome with Love.
To Rome With Love Review
While not one of the more disposable films in the Woody Allen cannon, the filmmaker's latest To Rome With Love only manages to be a mildly amusing mishmash of four separate, mediocre, half-baked stories instead of just one really good one.
TIFF 2010
SUPER Review
There have been a number of films made in recent years that are use the concept of average people becoming costumed vigilantes. From last year’s ambitious Watchmen adaptation, to the Canadian indie flick Defendor, and more recently the big screen version of Mark Millar’s ultraviolent Kick-Ass, normal people putting on tights and bashing criminals in […]
Inception Review
Christopher Nolan won himself a great deal of opening weekend cred thanks to The Dark Knight; he is likely going to need it for Inception. It’s not that Inception is a bad film—the movie is actually one of the most original major releases to come along in ages—It’s that the film feels too cerebral for […]
