The Zero Theorem Review
Terry Gilliam's The Zero Theorem is a sprawling, thoughtful mess of a movie that tosses a cavalcade of ideas (both visual and philosophical) at the audience with almost reckless abandon.
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4 Minute Mile Review
The best that can be said about the high school sports drama 4 Minute Mile is that it’s perfectly competent in terms of tone and construction even at its most boring.
Magic in the Moonlight Review
If one were to plot out the ranking of Woody Allen’s films from best to worst, the frothy, but hardly vital Magic in the Moonlight would show up somewhere just barely on the positive side of the dead centre.
This Week at The Bloor: 8/1/14
This week at The Bloor, looks at the landmark Anita Hill sexual harassment suit and the ins and outs of breastfeeding both miss their intended marks.
Get on Up Review
Get on Up is an example of how an exceptional leading performance and stylish direction can help to overcome what’s essentially a baseline, standard sort of musical biopic.
Interview: Dave Bautista
We talk to actor and former wrestler Dave Bautista about his role as Drax in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, joining up with director James Gunn, why he’s disappointed with his most recent stint in the WWE, his co-stars, Drax’s lengthy make-up process, and much more.
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.
There’s a New Hobbit Trailer… Does Anyone Care?
With the last chapter of this triple-dipped prequel series coming out at the end of the year, we can't help but wonder is there any 'new material' left for us to get excited about?
Tarantino Says The Hateful Eight Is Back On
Quentin Tarantino was at Comic Con in San Diego this weekend and confirmed that he will indeed be saddling up again to make his second western, the on again, off again Hateful Eight!
The Death of Superman Lives Trailer Lands
Check out the trailer for upcoming doc The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? where Jon Schnepp delves into the 1998 Superman film that almost was...
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.
And So It Goes Review
Despite the presence of Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton in the leads, Rob Reiner's And So It Goes is as dull, formulaic, and resigned as its title suggests.
Films in Brief: 7/25/14
The low key thriller The Privileged and the food advocacy documentary GMO OMG return to the city after a festival screening and a previous engagement, respectively. One isn't very good, one is unconscionably terrible.
This Week at The Bloor: 7/25/14
This week at The Bloor, looks at music therapy for Alzheimer's patients in the uneven, but moving Alive Inside and a rallying cry against the rich American right wing in Citizen Koch.
Lucy Review
Luc Besson’s Lucy is a certifiably insane film, and that's mostly a positive.
