This Week in DVD: 5/29/12
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Interview: Olivier Nakache & Eric Tolenado
Brandon Bastaldo and talked to Olivier Nakache and Eric Tolenado, directors of the French smash hit The Intouchables about bringing the true life tale of two friends to the big screen, how to keep heavy topics light, and why they keep working together after several movies.
Chernobyl Diaries Review
While certainly not breaking any new ground in the horror genre, Chernobyl Diaries wears its cliches like badges of honour and delivers a by-the-numbers story with the precision of a surgeon's scalpel.
Jesus Henry Christ Review
If movies were judged purely on their level of forced quirkiness, then Jesus Henry Christ would be in the running for the best of the year. Thankfully, we don’t live in that world and this movie will be quickly forgotten.
Where Do We Go Now Review
Despite a wildly inconsistent tone and gags that don't always work, the core ideas behind TIFF 2011 audience award winner Where Do We Go Now are fresh and new.
Hysteria Review
If you’re only going to see one movie about vibrators this year, Hysteria should be at the top of your list.
The New Old: Surrealities
This week's archival home entertainment column takes a look at the equally surreal worlds of professional wrestling (The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions) and the mind of John Malkovich (Being John Malkovich).
Interview: Oren Peli
We talked to Paranormal Activity creator Oren Peli about writing the screenplay and producing his latest work of horror Chernobyl Diaries and the challenges of creating a ghost town.
Men in Black III Review
Men in Black III is better than Men in Black II in so much as being tooth gratingly annoying and thoroughly incomprehensible is better than outright incompetence.
This Week in DVD: 5/22/12
A busy week for big titles on video store shelves as we take a look at The Grey, The Secret World of Arrietty, The Woman in Black, This Means War, and Red Tails.
The Sylvester Stalloeuvre: Stallolitics
As our Stallone retrospective rolls on, we jump ahead oh so slightly to take a look at the writer-actor's political leanings in Rambo: First Blood Part II, Rocky IV, Rambo, and The Expendables.
The Samaritan Review
Despite a suitably gritty start, the Toronto-set neo-noir The Samaritan quickly gets bogged down in inconsistencies and plot twists cribbed from other better films.
Inside Inside Out
Since 1991, Inside Out has been one of the world’s premiere LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) film festivals. The annual Toronto-based fest kicked off last night, bringing together filmmakers and audiences in a celebration of the best queer film from Canada and beyond. Running from May 17th to the 27th the Toronto LGBT Film […]
Battleship Review
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Bernie Review
Based on a bizarre true life crime from 1996, director Richard Linklater's coal black comedy and mockumentary Bernie stands as one of the best films of his already stacked career.
