TIFF 2016: Loving Review
Jeff Nichols' Loving reviewed for TIFF 2016.
Michael Shannon
Midnight Special Review
Michael Shannon once again teams with director Jeff Nichols ( Mud, Take Shelter ) for a different kind of film, Midnight Special shoots for the stars and hits every one.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Review
Batman v Superman is Zack Snyder's messy vision through and through, but he sticks to his guns and manages to retroactively improve Man of Steel .
The Night Before Review
Drugs, alcohol, and bromance abound in this hilarious holiday comedy with a surprising amount of heart.
99 Homes Review
99 Homes is essentially Wall Street for the era of the U.S. bailout and sub-prime mortgage collapse. An assured return to form for filmmaker Ramin Bahrani that benefits from a wealth of style and tension and a pair of exceptionally matched leading performances.
TIFF 2014: 99 Homes Review
99 Homes Special Presentations Essentially Wall Street for the era of the U.S. bailout and sub-prime mortgage collapse, this assured return to form for filmmaker Ramin Bahrani ( Man Push Cart , Goodbye Solo , At Any Price ) benefits from a wealth of style and tension and a pair of exceptionally matched leading performances. […]
Man of Steel Review
Although it might be still somewhat of an unsubtle disappointment, Man of Steel offers enough action and promise for the future, particularly from Henry Cavill in the lead and even from Zack Snyder in the director's seat. Still, someone needs to tell Christopher Nolan (and by extension actual hired writer David S. Goyer) to stop putting his very specific and far too serious spin on DC titles.
Man of Steel at the CN Tower
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman ...’s costumes at the top of the CN Tower!
The Iceman Review
While it might adhere too slavishly to mob movie conventions at times, The Iceman boasts an excellent leading performance from the always great Michael Shannon that makes it worth watching.
Mud Review
Mud feels like a classical young adult novel from the 80s or 90s brought to life with all of the life lessons intact, and it's mostly a positive thing.
This “Week” in DVD: 12/18/12
With films coming to home video two days this week (Tuesday and Friday) here's part one of our look at the latest releases including Beasts of the Southern Wild , Killer Joe , Total Recall , Premium Rush , and Arbitrage .
TIFF 2012 Reviews: Part 2
Day two of our TIFF 2012 coverage rolls on with looks at Anna Karenina , The Iceman , Antiviral , No , Amour , The Sapphires , Pusher , The Secret Disco Revolution , and What Richard Did .
Premium Rush Review
Named like an energy drink, directed like a cartoon, and performed in the style of poppy 90s blockbuster cheese that has sadly disappeared, if you have a bad time at Premium Rush , you’re either too cynical about movies to enjoy good trash or you had a heart attack in the theater from all the awesomeness. Those are really the only two options.
This Week in DVD: 6/12/12
We review a whopping 7 films currently out on DVD. There's a whole bunch of good, not great and a couple of real stinkers as we look at Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Machine Gun Preacher, The Collapsed, Madison County, The Prodigies, and Demoted
13 Review
Sometimes a press release comes along that’s just too implausible to pass up. There’s just something about it that catches the eye or something in the content that contains a hard to refuse offer. Such is the case with this week’s direct to DVD release of the film 13 . The release stated that the film starred Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Alexander Skarsgard and Michael Shannon in a remake of director Gela Babluani’s wonderful 2005 film 13 Tzameti with Babluani returning to helm the new version.
