TIFF 2019: Lucy in the Sky Review
TIFF 2019: Lucy in the Sky Review
Natalie Portman
Parental Guidance MCU Rewatch: Thor: The Dark World
As a family, we pledged to embark upon an epic MCU rewatch before we see Avengers: Endgame – and answer the all-important question: should you watch these with your kids? Up next Thor: The Dark World!
Parental Guidance MCU Rewatch: Thor
As a family, we pledged to embark upon an epic MCU rewatch before we see Avengers: Endgame – and answer the all-important question: should you watch these with your kids? Next up 2011's Thor!
15 Best Revenge Movies of All Time
Revenge is a dish best served cold... And on the big screen! Here are the 15 Best Revenge Movies of All Time.
Annihilation Review
Alex Garland's new sci-fi thriller Annihilation has a lot going for it – from a strong cast to stunning visuals – but it ultimately feels lacking in some ways.
Annihilation: Alex Garland on Natalie Portman and Oscar Isaac, Giving the Audience Credit, and Movies that Scare and Challenge
We speak with Ex Machina writer/director Alex Garland about his new sci-fi film Annihilation, working with Natalie Portman and Oscar Isaac, and more!
Contest: See Annihilation in Select Cities
Annihilation opens across Canada February 23rd but you and a guest can attend an early screening in Vancouver, Toronto or Montreal courtesy of Dork Shelf and Paramount Pictures!
Knight of Cups Review: Malick’s Familiar Experiment Produces Watered Down Results
Some may blame Terrence Malick's sudden increased output for the artist repeating himself, but Knight of Cups feels like the director spent too much time playing the sandbox.
Contest: See Knight of Cups in Toronto
Dork Shelf wants to send you and a guest to an advanced screening of Knight of Cups in Toronto courtesy of eOne Films.
TIFF 2015 Trailers: Special Presentations
Here are trailers and clips for films in the TIFF Special Presentations programme.
Home Entertainment Round-Up: 3/9/14
As we dig out from under the pile of Blu-Ray and DVD releases that have come into the office this month, we take a look at Criterion editions of Soderbergh's underrated King of the Hill and Truffaut's Jules and Jim, Blu-rays for Thor: The Dark World, Nebraska, Wadjda, and Blue is the Warmest Color, and a DVD of the found footage thriller Banshee Chapter.
Thor: The Dark World Review
While it’s undoubtedly going to make a lot of money at the box office thanks to branding and the franchise juggernaut that fuels it, Thor: The Dark World isn’t a good movie. It might appeal to those who live only for credit stingers, plot twists that can be undone mere moments after they happen, or those who enjoy comic book epics indiscriminately, but this really does represent a turning point for the character and the series it now finds itself entrenched within.
Thor Review
I should preface this review with one caveat: I've never read or watched — or heard of Thor at all, really — before seeing the film. As you can probably guess from the preceding sentence, I don't even know what format of text or media from which its story originates. Colour me uneducated and largely incurious. Instead of attempting to hide this gaping hole in my nerd credentials, I'm sure that highlighting my lack of Thor knowledge will make for a pretty interesting review.
Thor Review
I didn’t know it until I saw it, but I have been waiting for a summer movie like Thor for a long time. It is fun, far more fun than any comic adaptation I have seen in years. Its director brings to it a distantiation that allows for investment in the fun of it all: the outrageous narration, exaggerated and impossible action sequences, and actors who can just let go and enjoy the ride without any pressure while still maintaining their integrity and talent. This, my friends, is what a summer movie should be: exciting, clever, comedic, and a joyride.
Your Highness Review
I didn’t walk into Your Highness with high expectations, that would have been silly, but I was looking forward to it in a way that defies my general like of good taste. A stoner-fantasy genre hybrid suddenly felt like exactly the nosh I was hungry for. But there isn’t a formula for this sort of subgenre as much as there is a vibe, and I’m sad to say no matter how much you tint your eyes rose coloured before entering the theatre, Your Highness doesn’t do a great job flowing with it.
