Interview: Jeremy LaLonde on Ashgrove and Failing
Jeremy LaLonde spoke with That Shelf about the challenges in making Ashgrove, casting Amanda Brugel, and how the pandemic affected his story.
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Whistler Film Festival: Little Jar Review
Little Jar is a quirky and downright silly isolation comedy that offers a fresh new perspective on isolation and human connection.
Ashgrove Review: Lovers in a Dangerous Time
It’s a thin line between love and hate in director Jeremy LaLonde’s apocalyptic relationship drama Ashgrove.
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Review: Part Satire, Part Nonsense
This year's Golden Bear winner captures an angry, frustrated mindset that has plagued all of us since this pandemic started.
Old Review: M. Night Shyamalan Takes A Beach Vacation
M. Night Shyamalan, the king of twists is (sorta) back with his latest effort, the existential suspense drama Old starring Gael Garcia Bernal.
SXSW 2021: The End Of Us Review
This quarantine-set SXSW rom-com shows us that just because you can make a movie about an ongoing pandemic doesn't mean you should
Sundance 2021: In The Earth Review
Ben Wheatley makes the most out of his minimalist thriller filmed during the pandemic.
Songbird Review: It’s Not ‘Too Soon’, It’s ‘Too Bad’
Songbird holds the distinction of being the first movie to film in Los Angeles since the 2020 pandemic shutdown. It also has the distinction of being one of the most misguided and tone-deaf movies of the year.
TIFF 2020: The Drive-in Experience
We were treated to a rental car and a ticket to attend a TIFF 2020 screening at the drive-in. The experience for this festival vet was... different.
Letterboxing: What Was The Last Movie You Saw In Cinemas?
Remember movie theatres? It’s only been about eight weeks since cinemas shuttered their doors but it already feels like eons ago.
Calgary Underground Film Festival 2020 Postponed
The 17th annual Calgary Underground Film Festival postpones April 20th launch due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Contagion Review
Director Steven Soderbergh takes on a deadly viral outbreak in his latest film, Contagion, with the same episodic story structure that he employed when he took on the war on drugs in Traffic. What this means is that Contagion is a very well made and often fascinating film that feels longer than it really is and it forgets about most of its characters at fairly inopportune times. The two films could really play side by side as a double bill of Soderbergh procedurals. They have almost the exact same strengths and the exact same faults.
