Spoiled Rotten 124: Revisiting Sin City
Ben and Daniel revisit Sin City!
Robert Rodriguez
comPOSERS Episode 92: Four Rooms
Join us in raising a hearty middle finger to 2020 as we discuss Four Rooms, a New Years movie scored by lounge revival act Combustible Edison, with a little help from Juan Garcia ESQUIVEL!
Black Hole Films Episode 188 – El Mariachi
David Tompa Joins Jeremy for El Mariachi!
We Can Be Heroes Trailer: A New Generation of Superheroes Arrive on Netflix
Netflix will release Robert Rodriguez’s new superhero family film, We Can Be Heroes arrives on New Year’s Day.
Parental Guidance: Alita: Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel fights her way into theatres this weekend. Based on a manga, it’s chock-full of cool fight sequences set in a gritty dystopian future. But should you take your kids to see it?
Contest: See ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver!
That Shelf wants to send you and a friend to advance screenings of Alita: Battle Angel in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal – courtesy of our friends at 20th Century Fox!
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Review
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For fails to live up to its promises of being a fun, macho fantasy, instead delivering a bloated two-hour bore.
CONTEST: See SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR in Select Cities!
Enter for a chance to win a pair of passes to an advance screening of Sin City: A Dame to Kill For in Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Victoria, or Vancouver on Thursday, August 21st, courtesy of Dork Shelf and eOne Films!
20 Sleeper Hits You Can Rent for Free from Bay Street Video
Our film editor was asked to contribute to a list of dozens of "sleeper hits" that can currently be rented free of charge from Bay Street Video in Toronto. Given the vague definition of the term, here is why he chose his films on the list and gives recommendations for other films to pair alongside the free rentals.
Contest: Win MACHETE KILLS on Blu-Ray and a Signed Poster!
Enter for a chance to win a copy of Machete Kills in a Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack and a poster signed by star Danny Trejo, courtesy of Dork Shelf and VVS Films!
Machete Kills Review
Eschewing the straight-laced (and sadly often boring) grindhouse aesthetic of its predecessor, Machete Kills dives headlong into off-the-wall comedy like it probably should have done in the first place. It’s still way too long and the energy considerably flags towards the conclusion, but at least the laughs are fairly consistent throughout and there’s hardly anything that can be called a lull in the action and gags.
Contest: Win Run-of-Engagement Passes to MACHETE KILLS in TORONTO!
Enter for a chance to win one of five pairs of run-of-engagement passes to see Machete Kills in Toronto, courtesy of Dork Shelf and VVS Flims!
CONTEST: See an Advance Screening of MACHETE KILLS in Halifax, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, or Vancouver!
Enter for a chance to win one of ten pairs of passes to an advance screening of Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills in Ottawa or Halifax on Wednesday, October 9th or in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, or Vancouver on Thursday, October 10th, courtesy of Dork Shelf and VVS Films!
The New Old: 20 Years of Tarantino
We take a look back on the career of Quentin Tarantino as Reservoir Dogs celebrates it's 20th anniversary with a blu-ray box set including almost all of the feature films he's been a part of.
Hobo with a Shotgun
Unrated Trailer
With the recent success of Machete it should come as no surprise that other Grindhouse spin-offs would be in development. One such spin-off, Hobo with a Shotgun, was also featured as a trailer in the Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino mashup; though it only appeared on Canadian prints of the film. Thanks to the popularity of the […]
