The Full Monty: An Uneven Sequel Series with Heart
The Full Monty is unlikely to satisfy viewers looking for a repeat of the original, but with some charming performances, it may gain some new fans.
Tom Wilkinson
Spoiled Rotten 119: Revisiting Batman Begins
Ben and Daniel revisit Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins!
The Development Slate Episode 53 – Bucky O’Hare
Ashley and Yaw pull apart the weirdness that is Bucky O'Hare for a big screen adaptation!
The Development Slate Episode 39 – The Day the Earth Stood Still
Listen as the Dev Slate guys talk about the original The Day the Earth Stood Still, the remake, and how they’d make their own versions.
The Development Slate Episode 38 – Comeback
This week James and Yaw play adapt the Image Comics title Comeback.
Denial Review
Denial tells the true story of David Irving (Timothy Spall), a British "historian" who dedicated his “career” to proving the Holocaust didn't happen.
TIFF 2016: Denial Review
Denial TIFF 2016 Review.
Unfinished Business Review
Unfinished Business is a raunchy sex comedy with an odd anti-bullying subplot as just one of its many missteps.
Selma Review
A wonderful and precise historic drama, Selma is a humanist retelling of an important (and still relevant) moment in American history.
CONTEST: See SELMA in TORONTO or MONTREAL!
Enter for a chance to see an advance screening of Selma in Toronto or Montreal on Wednesday, January 7th, courtesy of Dork Shelf and Paramount Pictures.
Felony Review
Actor and writer Joel Edgerton's Felony is a flawed, but engaging Aussie cop drama.
The June Home Entertainment Round-Up
Time once again for our writers to look to their latest Blu-Ray, DVD, and VOD purchases with looks at new releases The Lego Movie, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Alan Partridge, Small Time, The Cold Lands, Tapped Out, and A Wife Alone, and re-releases for The Life Aquatic, Judex, Hearts and Minds, The Revengers, and Countess Dracula.
Belle Review
Although at times it feels like Amma Asante’s Belle is unwisely trying to be a Jane Austen period romance that never quite takes off, the film’s true to life trappings and some exceptional performances and wit save the film from ever becoming something it shouldn’t be.
CONTEST: See an Advance Screening of BELLE in TORONTO, CALGARY, or VANCOUVER!
Enter for a chance to win a pair of passes to an advance screening to see Belle in Toronto on Wednesday, May 7th or in Calgary or Vancouver on Wednesday, May 14th, courtesy of Dork Shelf and Fox Searchlight.
CONTEST: See an Advance Screening of THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL in TORONTO, CALGARY, or VANCOUVER!
Enter for a chance to win a pair of passes to an advance screening of Wes Anderson's latest film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, in Toronto (on March 13th), Vancouver (on March 12th), or Calgary (TBD, week of March 17th), courtesy of Dork Shelf and Fox Searchlight.
