Reviews

“America doesn’t bail out losers. America bails out winners.” How is that for an American dream motto? This axiom, among many others...

Scorching with the dry and arid heat of the desert land, an aerial view of Phoenix, Arizona fills the opening screen of French Canadian...

One of the most fascinating and wholly satisfying moments of Hollywood cinema is being present during that moment when a prominent and...

Tom Hooper seems to be the period piece go-to director for by-the-numbers Oscar films. After the immense success of the little indie that...

Toronto–One of the many advantages to watching films being premiered at film festivals is hearing a little bit of back story and...

“It’s better to be sensitive than to be honest”. It is no surprise that first time writer/director Natalie Portman is taking a Pro-Jewish...

The notion play-date is one that is easily understandable in the world of children. Play-dates imply when children are taken to specific...

THIS IS THE PART THAT I BEGIN MY REVIEW AND INTRODUCE THE FILM WITH A CLEVER HOOK You would never think that a title with the words...

Aloha is a film that doesn’t quite know if it’s coming or going. This is fitting as the title itself is the literal translation in...

In June of 2015 one of my favourite HBO shows of all time will make its debut on the silver screen. While Entourage may not be the...

“Love requires sacrifice…always”. It’s been a long ride, and after riding the wave of The Notebook for over a decade, Nicholas Sparks can...

A sense of belonging seems to be writer/director/producer Neill Blomkamp’s greatest asset when it comes to filmmaking. The man behind the...

When The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was slotted to be released on the same weekend as Marvel’s new powerhouse film franchise The...

Upon first glance, Kingsman: The Secret Service looks like an outdated, outlandish attempt to reinvigorate the action spy genre that saw...

I bet that if I were to ask the majority of the main demographic watching Fifty Shades of Grey this weekend what the acronym BDSM stands...

There are certain people and events throughout history that are so obviously in need of a cinematic treatment, that their absence from...

It seems like there is no better way of finding yourself, than by losing yourself completely. Such is the case with Reese Witherspoon’s...

In 2012, Aaron Sorkin piloted a television program that educated, informed and entertained by nit-picking the issues of modern day...

“Everyone told us and told us, marriage is hard work”. Gone Girl is the one film that will embed itself permanently in your psyche. A...

After the glitz and glam that is the Toronto International Film Festival, the city of Toronto has something very homegrown, intimate and...