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Taylor Kitsch and His Failed to Ascension to Superstardom with John Carter. What Happened?

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020The Bottom Line, Today's Top StoriesJohn Carter, Taylor Kitsch

Canada has produced numerous household names since the birth of cinema, from Mary Pickford in its earliest years, to Christopher Plummer in its midlife onwards, while modern-day flag bearers such as the Ryans Gosling and

The Brood (Review)

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020ReviewArt Hindle, David Cronenberg, Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, The Brood

As I gradually make my way through the great David Cronenberg’s filmography, the journey this week has led me to his 1979 feature, The Brood, one of Cronenberg’s most controversial films in his storied career.

Alita: Battle Angel Review

June 10, 2020June 11, 2020ReviewAlita: Battle Angel, James Cameron, Rosa Salazar

A passion project of filmmaker extraordinaire James Cameron since the 1990s, Alita: Battle Angel released in February last 2019 to much anticipation. It is the long-awaited adaptation of Japanese manga series Gunnm by Yukito Kishiro,

5 Feel-Good Canadian Movies to Get You Through Quarantine

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020The Bottom LineBon Cop Bad Cop, Canadian Movies, Goon, I've Heard the Mermaids Singing, Quarantine, Sausage Party, The F Word

Although film productions across the globe ground to a halt a few months ago due to the COVID-19 outbreak, starving us of theatrical releases for an unprecedented length of time in the process, there is

Atlantic City (Review)

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020ReviewAtlantic City, Burt Lancaster, Hollis McLaren, Rob Joy, Susan Sarandon

As he walks down the boardwalk, an aged small-time criminal with a soft spot by the name of Lou, charismatically played by Hollywood legend Burt Lancaster in Louis Malle’s 1980 film Atlantic City, fondly reminisces

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot Review

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020ReviewEstelle Getty, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, Sylvester Stallone

Like few other movies, Roger Spottiswoode’s 1992 release Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot made me reflect upon my position as a reviewer over these past few years. So much so, in fact, that it