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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

Shoot to Kill – Review

May 13, 2020May 13, 2020ReviewKristie Alley, Roger Spottiswoode, Shoot to Kill, Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger

I have always appreciated a well-made thriller. Or, more specifically, one that is narratively well-constructed and seamlessly flows from one beat to the next, consistently keeping the audience on their toes. British-Canadian director Roger Spottiswoode

Blood Quantum Review

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020ReviewBlood Quantum, Forrest Goodluck, Jeff Barnaby, Kiowa Gordon, Michael Greyeyes

It’s 1981 on the Red Crow Reserve. A native fisherman returns to shore with his catch before he guts it, just as he has done for over sixty years. His handiwork is mechanical and precise,

Rabid – Review

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020ReviewDavid Cronenberg, Frank Moore, Marilyn Chambers, Rabid

David Cronenberg’s unique brand of horror resonates so strongly with audiences because it is often tied to the body, finding ways to make viewers squirm at the sight of the physical, but doing so by

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (Review)

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020ReviewJacob Tremblay, Kit Harrington, Natalie Portman, The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, Xaxier Dolan

Given the prodigious nature of Xavier Dolan’s filmmaking career and the frequency at which he churns out productions that he has, at the very least, written, produced and directed, I have made a point of