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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

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,