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Days of Heaven (Review)

January 9, 2019February 5, 2020ReviewBrooke Adams, Richard Gere, Sam Shepard, Terrence Malick

Terrence Malick is something of an enigma. The writer/director’s first two feature films were critically acclaimed, with their reputations having aged like a fine wine over the years. The first, Badlands, is considered to be

2019’s Top 5 Anticipated American Films Shot in Canada

January 2, 2019January 3, 2019Announcements, OpinionFilms Shot in Canada, It: Chapter 2, Shazam!, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, X-Men: Dark Phoenix

Not only is Canada an established cinematic tradition in itself, but it has also become a crucial shooting location for American cinema. This is to such an extent that you would be amazed at some

Black Christmas (Review)

December 26, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewBlack Christmas, Bob Clarke, Holidays, Keir Dullea, Olivia Hussey

Since it is Christmas and I’m feeling a little festive, it only makes sense that I review a Christmas film this week, or, at least, a Christmas-themed psychological slasher. Happy Holidays! Given that the Christmas

Mandy (Review)

December 19, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewAndrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Mandy, Nicholas Cage, Panos Cosmatos

In my review of Beyond the Black Rainbow last week, I wholeheartedly recognised director Panos Cosmatos as a budding prospect with auteurist sensibilities, even going so far as to compare him to Davids Lynch and

Beyond the Black Rainbow (Review)

December 12, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewBeyond the Black Rainbow, Eva Bourne, Michael Rogers, Panos Cosmatos

I remember the first time I had ever watched David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, and how its sheer brilliance had rendered me speechless, while what I can only describe as a tingling sensation cascaded the length

The Proposition (Review)

December 5, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewDanny Huston, Guy Pearce, Nick Cave, Ray Winstone, Richard Wilson, The Proposition

To my father, Clint Eastwood is a cinematic god, and the Western genre is his sermon. I grew up watching all the greats, from High Plains Drifter to the Dollars trilogy and The Outlaw Josie