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Ghostbusters (Review)

November 14, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewBernie Hudson, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ghostbusters, Harold Reitman, Ivan Reitman

If there’s a strange screenplay in Hollywood, who you gonna call? Ivan Reitman. Apparently. Following my review of Juno, arguably the greatest cinematic achievement by Jason Reitman (though there is a very strong case to

Juno (Review)

November 7, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewDiabo Cody, Ellen Page, Jason Reitman, Juno, Michael Cera

When reviewing a film, I normally single out the achievements (or lack thereof) of the director, as this person is perhaps the single most important figure in bringing a screenplay to life. While a similar

The Crescent (Review)

October 31, 2018November 1, 2018ReviewDanika Vandersteen, Seth A. Smith, The Crescent, Woodrow Graves

The horror genre possesses an inescapable and misleading reputation for being all murder and jump scares with little substance to offer, which I find leads to a culture of dismissiveness from many a movie-goer. This

Black Cop – Review

October 24, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewBlack Cop, Cory Bowles, Ronnie Rowe

I am a pretty big fan of Trailer Park Boys, having written before about the show being one of Canada’s greatest exports…though I am sure many would disagree. The production can be hammy and noticeably

The Grand Seduction (Review)

October 17, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewBrendan Gleeson, Don McKellar, Ken Scott, Michael Dowse, Taylor Kitsch, The Grand Seduction

Now and again there comes a film whose charm in one moment makes you want to hug it, yet its frustrations make you want to throttle it the next. Such was my experience with Don

Sleeping Giant (Review)

October 10, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewJackson Martin, Nick Serino, Reece Moffett, Sleeping Giant

If a filmmaker attempts a coming-of-age story, and their name is not John Hughes, then they are facing an immediate uphill struggle toward sincere originality. This makes it all the more refreshing, then, when I