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In The Valley of Elah (Review)

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018ReviewCharlize Theron, Jonathan Tucker, Paul Haggis, Tommy Lee Jones

As a screenwriter and director, it can be difficult to gauge just what one should expect from a Paul Haggis feature. While the Ontarian Oscar winner is no doubt a talented force to be reckoned

Stripes (Review)

July 4, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewBill Murray, Harold Ramis, Stripes

The significant contributions made to comedy by the likes of Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and frequent collaborator Ivan Reitman cannot be understated. The trio are best known (along with Dan Aykroyd) for the timeless smash

Pyewacket (Review)

June 27, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewAdam MacDonald, Laurie Holden, Nicole Munoz, Pyewacket

After watching Adam MacDonald’s 2014 feature film debut, Backcountry, I was left with a sense of hope for the budding director. Dynamic camerawork, well-allocated sound, and impressive performances from his actors emphatically coalesced to conjure

Backcountry (Review)

June 20, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewAdam MacDonald, Backcountry, Jeff Room, Missy Peregrym

I find there to be something special about horror films that rely on grounded, well-crafted scenarios to elicit fear, rather than resorting to cheap supernatural scares, or outlandish schema that serve up a healthy dose

Werewolf (Review)

June 13, 2018June 12, 2018ReviewAndrew Gillis, Ashley Mc Kenzie, Bhreagh MacNeil, Werewolf

From the opening shot of a frayed clothes line being taken down, to the haunting image that followed, I was fascinated by Ashley McKenzie’s 2016 directorial debut Werewolf. The creative flair of McKenzie’s style is

A Street Cat Named Bob (Review)

June 6, 2018June 5, 2018ReviewA Street Cat Named Bob, James Bowen, Luke Treadaway

The world can seem a gloomy place if you pay too much attention to the news, which more often than not abides by the old adage that ‘if it bleeds it leads.’ Thus, people can