Quick Takes

Tales from the Background: SUPERGIRL (Part 2)

March 23, 2021March 16, 2021Quick TakesSupergirl, Tales from the Background

If my more cowardly turn as a fleeing subway janitor in an earlier episode of Supergirl’s third season had been difficult to spot, my new camouflage threads didn’t do my visibility any favours as I

List of movies to watch before Olympic summer

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021Quick TakesOlympic Movies, Sports

Olympic games 2020 were postponed because of quarantine and so far scheduled to be held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo. It budget rose to $15,4 billion and the upcoming tournament is

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Five of the Most Remote Film Sets

February 15, 2021February 15, 2021Quick TakesFilm Sets

The best part of enjoying a film is being transported to another world. Though some films, like The Pursuit of Happyness or Hardball, make statements about everyday life, entire genres like superhero and sci-fi films

Greatest casino robbery movies of all time. Did you know it’s a nearly impossible mission?

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021Quick Takes21, Bob le flambeur, Casino Robbery Movies, Heat, Ocean's Eleven, Reindeer Games

The best movies about casino robberies. Why it’s a fascinating subject, and how these films became such a hit. It may have been an easier task years ago, but it’s nearly impossible to rob a

VSFF 2021 Reviews in a Capsule Vol 2

January 26, 2021January 25, 2021Quick TakesThe Freeze, The Gift, The Sunday Cycle, The Tailor, Vancouver Short Film Festival, VSFF

By sheer accident, all the shorts in this week’s batch begin with “the”. I only realized this three selections in so I figured I might as well make it a matching set. While the titles

No Time to Watch? New Bond release delayed yet again

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021Quick TakesBond Movie, Release delays

At a time when there is already very little to smile about, movie fans were dealt another disappointment last week with the news that No Time to Die has had its release date pushed back