Review – Page 2

Racism on Pandora?

January 5, 2023December 29, 2022ReviewAvatar: The Way of the Water, James Cameron

There’s no doubt that James Cameron is a master of his craft and a visionary genius. Instead of attending film school he taught himself how to direct and photograph movies. “I didn’t study film. I

SNOW DAY Review

January 3, 2023January 10, 2023ReviewJerry Trainor, Ky Baldwin, Michaela Russell, Nickelodeon, Shelby Simmons, Snow Day

The first movie that I was aware had filmed in my hometown was the Nickelodeon cult classic Snow Day, released to multiplexes in early 2000. We had only moved to Edmonton about nine months before

Post-Christmas Review on Christmas Short – Oldtimers

December 30, 2022December 27, 2022ReviewBrian Quintero, Oldtimers

It’s a Christmas film. Yes, I know Christmas has passed but I understand some people are still in the holiday spirit. Some. There are two kinds of people. The kinds who are like my mother

Short films from Quebec – Twoview

December 26, 2022December 21, 2022ReviewFanmi, No Ghost in the Morgue

Fanmi A short but simple film that was deemed Oscar-worthy, Fanmi focuses strongly on family bonds. Martine (Marie-Evelyne Lessard) is feeling upset about her recent breakup, but nothing can cure that better than some quality

Foreseeable Feelings of the Season – Review on the Christmas Retreat

December 23, 2022December 22, 2022ReviewClayton James, Rhiannon Fish, The Christmas Retreat

Since it’s the Christmas Season, and there’s been some coverage of holiday films on here, it’s only fitting that I do a review on a film I recently saw. Of course, someone recommended it to

VIOLENT NIGHT a Bloody Fun Xmas Gift

December 20, 2022December 13, 2022ReviewBeverly D'Angelo, David Harbour, Die Hard, Jon Leguizamo, Tommy Wirkola, Violent Night

The cultural banter over whether Die Hard can be considered a Christmas movie has become more curdled than overnight eggnog. For the record, the 1988 John McTiernan classic isn’t one. Die Hard is an action