“This film was very special and distinct from my other work. I had worked a lot with kids in my previous films, but these films were not necessarily for children. Although, the previous films had great lives in festivals (the short JUST ME AND YOU won the crystal bear at the Berlinale – awarded by […]
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SxSW 2022 Interview – THE BLIND MAN WHO DID NOT WANT TO SEE TITANIC director Teemu Nikki
“A love thriller seen through blind man’s point of view.” Filmmaker Teemu Nikki on THE BLIND MAN WHO DID NOT WANT TO SEE TITANIC which is screening at SxSW 2022! Welcome to SxSW! Is this your first SxSW experience? First time and attending in person. How did this whole project come together? An old friend […]
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN Blu Ray Review – Carey Mulligan Shines in an Oscar Hopeful
In this topical and timely new thriller, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN immediately starts with Cassie (Carey Mulligan) out for revenge after her best friend was sexually assaulted and finds her prey in a unique way; she lures unsuspecting men to be attracted to her and WANTS her male counterparts to not only realize the error of […]
LAST CALL on Blu Ray – A Unique Connection in 75 Minutes
In the world of independent movies and film festival submissions, there can be a moment of exhaustion when you get a copy of a movie you have not only never heard of before but don’t have much to go on based on its description on the back cover, even when you see a smaller movie […]
RAYA & THE LAST DRAGON Review – Get Your Tuk-Tuks Out
I have always felt that these days, Disney-Slash-Pixar titles seem to get all of the attention in the animation game. Which in a way is alright (SOUL, the latest Pixar movie, was my #1 movie of 2020) but there is another aspect to Disney that gets overlooked these days is its Walt Disney Animation Studios department […]
MAX CLOUD Blu Ray Review – Scott Adkins & Side-Scrollers
It’s always great when a movie I have never heard of suddenly arrives on my doorstep, and the fun looking MAX CLOUD featuring the terrific action star Scott Adkins on the cover. Adkins is quite an overlooked action star with many smaller budget movies to his name Part of a trilogy featuring the title character […]
ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI review: Praise the Talkers
A confident and elegant directorial debut from Regina King, ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI recounts a fictional night in a hotel room between four cultural icons during the Civil Rights movement of the 60s. I don’t know if it’s the pandemic or mere happenstance, but there have been plenty of stage play-to-film adaptations this year—THE BOYS […]
FREAKY on Blu Ray – Get Your Killer Switch On
If you’re a fan of filmmaker Christopher Landon’s HAPPY DEATH DAY movies (I am!) his new movie FREAKY will not disappoint whatsoever. It’s quite refreshing to see a movie that doesn’t apologize for its gore or even going over the top in its comedy, either, and it also comes from one of my favorite production […]
Victoria Film Festival Review – BIG NORTH (Il Grande Nord)
BIG NORTH (Il Grande Nord) is an Italian film, and the spoken language is in Italian. Non-Italian speakers will make use of the available subtitles. I’m not a student of language, but Italian doesn’t seem to have a lot of cognates that are similar to their English counterparts. The narration is done by a native […]
LET HIM GO on Blu Ray – A Throwback To Adult Themed Movies
Based on the Larry Watson novel of the same name, LET HIM GO was one of my favourite films of 2020 and was lucky to see theatrically. This throwback to family dramas with western motifs feels rare in this day and age of franchise superhero movies and is ultimately refreshing throughout to see an adult-oriented […]
COME PLAY Blu Ray Review – Come & Play With Us, Larry
Think your screens are watching you? In COME PLAY, not only are they watching you, they also want you to meet Larry. The story follows these devices which begin to haunt a young austistic boy named Oliver (a terrific Azhy Robertson) who is already having troubles at school with communicating through his phone and dealing […]
Apple TV Review – THE EMPTY MAN & James Badge Dale’s Should-Be Stardom
THE EMPTY MAN came and went in theaters with barely a blip; I even think without any COVID restrictions in the theaters the movie would have just come and gone without many people discovering it. Based on a graphic novel by Cullen Bunn and written for the screen and directed by David Prior, the picture […]
Review – SOUL or…how Joel Gardner Got His Groove Back
It’s always a treat when a new Disney-Pixar movie gets released and I am a fan of these movies as much as the next person, but the wait to see the latest title SOUL was a VERY long one, after being repeatedly delayed thanks to the pandemic, Disney decided to release the movie on their […]
Wonder Woman 1984 – A Sequel You Can Finally See!
The first WONDER WOMAN came out in summer of 2017 and only took until a recent viewing to really appreciate the picture. I quickly noticed that you could either be a devout comic book fan and appreciate it one way, but the casual viewer could also just go and enjoy it with a big bag […]
Train To Busan Presents Peninsula – 4k Blu Ray Review
Any fans of the original TRAIN TO BUSAN, which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime if you haven’t seen it yet, will immediately be sold on the sequel PENINSULA (also including a TRAIN TO BUSAN PRESENTS title beforehand), which is in the world of the same zombie apocalypse taking place as the first movie but […]