It’s a fascinating concept to think that at one point in American history that alcohol was illegal and prohibition, yet people still found a way to drink anyway. One of the all time great pictures on this topic is Sergio Leone’s legendary ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA from 1984, and then a few years […]
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All the latest movie reviews for films released in Canada.
Bob’s Burgers The Movie Review – Guess I Need To See The Show Now
Anyone who knows me knows that I am terrible on TV shows, streaming series and the like. I’m a movie buff through and through and will watch mostly anything in a theatre. You want to get me interested in sports, for example? Put it in a movie. With that said, when a show makes the […]
TOP GUN MAVERICK Review – Pushing The Eighties Memories To Eleven
In the spring of 1987, I distinctly remember going into a small four-screen theatre in Orange, California excited to see a double feature. Though uncommon these days, double features were popular with some studios late into their theatrical runs, and Paramount had a deal to see CROCODILE DUNDEE and TOP GUN back-to-back. My family was […]
DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA Review – Talking Pictures! Talking Pictures!
The release of a DOWNTON ABBEY movie is almost a cause for celebration for its target audience of elderly moviegoers. To this demographic, there is every bit of excitement as if you were to be catching a new Marvel or DC property for the young folk. All of the usual grey-hair set was eagerly in […]
DR. STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS Review – Just Go With It, Man
I almost want to think that we have reached the peak of the “Multiverse” in movies as of late. Not only have we had it with so many Marvel movies both live action and animated, it has also now went over to the the indie film route with EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE with Michelle […]
AMBULANCE Review – Get Your Adrenaline On
AMBULANCE is the rare example of a pure, non-stop action movie that is all style AND all storytelling, with such a simple premise of a bank robbery gone wrong in dizzying fashion. This movie rocked my core and totally held my attention for its entire running time and made me give a damn about everyone involved, […]
THE BATMAN – A Comic Book Reader’s Editorial
Not everyone knows Matt Reeves’ version of THE BATMAN takes inspiration from several comic book story arcs. Avid followers of the printed and animated takes will recognize elements from THE LONG HALLOWEEN, YEAR ONE, EGO, and ZERO YEAR and I’ll be looking at this live-action film the point of view of a reader who enjoyed […]
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRET OF DUMBLEDORE Review – Only the Faithful Are There
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE continues the story that the last movie, THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD, ended at. For people who’ve forgotten key points, the first act nicely gets viewers back up to speed. I really needed it since the last film was so forgettable. I didn’t remember much from it other than that […]
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 Review – It’s All Just So Easy & Uncomplicated
You know, that recent movie RRR totally spoiled me. Now every American studio movie pales in comparison. I know I shouldn’t be comparing an East Indian movie to an American movie made for five year olds, but SONIC THE HEDGEHOG actually has a “Dance Battle” scene involving animated characters against human ones, and since RRR […]
Contest: Win Run of Engagement Passes to see EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE!
The team is very excited about the release of the SxSW Opening Night title EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE and our partners at Elevation Pictures and Taro PR have sent alone some prize packs to give away! Along with run of engagement passes to see the movie, Elevation is also going to mail out a […]
RRR Review – The Tiger Roars. The Man Roars Back.
When a movie picks you up out of your theatre seat and deposits you back hours later enthralled, giddy and lightweight as if you have had an out of body experience, you know the movie did something right. The much anticipated release from India, RRR, was absolutely on my radar as years ago I loved […]
When There’s Nothing to Reinvent, It’s CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN to Remake
Disney’s remake of CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN is almost impossible to watch because it’s rather uninspired and simply copies key moments of the 2003 film instead of offering a different story. This product has the feel of Disney wanting to scrub the Fox name off many properties that they are now managing. With no other reason […]
SxSW 2022 Review – BAD AXE
Bad Axe is a small rural town in Michigan. This documentary of the same name is about an Asian American family that lives in that town. We see them living through all the events that we all dealt with in the last two years, primarily the Black Lives Matters movement, the 2020 US Election and […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of SING 2 from Universal Pictures
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway and we have a theatrical hit from. SING 2 makes its way to 4k Blu Ray on March 29th and to promote the release we have a few Digital Copies of the movie to add to your library! ABOUT: All of your favorite singing and dancing all-stars from Illumination’s Sing return in […]
SxSW Review – I LOVE MY DAD
Here we have both our Managing Editor Jason Whyte along with Austin-based Antonio Quintero review I LOVE MY DAD which was an award winner at SxSW last week. Anyone who has questioned someone that they meet online is a very normal feeling and attitude. You likely know the term “catfish” when someone dupes another into […]