In a utopian town called Suburbicon (obviously), nothing bad ever happens. Everyone’s perfect life is perfect. That is, until a black family moves in and suddenly the residents are in a uproar, blaming them for a robbery gone bad that ends in murder. Less a whodunit and more a whytheydunit, George Clooney and the Coen […]
Cosplayers Bring Their Best to Fan Expo Canada 2017
It’s not a nerd/geek/fandom/comic/etc convention without some cosplayers. And at Fan Expo Canada 2017, we saw some of the coolest costumes over the course of the four day event. We saw a lot of people dressed up as Wonder Woman, their favourite Doctor, and various characters from Star Wars. We even caught some LARPing by a […]
TIFF 2017: ‘Call Me By Your Name’ Review
Set somewhere in Northern Italy in the summer of 1983, Call Me By Your Name (based on André Aciman’s novel of the same name) is a beautiful coming-of-age story about 17-year-old Elio (Timothée Chalamet) and his sexual awakening. Every summer, Elio’s father, Professor Perlman (Michael Stuhlbarg) invites a research assistant to their summer home – this year […]
TIFF 2017: ‘Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle’ (‘Muchos Hijos, un Mono y un Castillo’) Review
Playing out more like a series of home movies than a documentary, Lots of Kids, a Monkey, and a Castle follows director Gustavo Salmerón’s family and his eccentric mother, Julita. As a newlywed, she wished for three things: the eponymous lots of kids, a monkey and a castle. They were ambitious dreams for sure, but […]
TIFF 2017: ‘The Judge’ Review
The Judge (not the Robert Downey Jr. one) is a very apt title for this documentary. I think we all unintentionally associate the profession with men, so Erika Cohn’s film about the first female judge in the Middle Easts’ Shari’a courts is a welcome surprise. Kholoud Al-Faqih is an extraordinary woman – prior to becoming a […]
TIFF 2017: ‘The Disaster Artist’ Review
How does the best, worst movie of all time get made? And for what reasons? James Franco directs himself, his brother, and all his friends in The Disaster Artist, which is based on the book of the same name by Greg Sestero of The Room fame. Focusing more on Sestero’s relationship with Wiseau, The Disaster Artist answers some of our […]
TIFF 2017: ‘The Rider’ Review
The Rider is a beautiful and introspective portrait of a young cowboy, Brady, in South Dakota who can’t give up the life of a rodeo star even after a near-fatal head injury that stemmed from being bucked off a horse. Doctors have told him he needs to stop riding, but without the rodeo he doesn’t know […]
TIFF 2017: ‘Happy End’ Review
Michael Haneke’s (The White Ribbon, Amour) latest film is misnomer. There is nothing happy about this movie – and I loved it. The ironically named film is a dark, satirical drama about a seemingly perfect family on the surface, but is actually quite dysfunctional behind closed doors. Seeing Isabelle Huppert and Jean-Louis Trintignant reunited as a […]
TIFF 2017: ‘The Florida Project’ Review
Shot in beautiful pastel colours, Sean Baker’s The Florida Project is so intimate and real that you can almost feel the Floridian heat radiating on your skin. Set during the summer, the film follows Moonee, a young girl living with her mother, Halley, in an extended-stay motel. She explores her surroundings with her friends with a […]
TIFF 2017: ‘Porcupine Lake’ Review
Love never feels quite real from afar, but once you’re face to face with it, it’s like nothing else matters. Ingrid Veninger’s Porcupine Lake brings us an honest tale of discovery of a young girl named Bea, who meets Kate during a family trip. While Bea and Kate form a connection and explore a loss […]
TIFF 2017: ‘High Fantasy’ Review
The hedonistic era of filmmaking has had a much needed boost over the past few years, ones that gave off vibes of undoubtable realism. Jenna Bass’s High Fantasy is a movie that manages to keep that realization at hand with a twist to it. Here, a group of South African teens recoil a camping trip […]
TIFF 2017: ‘Novitiate’ Review
In recent years, there have been a couple films about the Catholic Church. Spotlight made us angry about the scandals behind closed doors. Ida let us see the psyche of a young woman who was about to take her vows to become a nun. Margaret Betts’ latest film, Novitiate, balances both of these stories. Cathleen (played by a […]
Zachary Levi and John Barrowman Sing Their Hearts out at Fan Expo
Fan Expo Canada 2017 welcomed Chuck star Zachary Levi and fan favourite John Barrowman with open arms and, boy, were we blessed. Zachary Levi sat down to do a Q&A and when asked about the legacy of Chuck and its impact on pop culture, he said that he hopes that people realize that we need real heroes in the world […]
Hollywood Legends Kathleen Turner and Tim Curry Make Appearances at Fan Expo Canada 2017
The woman with the voice and the man cult following were both at Fan Expo Canada 2017 to each do their own Q&A panel. Known for her extensive work in film and television, Kathleen Turner is an absolute icon. In the spirit of Fan Expo, she was asked what she was a fan of when she […]
We Checked out the ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Costume Exhibit at Fan Expo 2017
Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok isn’t in theatres until November 3, 2017, but they brought an exclusive exhibit to Fan Expo 2017 so fans can see some of the amazing costumers from the film up close. We checked out the exhibit ourselves and were blown away by what we saw. The exhibit features six costumes from the film, […]