Reviews: Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point December 6, 2024 Final Rating: 3/5 There’s a dreamlike quality to Christmas Eve In Miller’s Point, the latest from director Tyler Thomas Taormina. Taormina invites the audience… Continue Reading
Reviews: 100 Yards November 12, 2024 Final Rating: 3.5/5 In 100 Yards, a series of duels between two rivals over control of a martial arts academy engulfs the city of… Continue Reading
Reviews: Juror #2 November 8, 2024 Final Rating: 4.5/5 In Juror #2, Nicholas Hoult plays Justin Kemp, a man called for jury duty in a trial surrounding the murder of… Continue Reading
Reviews: The Carpenter November 5, 2024 Final Rating: 2/5 From director Garrett Batty, The Carpenter tells the larger-than-life story of Oren (Kameron Krebs), a “Northman” in Ancient Palestine who becomes… Continue Reading
Reviews: Twisters October 30, 2024 Final Rating: 4.5/5 There’s something magical to Twisters, this year’s major summer blockbuster about storm-chasing. A legacy sequel to the Jan de Bont-directed Twister… Continue Reading
Reviews: The Apprentice October 21, 2024 The Apprentice explores how an ambitious young real-estate mogul became the man we all know as the 45th president of the United States. Continue Reading
Reviews: Heretic from TIFF 2024 September 23, 2024 Final Rating: 4/5 In a sermon from April 2003, Gordon B. Hinckley, then-president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints delivered… Continue Reading
Reviews: The Substance from TIFF 2024 September 20, 2024 Final Rating: 4/5 The Substance centres on Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), an Oscar-winning actress and host of a popular fitness program whose star is… Continue Reading
Reviews: Vice is Broke from TIFF 2024 September 18, 2024 In February 2024, Vice stopped publishing content to its website, following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy declaration the previous fall. This marked the end of an era for the outlet that had popularized a new form of guerrilla journalism in the 21st century. After 29 years and multiple buyouts, Vice was finally broke. Continue Reading
Reviews: The Return from TIFF 2024 September 17, 2024 From director Umberto Pasolini, The Return is the first major direct adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey since 1954’s Ulysses. Focusing on the events of Odysseus’ return to Ithaca after the Trojan War, The Return retains the setting of ancient Greece but strips away fantasy to convey a timeless message of how wars continue to haunt everyone long after they end. Continue Reading
