Author Jess Goodman

Since movie theatres were forced to temporarily close in 2020, there's been a lot of buzz and bluster about what hot new film release might have the power to swoop in and single-handedly save cinema. Well,...

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, a gang of mercenaries invaded to steal $300 million cash, not knowing that St. Nicholas would stand in their path. This is the premise for Violent...

"We are nothing without stories, so we invite you to believe in this one.” These are the words that introduce The Wonder. Adapted from the novel by Emma Donoghue, the film begins not in the Irish Midlands in...

One successful franchise. Three iconic films. A straight-to-DVD spin-off, a reality TV show, and a series of books. A concert tour, a stage musical, and a production on ice. It has been adapted into foreign...

The ending of another year is a time that lends itself to reflection. So let’s look back on the good old days, when going to the supermarket didn’t feel like a health hazard, when cinemas were open and...

Writer/Director Sean Durkin's first feature, Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), gave Elizabeth Olsen her breakthrough role. Nine years on, his second feature might just do the same for Arcade Fire's Richard...

When it comes to movie adaptations of Charles Dickens' iconic yuletide tale, the cream of the crop is (of course) The Muppet Christmas Carol, a feature crafted with such humour and heart that you barely notice...

“I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.” For Charlie Chaplin, making people laugh was part of who he was. Having made his...

Laura (Rashida Jones) is in a rut. Her relationships are, as the film title suggests, on the rocks: her husband (Marlon Wayans) spends more time at work than with his wife, and her father (Bill Murray) is in...

It's been 50 years since the first stage-to-film adaptation of The Boys in the Band, and the world's a different place—or so you'd hope. Netflix's adaptation of Mart Crowley's groundbreaking work is less...

“Ernest Hemingway once wrote, ‘The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.’ I agree with the second part.” So concludes Morgan Freeman’s character in the final moments of Seven. On paper,...

You and I have witnessed many things, but nothing as bodacious as Wyld Stallyns. Yes, that's right, it's time to face the music. The long awaited sequel to Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and their...

“Who would not wish to live a hundred years in a world where there are so many people who remember with gratitude and affection a little man with a frozen face who made them laugh a bit long years ago when...