The Fabelmans – TIFF 2022 Review Alysha Prasad October 3, 2022 Reviews Gabriel LaBelle in his lead breakout role takes on the challenge of playing Sammy Fabelman, an aspiring filmmaker based on Steven Spielberg, in the highly anticipated semi-autobiographical film, The Fabelmans,...
The Lion King – Review Tori Brazier July 20, 2019 Reviews This is, simply, not a "live-action" remake of The Lion King – and that’s its saving grace. The photorealistic visuals are spectacular as Disney continues to set the agenda for what is possible in...
Long Shot – Review Jack Blackwell April 19, 2019 Reviews It’d be understandable to be dubious about the ‘Charlize Theron falls for Seth Rogen’ premise of Long Shot. How many more elegant woman with schlubby dude romances do we need? Yet, Long Shot is so warm,...
Top 10 Stoner Comedies Naomi Soanes September 12, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since the release of Pineapple Express back in 2008. But there it is – and the world’s perception and acceptance of marijuana has changed a massive amount...
Your Week In Film: Creed, Cronkite, Crushing Business Acumen Stephen O'Nion December 15, 2017 News 1. The tale of the mouse, the fox and $52.4 billion… The Walt Disney Co. has, at last, concluded a deal to buy a whole lot of 21st Century Fox. Fox, a substantial arm of the Murdoch media empire, is...
The Disaster Artist – Review Rhys Handley November 28, 2017 Reviews Imagine a film no one really wanted, fronted by an enigmatic auteur with a questionable past whose name is all over the credits as producer, director, lead star, etc. A match made in heaven (or San Francisco),...
Your Week In Film: A Deal for Peele, a New Turn for Dern, and more! Stephen O'Nion May 5, 2017 News 1. Jordan Peele appeal for real; Universal seal deal for future reels Having set the record for highest-grossing feature debut from a writer-director with an original screenplay (you should see the size of...
Your Week In Film: Jurassic Jeff, Classic ‘Cameron, and Tilda Stephen O'Nion April 28, 2017 News 1. James Cameron really hopes you’re free in December 2025 Managing to lend an element of bombast and futurismo to an otherwise standard scheduling announcement, James Cameron has unleashed the release...
Your Week In Film: Dick, Dune, Donkey (and Shrek) Stephen O'Nion April 7, 2017 News 1. Sigourney sez Avatar 2 is all ready to go Back in the long long ago, when Your Week In Film was called News Of The Week—how young and foolish we once were—we used to prefix part of the news with some...
Sausage Party – Review Naomi Soanes September 3, 2016 Reviews We never thought it could happen, but it appears that Seth Rogen has finally fallen victim to his own success. The fantastic trailer gave us high hopes – and the concept alone of a sausage trying to save...
Bad Neighbours 2 – Review Naomi Soanes May 8, 2016 Reviews Fear not – Bad Neighbours 2 is fresh, funny and, as with any Seth Rogen film, it sports a lot of weed-related shenanigans. What’s not to enjoy? There were concerns that, as with most comedy sequels, the...
Seth Rogen: From Stoner Support To Bromantic Lead Kambole Campbell May 2, 2016 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Seth Rogen may be the most consistent comedy actor in Hollywood. Whether or not you're a fan of his style of humour, it's clear he's established a distinctive comedic character – a lovable, foul-mouthed,...
Steve Jobs – LFF Review Tom Bond October 18, 2015 Reviews What Steve Jobs does best is selling the vision of Steve Jobs. A carnivorous, heartless ego has never looked more appealing or lonely. Fassbender is supreme, bristling with authority and an unquenchable...
Judd Apatow – The King of Comedy Tom Bond September 1, 2015 Analysis, Features, Spotlight If you had to define the comedy of the last 15 years with one name, that name would be Judd Apatow. A sure sign of his dominance is in Indiewire’s recent list of the 25 Best Comedies of the 21st Century So...
The Interview – Review Christopher Preston February 10, 2015 Reviews Satire should be served bubbling; so acidic that it burns the spoon on which it is being delivered from. The Interview, by comparison, is a trampled clot of stinging nettles with some tired genital jokes...