Film Review: The Big Short (2016)
by“The truth is like poetry, and most people fucking hate poetry” When the credits for The Big Short started rolling on by, the words…
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Film Review: Carol (2015)
byCarol, directed by Todd Haynes, is a sumptuous reverie. Adapted by Phyllis Nagy from the novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith, the…
Film Review: Goosebumps (2015)
byBased on the best-selling horror series by R.L Stine, Goosebumps finds Zach (Dylan Monnette) and his Mum Gale (Amy Ryan) moving next door to…
Film Review: Sisters (2015)
byTina Fey. Amy Poehler. Those two factors alone are usually enough. For anything. Be it separately or together. Be it in a series of…
Film Review: The Revenant (2015)
byWith The Revenant no one can accuse director Alejandro G. Iñárritu of resting on his laurels. After the technically audacious Birdman, Iñárritu channels his…
Film Review: Point Break (2015)
byWhen faced with the prospect of a remake, especially when the original film was popular or good, one must ask if the remake is…
Film Review: The Bélier Family (2014)
byThe Bélier Family is a fairly typical take on the family drama, with one rather interesting twist. With the exception of teen daughter Paula (Louane Emera),…
Film Review: The Night Before (2015)
byThe latest effort from what might be termed the ‘Frat Pack’ sits in a slot that many of Hollywood’s recent attempts at comedy fall…
Film Review: By the Sea (2015)
byWritten, directed and starring Angelina Jolie-Pitt, By the Sea is an examination of a couple in a relationship crisis. Paired on screen with her…
Film Review: The Look of Silence (2014)
byThe Look of Silence is the second documentary from director Joshua Oppenheimer to examine the mass genocide in Indonesia in the late 1960s. It…