There’s no doubt about it, all of the directors I’m highlighting today have at one point been the standard bearers of filmmaking. Each director spoken of today are among the greats of their eras, and arguably of all time. So why am I going to criticize them? Well, like the law of gravity, what goes […]
Greener Grass – VIFF 2019 Review
A pair of antiseptic and ever-competing soccer moms chitchat on the bleachers as their kids chase and kick balls around the grassy sport’s field when Lisa (Dawn Luebbe) looks closer at her frenemy Jill (Jocelyn DeBoer) and exclaims through thinly veiled contempt: “Oh, my gosh, I didn’t even notice, you have a new baby!” By […]
Parasite – VIFF 2019 Review
Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho (The Host [2006], Snowpiercer [2013]) is back and more brilliant than ever with Parasite, his so-very-deserving Palme d’Or-snatching socio-political critique that goes from slapstick comic hijinx to outright angry class rage and back with alacrity and ease. Co-written along with Han Jin-won, Bong presents a full-flavored bravura delicacy about a […]
The Lighthouse – VIFF 2019 Review
“Swab dog!” sputters a dour and drunken Thomas Wake (Willem DaFoe) to a puerile and seriously shook up Epharim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) in one particularly memorable moment in Robert Eggers’ entrancingly controlled psychological horror film, The Lighthouse. Ostensibly a chamber piece set in an isolated lighthouse along the enraged sea off the North American coast […]
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The 10 Most Entertaining Sci-fi Films of The 21st Century
Films can do so many things for an audience. They can scare or shock us, they can make us laugh or cry, they can be thought provoking and serious, they can raise important issues and encourage discussions, they can be a form of escapism, and of course, they can entertain us for two hours. Or […]
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10 Great Crime Films You’ve Probably Never Seen
Not all crime movies enjoy a passionate fan base. There are numerous of crime films that are either neglected or criminally underappreciated. Some of them are still unsung masterpieces deserving more love and attention. Here is a list of 10 hidden gems of the crime genre. 10. The Border (1982) Directed by Tony Richardson, […]