Platform Set for TIFF 2017
The third edition of the Platform programme which takes place during the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival will be shining the...
Read MoreMovies to See at TIFF 2017
A slate of 14 Galas and 33 Special Presentations has been announced for the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival with 25 World...
Read MoreBlu-ray Review: Outland – “Part pulpy detective story and part western”
Written and directed by Peter Hyams (TimeCop), the 1981 Sean Connery starring sci-fi Outland has just been released on Blu-Ray as part of...
Read MoreHow the West continues to be Won
Just like the hard-bitten anti-heroes they depict, Wild West movies seems to never die, despite the odds being stacked against them at...
Read MoreVideo Essay – A Fistful of Dollars and Yojimbo: A Comparative Feature
Jan-Michael Marshall put together this visual comparison between Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo (1961) and Sergio Leone’s A Fistful...
Read MoreVideo Essay: The Hateful Thing
It’s well known that Quentin Tarantino had John Carpenter’s The Thing in mind when making The Hateful Eight. The intention of...
Read MoreCool Animated Short: Borrowed Time
A weathered Sheriff returns to the remains of an accident he has spent a lifetime trying to forget. With each step forward, the memories...
Read MoreReview: The Magnificent Seven – “Like The Avengers wearing Stetsons”
Director Antoine Fuqua (The Replacement Killers) reunites with his Training Day stars, Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke, for a remake of...
Read MoreReview: The Magnificent Seven – “Fun, adventurous and action-packed”
Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua make a great team. We saw it in Training Day and in The Equalizer. For this latest outing for the...
Read MoreBlu-ray Review: Jane Got A Gun
Jane Got A Gun is a relatively simple western, but its title requires contemplation. I mulled it over on the train home while eating some...
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