SpielBLOG: Minority Report – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
There’s something fresh and invigorating about Minority Report. Based on a short story by Philip K. Dick, the film was...
Read MoreIMAX Review: Ad Astra – “Space Pirates, Space Monkeys and quiet moments of contemplation”
Ad Astra hit cinemas this week and Amanda has already reviewed it here. In her review she said to see it on the biggest screen you could,...
Read MoreLFF 2019 Review: The Peanut Butter Falcon – “A wonder to behold”
It’s not often that a film conveys the feeling of being really dirty. Not the gritty city realism of a kitchen-sink drama, nor...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Jojo Rabbit – “There is sensitivity here and a more meaningful message”
The opening of Jojo Rabbit sets the scene for what is to come – The Beatles singing “I Want to Hold Your Hand” in German as black...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Seberg
Jean Seberg was a screen star, making a resounding debut in Joan of Arc (where she actually sustained an injury for being ‘burned at the...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: The Aeronauts – “A solid, science-based drama”
Knowing whether or not to bring an umbrella when you leave the house in the morning is something we take for granted. It wasn’t that long...
Read MoreReview: Downton Abbey – “Fun, silly, moving, and at times, downright pacy”
It’s a very particular kind of drug, with a diminishing supply – can you get high on aristocracy? The snobbery, manners,...
Read MoreSpielBLOG: A.I. – Artificial Intelligence – A Steven Spielberg Retrospective
Steven Spielberg has not been shy about his dads. One of his most winning qualities is his enthusiasm for the people he admires in his...
Read MoreReview: Ad Astra – “A bold cinematic masterpiece”
In director James Gray’s near-future vision of our world, Ad Astra reveals an Earth that has already reached the stars nearby and is...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Jojo Rabbit – “An entertaining social commentary about the foolishness of intolerance”
An adolescent boy growing up in Nazi Germany near the end of World War II imagines Adolf Hitler as his best friend. Jojo Betzler gets so...
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