Review: Once Upon a Time in Uganda – “The delight and dedication are obvious and contagious”
“The Beatles of exploding heads.” A cursory look at the headlines about Uganda highlights tragedy, violence, ecocide, and the fact...
Read MoreUS Blu-ray and DVD Releases: The Flash, The Blackening, Kill Shot, The Lincoln Lawyer, City of the Living Dead, A Chucky Four-Pack and more
This week sees a number of cool releases, including some box office hits, a four-pack of Chucky movies making their 4K Ultra HD debuts,...
Read MoreFrightFest 2023 Review: To Fire You Come At Last – “A highly effective, atmospheric short”
Directed by Sean Hogan Starring Mark Carlisle, James Swanton, Richard Rowden, Harry Roebuck, Stephen Smith Debuting at this year’s...
Read MoreEdinburgh International Film Festival 2023 Review: Tokyo Pop – “A tremendous sense of fun and pure charm”
Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui Starring Carrie Hamilton, Diamond Yukai (aka Yutaka Tadokoro), Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Sugita, Satoshi...
Read MoreReview: Fremont – “Bold and assured in its style”
Once, upon opening a fortune cookie, I took out the small strip of paper and it read, “You like Chinese food.” I mean, this was a fairly...
Read MoreUS Blu-ray and DVD Releases: Ender’s Game, You Hurt My Feelings, Babylon 5: The Road Home, Confidential Informant, Junk Head, NCIS and more
It’s a small week this week, but we do get the return of a beloved science fiction franchise as well as a surprising amount of animated...
Read MoreReview: The Monkey King – “Colourful and loud”
The Monkey King is a story from Chinese legends, which over the years has had a huge impact on pop culture. There are numerous adaptations...
Read MoreReview: Blue Beetle -“A solid fun story”
While superhero fatigue has started to set in, Blue Beetle has come in to stand apart from the others and hold its own. Balancing between...
Read MoreVoices from Atlantic City Series Review
Voices of Atlantic City is an enthralling series about how Atlantic City, New Jersey went from a gambler’s paradise to losing almost...
Read MoreReview: Love Life – “The kind of special movie that reminds us what cinema can do”
Love Life is a Japanese relationship drama that incorporates humour, melodrama and a sense of the unpredictability and unknowability that...
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