This sequel to the classic zombie tilt Train To Busan certainly departs from the original, and it mostly succeeds. What…
VOD REVIEW: Halifax-shot Spinster boasts wonderful script and winning turn from Peretti
Andrea Dorfman’s wonderful romantic-comedy Spinster defies genre tropes to give audiences one of the most unabashedly enjoyable films of 2020.…
DVD REVIEW: Enter The Fat Dragon showcases Yen’s skill, loses the punchline by the end
It’s hard for any film lover on the planet not to know who Donnie Yen is at this point. The…
VOD REVIEW: Low-budget Battle Scars brings an incredible script to life
Battle Scars struggles on-screen with the realities of life post-war and PTSD, but behind-the-scenes, it’s a film that likely dealt…
VOD REVIEW: Weird, twisted Last Porno Show is excruciatingly awkward to its final frame
I’ll say right off the jump that in reading TIFF reviews from 2019, I am in the minority here. The…
VOD REVIEW: Mockumentary Tijuana Jackson skates on Romany Malco’s charms, but presents unsatisfying story
To say Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison is unoriginal is to do Romany Malco a huge disservice. Malco — best…
VOD REVIEW: Random Acts of Violence deliberately provocative and brilliant
As a pushing-30 reviewer, I was in my late teens during the heyday of Judd Apatow classics like Knocked Up…
VOD REVIEW: Nicolas Cage goes Primal in jaguar-on-a-boat B-movie delight
Nicolas Cage has long been a laughing stock in Hollywood. The Oscar-winning, once-formidable presence has been relegated to cheap, genre…
VOD REVIEW: This Perfect Plan falls by wayside in ho-hum thriller
Best laid plans sometimes don’t go as intended. Though it’s clear here the filmmaker, screenwriter and cast all wanted A…
THEATRICAL RELEASE: Brilliant Target Number One a formidable feat of Canadian filmmaking
The very first film to release theatrically in Halifax Regional Municipality post-COVID is one hell of a welcome back for…
