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Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula (Blu-ray Review)
The sequel to the smash hit zombie film Train to Busan has a sequel — Dan Nicholls looks at the blu ray and the film. You just can’t keep a good zombie down, or at least it seems the zombie genre...
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Because You’ve Seen All the Stephen King Movies So Many Times
Kim’s latest movie recommendation is a fortuitous discovery that just happens to check off a dozen ‘I love Stephen King’ boxes. The first Stephen King movie to surprise the mainstream. “Who wrote...
View ArticleAthlete A
We review Athlete A, a Netflix documentary that follows the investigation by The Indianapolis Star into allegations of cover-ups regarding sexual abuse within USA Gymnastics. Athlete A is a Netflix...
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Because You’ve Seen All the Clint Eastwood Westerns So Many Times
The spaghetti western has all but disappeared from modern movies – unless you know where to look. It’s been so hard to make a good, old fashioned western for the last twenty years that when the mighty...
View ArticleBlack Bear
Aubrey Plaza shines in one of her best performances in Black Bear, a somewhat experimental film that’s compelling even if it doesn’t always add up. Experimental film can open up new avenues of...
View ArticleMank
David Fincher’s Mank will be a brilliant look at the writing of Citizen Kane for some, but an unholy bore for others. And that’s okay. If you told me you didn’t connect with David Fincher’s new film...
View ArticleThe Call
The Call is a South Korean time travel thriller that’s full of energy and manages to innovate a well-worn subgenre. Check it out on Netflix. The latest example of South Korea’s cinematic prowess, Lee...
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Because Christmas is Only 2 Weeks Away!
It’s okay if you decorated a tree in mid-November, and it’s okay that I’m starting to watch one Christmas movie a day now. 2020 could use a month of everyone feeling really good, and an...
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Another Round
Danish auteur Thomas Vinterberg returns with a soused up dramedy about four teachers who commit to a rather intoxicating social experiment. Another Round has the premise of a raunchy Vince Vaughn...
View ArticleWonder Woman 1984
Wonder Woman 1984 is the sequel to a movie that showed the Hollywood dummies that people will pay to see heroes beyond straight white dudes. Wonder Woman 1984 is a 2 ½ hour slog that takes most of the...
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Soul
If you need a palate cleanser after the wanton nightmare that was Wonder Woman 1984, Pixar’s got a movie with a little Soul for you. What were you put on Earth to do? That’s the question at the heart...
View ArticleWe Still Say Grace
We Still Say Grace is a film that dramatized the way in which religion can create megalomaniacs that take things so far it becomes horror. As I have posited before, there is no one scarier than a human...
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The Feedback Society’s Best and Worst Movies of 2020
It’s that time of year again — the best and worst movies of 2020. Some of our favourite film critics and movie lovers weigh in! Every January we grab some of the film writers and cinephiles in our...
View ArticleInterview: Filmmaker Richard Griffin
Our Richard Gary sits down for an interview with indie director Richard Griffin. Griffin has made a lot of films exploring different genres and ideas. I’m a fan of Rhode Island-based indie director,...
View ArticleRichard Gary’s Favorite (and Not Favorite) DIY Films for 2020
The Feedback Society’s resident expert on DIY movies (especially horror films), Richard Gary, walks us through his favourite (and not so favourite) films of 2020. As always, I will first republish the...
View ArticleRobocop: Revisiting a Science Fiction Classic in Troubled Times
We look at Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 film, Robocop, to see how its political satire translates things like corporatization and police brutality in our modern times. Science fiction is often thought of as a...
View ArticleSaint Maud
The title of Saint Maud lies to us—the central protagonist’s real name is actually Katie and she is far from a saint. Early in the film, she states that Mary Magdalene was her chosen Saint; fitting for...
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Freaky – Blu Ray Review
We take a deep dive (or a deep stab?) into the blu ray release of Freaky, a fun body swap horror comedy starring Vince Vaughn. Universal Pictures (and its specialty label, Focus Features) was the one...
View ArticleA Promising Young Woman
Carey Mulligan has a star turn in A Promising Young Woman, a smart story about “nice guys” that is layered with both rage and humour. *Editor’s Note: some spoilers follow. A Promising Young Woman is...
View ArticleJudas and the Black Messiah
Shaka King’s first Hollywood production is a straightforward parable of sacrifice and personal responsibility. It is a conflicting and purposeful portrait. Fred Hampton, Deputy Chairman of the Chicago...
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