Jason Bourne
Matt Damon and Jason Bourne are back in what amounts to diminishing returns for the venerable action franchise. Though, you know, it’s not all bad. Here’s the thing about spy thrillers; you always want...
View ArticleBad Moms
Bad Moms is your typical formulaic Hollywood comedy, and yet, it works anyway, largely on the strength of its performers, like the hilarious Kathryn Hahn. Being a mom is hard in this day and age. You...
View ArticleSuicide Squad
As both clueless critical buffoonery and misplaced nerd rage reach peak levels before implosion, we take a look at DC Comics’ divisive Suicide Squad film. Watching critics get all fired up about...
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Women and Hollywood: Why is Amy Adams in a Bathtub?
Hollywood is creating more kickass female characters, which is great. But why are directors are still treating women like pieces of meat to sell tickets? Though the movie isn’t as terrible as many...
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Five Great Comic Book Adaptations
The idea of a Comic book movie can be a blanket term that doesn’t always mean heroes in tights: here are five really great adaptations. Look at Hollywood these days and you’ll see that superhero...
View ArticleCafé Society
Are critics hard on some Woody Allen movies because of the genius films he’s made? How does Café Society stack up in the Allen canon? It’s not a particularly astute observation to note that Woody Allen...
View ArticleBlair Witch
Brando’s anger at Blair Witch is so pronounced that he can’t help wandering into some spoilery woods, so be warned — there be spoilers here! The Blair Witch Project was a trail blazing movie, not only...
View ArticleI Am Not a Serial Killer
I Am Not a Serial Killer plays The Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival on Friday, October 21st at 9 PM. For more info go to skfilmfest.com. Based on the YA book of the same name by Dan Wells, the...
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Shooting Guns VS Nosferatu
Saskatoon’s favourite doom rock band, the Polaris Prize and Juno-nominated Shooting Guns, will do a live soundtrack to Nosferatu at the Roxy on October 28th. For the last few years, the Riversdale...
View ArticleDoctor Strange
The MFU scores another hit with an update on the mystic 70s cosmic acid-laced character, Dr. Strange. Like Ant-Man, it’s a great stand alone movie. The big problem with a lot of super hero movies these...
View ArticleArrival
Director Denis Villeneuve is back with one helluva sci-fi thinker, Arrival, which is an astoundingly well made movie with some heavy themes and tense moments. If you knew all the bad things that would...
View ArticleThe Red Turtle
Japan’s Studio Ghibli collaberate with Dutch animator and director Michael Dudok de Wit to bring us a minimal but affecting story with The Red Turtle. Known for its austere visual style and lyrical...
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Moonlight
Moonlight is a compassionate, beautifully rendered character study that asks you to watch the screen, but also to look inward to see your own identity. Moonlight is based on Tarell Alvin McCraney’s...
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The first Star Wars spin off is more a prequel. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is box office boffo — is it any good? This review will be spoiler free, until the bottom section, where you will get fair...
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Brando’s Two Days of Killmas
Brando looks at two holiday movies that show you that no matter how bad your family time is going, things can always get much worse. Christmas is a time of family and togetherness, when we close out...
View ArticleOffice Christmas Party
Thanks to the cast, Office Christmas Party is funnier than you have heard, but it also plays it surprisingly safe for a wild party movie. This is one of those movies that you think has already been...
View ArticleMoana
Too familiar and probably not presenting the Polynesian characters the way they deserve, Moana is nonetheless a gorgeous film with fun performances that’s worth watching. Whether you’re talking about...
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The Best (and Worst) Movies of 2016
The film critics, writers, and filmmakers in orbit of The Feedback Society give you our best and worst films of 2016. Also, are movies dying? It’s that time again! Time to talk about the best movies of...
View ArticleLa La Land
La La Land is well constructed, but with weak songs and empty cipher characters, it’s ultimately surviving on overhype. Now watch it sweep award season. It’s not La La Land’s fault that it was one of...
View ArticleSplit
M Night Shyamalan went from being master of the twist to master of the garbage pile. Does his new movie, Split restore him to glory? Oh, M. Night, it seems you have finally turned the corner following...
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