T2 Trainspotting 2
Renton, Spud, Begbie, and Sickboy are back in T2 Trainspotting 2, which has minor issues, but is as strong of a sequel as you’ll find. I had seen Trainspotting a lot when I was in my 20s, but after...
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Koneline: our land beautiful
Koneline: our land beautiful is playing in Regina, starting later this week. Here is a photo essay from the movie, visual poetry about British Columbia. Koneline: our land beautiful is a new film from...
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The Fate of the Furious
While you’re forced to avoid plotholes as if they were potholes, The Fate of the Furious delivers what you’d expect — dumb fun and spectacle. The Fate of the Furious wears both its heart and a NOS tank...
View ArticleFree Fire
Director Ben Wheatley’s new film is decidedly different from his usual fare, yet offers some of his usual imagination in a suspenseful shoot em up. If you’re going to make a movie about a shoot out in...
View ArticleFor the Love of Spock
For the Love of Spock is a story about Leonard Nimoy and Mr. Spock, told from the point of view of Nimoy’s son, Adam Nimoy. As I am assuming is true with most people other than die-hard trekkers who...
View ArticleGuardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2
The Guardians of the Galaxy are back in a still irreverent and eye-popping extravaganza — not all of it works, but most of it does. For a franchise kickstarter starring C-level comic book characters,...
View ArticleBeyond the Woods
In Beyond the Woods, friends are thrown into chaos by the opening of a mysterious sinkhole near their secluded holiday home. It’s worth checking out. I could be wrong, but I’m thinking that the name of...
View ArticleThe Commune (Kollektivet)
Thomas Vinterberg’s film, The Commune, is inspired by his own experiences. It’s not as deep as The Hunt, but it’s satisfiying on its own merits. The social distress of the 1970s, especially the Vietnam...
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Interview – Callen Diederichs (Director – Steppin’ Out)
Steppin’ Out is the newest short from Saskatoon filmmaker Callen Diederichs, the latest adventure from everyone’s favourite 19th century gunslingers, seeking a mystical bison herd. I’ve seen a few...
View ArticlePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Hey! Wow! They made another Pirates of the Caribbean movie! Grab your Jack Sparrow outfit from the bargain bin next to the Austin Powers costumes. The latest adventure of Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates...
View ArticleAlien Covenant
Ridley Scott is back with another Alien movie, a dilution of the franchise we don’t want to happen, but are powerless to look away from. I didn’t like Prometheus. Heck, I don’t really like Ridley...
View ArticleThe Space Between Us
Sarah takes a movie bullet for you, ultimately wishing that there was more space between her and science fiction teen romance The Space Between Us. The Space Between Us opens on a room full of very...
View ArticleWar Machine
Brad Pitt’s War Machine on Netflix hasn’t been getting great reviews. While it isn’t perfect, it was actually much better than many reviews let on. The reviews of Brad Pitt’s new Netflix vehicle, War...
View ArticleColossal
Colossal is a study of how subverting the expectations of the audience can either pay off big or leave the viewer stuck in a limbo. How much praise does originality merit? In our current film climate...
View ArticleWonder Woman
Nuts to the haters! Wonder Woman proved to the world that people do want female action heroes (and that DC might yet have some promise). There were a lot of dumb questions and unfair expectations...
View ArticleThe Gallows
Brando finally catches up with The Gallows, which he had heard good things about. Brando, you are about to discover the horror of raw disappointment. A couple a years ago I remember a few of my friends...
View ArticleBaby Driver
The hype surrounding Edgar Wright’s new film, Baby Driver, does not go unrewarded; it’s the coolest and most satisfying piece of pop entertainment this year. It’s been a long four years since British...
View ArticleSpider-man: Homecoming
We’ve finally gotten around origin-it is to see a fantastic Spider-man story. Tom Holland seems like he was born to wear the blue and reds. You ever heard of a young man named Tom Holland before?...
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CarousHELL
One of the weirdest, funniest horror comedies of last year, Steve Rudzinski is back with CarousHELL. You’ll never look at carousel horses the same again. Steve Rudzinski is certainly not the most...
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Wilson
All we are saying, is give Wilson a chance. The third film adaptation of a Daniel Clowes work is a good movie hurt by marketing. Wilson, the third Daniel Clowes project to be adapted to film, had a...
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