No Mercy: Fantasia 2019 Film Festival Review
South Korean Action Film Proves to Be Forgettable I can’t imagine a worse time to be a director of actionContinue Reading
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Astronaut: Fantasia 2019 Film Review
Writer/director Shelagh McLeod Avoids Giving Audiences Mr. Holland’s Orbit In the late 1970’s Richard Dreyfuss was one of the bestContinue Reading
The Jake Effect – Part Five: The MCU Beck-ons
Marie takes a look at Jake Gyllenhaal in Spider-Man: Far From Home – but can’t do it without spoilers … considerContinue Reading
The Art of Self-Defense: Fantasia 2019 Film Review
Writer/director Riley Stearns Strikes a Blow For Summer Movies With a Brain Just before I saw the latest film fromContinue Reading
Film Review: The Farewell (2019)
Give all the awards to Awkwafina! The actor gives a revelatory performance in one of the years best films, LuluContinue Reading
Film Review: An Acceptable Loss (2019)
What could have been a thought-provoking story of national betrayal and personal regret becomes a pedestrian tale of political posturing.Continue Reading
Notes From the Festival Circuit: Arrow Video FrightFest 2019 Announces 20th Anniversary Line-Up
Next Stop: London, England From August 22-26, 2019 Going to a film festival in London is problematic to say theContinue Reading
The Jake Effect Part Four – Great Jake, Great Film
We’ve reached the final (for the moment) part of The Jake Effect and it’s time to take a look atContinue Reading
The Jake Effect Part Three – Good Jake, Interesting Movie
It’s time for part three of The Jake Effect, and we’ve reached that selection of films that Marie likes aContinue Reading
Notes From the Festival Circuit: Fantasia Film Festival
Next Stop: Montreal, Quebec and Fantasia International Film Festival 2019 Larry Fessenden’s Depraved is one of the many films playingContinue Reading