For his second feature film, Sunny Dancer, British actor, writer, director George Jacques (Black Dog) drew inspiration from his own personal experience witnessing his mother’s battle with cancer. He spent time with teenage cancer charities with a goal to avoid… Read More ›
In the current era of sports manga, audiences are familiar with the likes of Slam Dunk, Blue Lock, and Haikyu!!, each having had their stories adapted into anime series and features. These stories depict not only the drama of their… Read More ›
Few continue to make quality family films like Aardman Animations. While it matters whether or not the film resonates with you to determine enjoyment, one cannot deny the attention to detail both in the crafting of the stop-motion animation and… Read More ›
Sometimes adapting a novel that is non-linear and with multiple characters intertwined is a daunting task, but Benjamin Naishtat (Puan) decided not only to adapt and direct the adaptation of Hernan Ronsino’s pseudo-gangster coming-of-age story focused on a group of… Read More ›
In October 1993, DC Comics did the unthinkable. With Superman #75, they killed Superman in his battle with the enigmatic beast known as Doomsday. It was a choice that shook comic book fans and made news around the world. That… Read More ›
Trigger Warning: The movie In Alaska deals with suicidal ideation and attempts to inflict self-harm. The newest outing from writers/directors Vinnie Karetak (The Boys) and Jaap van Heusden (The Man from Rome) is definitely a tough watch, and one that… Read More ›
“You shouldn’t have touched anything from that basement.” – Mia (Jane Levy) in Evil Dead There are certain tenets one must abide by if one wants to survive a horror film: don’t go alone, don’t say “I’ll be right back,”… Read More ›
Do you find yourself craving video games but either don’t have the time/patience/energy to sink into a console and game? Or do you just prefer to watch your favourite YouTuber rip through the new Call of Duty and watch them… Read More ›
I’m a lifelong cinephile, but I’m not ashamed to admit that I had never gotten around to watching a film by Jean-Luc Godard. The French-Swiss filmmaker, well-known as one of the pioneers of the French New Wave film movement of… Read More ›
“Don’t be afraid of what you don’t know.” – Margaret Fairchild (Emily Blunt) in Disclosure Day For much of his career, filmmaker Steven Spielberg has examined the tensions that exist within humanity, whether it’s the desire to uplift capitalism over… Read More ›
“Ah, if only our voices speak at night Could ever reach the very edge of this world and the time … “ – Dream Lantern by RADWIMPS 2016 was a strong year for animated films. While there was Academy Award… Read More ›
Before he made the somber sci-fi odyssey Ad Astra (2019), the compelling cop drama We Own the Night (2007), and the critically-acclaimed adventure The Lost City of Z (2016), James Gray stepped onto the scene with the 1994 crime drama… Read More ›
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is finally on physical after years of the myth and legend growing amongst cinephiles about Quentin Tarantino only showing it in his theater. For years, fans have heard about this legendary version of the… Read More ›
When it comes to cheating and cheaters, there’s often more than one side to the story. Someone wasn’t getting what they needed from one partner, so they sought it elsewhere. This, of course, doesn’t make the act of cheating correct… Read More ›
Arriving just at the moment in which Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey was dominating the box office, Wolfgang Petersen’s popular and polarizing adaptation of Homer’s first epic poem arrives in a jam-packed special edition, courtesy of Arrow Films. Loosely based on… Read More ›
Liminal spaces are making a comeback … or rather, an arrival. With the success of Kane Parsons’s high-grossing 2026 hit Backrooms and the word-of-mouth reputation of Alexander Ullom’s 2025 It Ends (a film initially released on Letterboxd Video Store then… Read More ›
“At least believe in love, Kimura. Love is all you need.” – Suzuki in Tekkonkinkreet The bonds we make in life have a tendency to follow us everywhere. We don’t always know what they mean to us, either, until we’ve… Read More ›
When a movie gives the vibes of The Evil Dead (1981) meets Anna and the Apocalypse (2017) (sans music), it sets a high bar for itself and it is a letdown if it just doesn’t reach that height. However, there… Read More ›
Mixing genres is a frequent and sometimes dangerous proposition. We’re not talking about mixing romance with comedy or horror with thriller elements (though there is a science to this, as well), but films which incorporate seemingly desperate genres like yakuza… Read More ›
What is “happiness”? Is it freedom; the ability to be your own boss? Is it creativity; the ability to pursue your vision at all times? Is it divine; to either consume whatever prey you like or see your enemies crushed… Read More ›
