Chatting with Paul Amos, star of Sex After Kids and known for playing Vex on Lost Girl, is always a delight, and this is the second time he’s joined us. I hope we’re establishing a regular visiting pattern…
Author: TD Rideout
Soylent Green (1973) – Richard Fleischer
People are lazy, apathetic, and believe the Lie. I could be talking about today, or the future envisioned in Soylent Green… The 101 Sci-Fi Movie list continues to boot along, and I’ve finally had a look at this classic. I have to say already knowing the reveal, I still liked this film a lot. As…
Pete Winning and the Pirates – Web Series Premiere
On the eve of a rough and tumble snow storm that brought most of Toronto to a stand still, some feverent fans, creators, donators, and cast came out to celebrate the release of the new web-series Pete Winning and the Pirates. A tongue in cheek homage to the serials of yesteryear, Mike Donis and company…
The Thief of Bagdad (1924) – Raoul Walsh
With a tagline of Happiness Must Be Earned, the 101 Action Movies brings us this Douglas Fairbanks silent classic from 1924. Fairbanks, how is quite happy to eschew as many clothes as he can, cavorting about like Captain Kirk’s predecessor, plays Ahmed the Thief, who takes what he wants. He’s set his eyes on the…
Bomb Girls S02E06 – Where There’s Smoke
I’d like to say that I didn’t post my Bomb Girls review yesterday because I was still wrecked by the episode, but life got in the way, and I didn’t have a chance to post it until now. That being said, it’s an incredibly strong episode to leave us begging for more as there’s…
Ready Player One – Ernest Cline
Wicked Awesome (or wicksome as I like to say). That’s what this book is. It’s absolutely bril, and a geek dream come true. What a fantastic ride. It’s like this book was tailored specifically for me, and all the kids I grew up with. Just wow. Wicksome. … I’m an 80s Kid, I was going…
Sleeper (1973) – Woody Allen
It had to happen sooner or later. I would have to watch a Woody Allen movie. I’ve never been a fan, I just don’t find him that funny, and this entry on the 101 Sci-Fi Movies list seems to support that belief, with one of the first films I’ve been truly disappointed with on the…
Patch Town Set Visit
In a destitute looking corner of Toronto (though it’s actually only about two blocks from my own apartment) a battered grey factory building stands defiant, imposing itself against the chilling winter wind. Inside it, however, a fantastic world is springing to life. A world that was first imagined by Craig Goodwill in his imaginative…
High Tension (2003) – Alexandre Aja
The 101 Horror Movies, as it draws closer to the end of the list (there’s only 4 left!), brings us this updated take on the traditional slasher movie with a twist. It’s a graphic and bloody romp, most of it making me just go Ahhh! And shaking my head saying “That’s awesome.” That lasted until…
The Fantastic Planet (1973) – Rene Laloux
The 101 Sci-Fi Movies has brought me an animated film! And an odd little film it is. Based on a novel by Stefan Wul, the story is a tale of two races, the giant blue-skinned, red-eyed Draags and the tiny Oms – Humans, who are seen as nothing more than an infestation on the planet,…
