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…
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Warm Bodies – Jonathan Levine
This movie didn’t really catch my eye until my friend started talking about how much she was looking forward to seeing it. I found myself kind of intrigued by the storyline she described, and then once I really watched the trailer, I knew I was in. Counting down silently in my head to the…
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…
TIFF Next Wave 2013: Ghost Graduation – Javier Ruiz Caldera
Attention Toronto film fans!!! Thanks to TIFF’s Next Wave Film Festival, you will have another opportunity to catch one of my Top 12 Films of 2012 on the big screen one more time!!! I was lucky enough to see this one premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall, and I can’t rave about…
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…
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…
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,…
The Following – S0E01&E02 – Thoughts So Far
Serial killers have always fascinated the darker parts of our psyches, what makes people such monsters? We’ve learned that most serial killers hunt alone, but what if one was so charming, so intelligent that he cultivates other souls like him, so adept at making his murders art, that he developed a following? Creepy right? That’s the launching…
