This entry is an unusual one in the 101 Sci-Fi Movies list, set in the 50s as the Cold War was ratcheting higher and higher, it’s actually a rather positive story, despite the fact that none of our heroes seem to initialy realize it until the end. Based on a story by Ray Bradbury, it’s…
Category: Did You See That?!? (Tv & Film)
Poltergeist (1982)
The 101 Horror Movies let me revisit another one of my favourite films, Poltergeist. I won’t get into the whole “who really directed it dilemma” – I don’t care (though if pressed it feels more like a Steven Spielberg film than a Tobe Hooper film). I just know I like it. It’s a very simple…
TIFF 2012: Much Ado About Nothing – Joss Whedon
The announcement of this little flick’s arrival at TIFF this year caused quite a stir amongst many people I know. Even I was curious as to what Whedon would have in store for us with this one, since I knew it was something he’d wanted to do for a long time, and that he’d…
Doctor Who S07x03 – A Town Called Mercy
This week’s episode of Doctor Who, written by Toby Whithouse, isn’t neccessarily a misstep, it’s just the weakest episode of Series 7, sure there have been only 3, but this one just doesn’t fire on all thrusters. The concept is fun enough, the Doctor (Matt Smith), Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) get…
TIFF 2012: Love, Marilyn – Liz Garbus
This film was, easily, THE film for me to see at TIFF this year. It was the one I was most looking forward to – even to the point of carefully selecting which screening would be best for me to immerse myself most fully in the experience. As soon as I heard it was…
TIFF 2012: Come Out And Play – Makinov
Several factors were in play to draw me into this screening, not the least of which was a fascination with what kind of director would so desire to remain anonymous that he would wear a mask on set and not even divulge his real name to anyone? That and the fact that kids can…
TIFF 2012: Disconnect – Henry Alex Rubin
For someone who had directed only documentaries thus far, Henry Alex Rubin has manged to create a very human and genuine first feature that’s both thought-provoking and full of and heart. Disconnect is an up-close and in-depth look at various forms of social media, and how we use the internet to draw us all…
The Jewel of The Nile (1985)
After the troubling experience of Cannibal Holocaust, I decided to lighten it up a bit, and just revisit a fun, if not great movie. So I decided to catch up with Jack T Colton (Michael Douglas), Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner – who I think never looked better than when she was in this pair of…
The Crimes of Mike Recket (2012) – Bruce Sweeney
Every now and then a movie comes along that takes you completely by surprise. Award-winning filmmaker Bruce Sweeney’s new film The Crimes of Mike Recket does just that. A neo-noir police procedural thriller dealing in murder, real estate fraud, dogs, a crook who believes his own lies and two stalwart cops. Nicholas Lea plays the titular Mike…
TIFF 2012: Ghost Graduation – Javier Ruiz Caldera
I have to admit, I was secretly really excited to see this movie, but part of me was worried that it wouldn’t be as good as I hoped it would be. The plot description was, essentially, written for my 80’s-lovin’ self: Five students – a rebel, a jock, a pretty and popular pregnant girl,…
