The trailer for Everest will leave you absolutely breathless

Posted 11 years ago

There are movies that leave you breathless thanks to stunning visuals or heart-pounding suspense. There are also true stories told on the big screen that, despite knowing the outcome, still keep you on the edge of your seat with anticipation...

Review: The Theory of Everything (TIFF 2014)

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: The story of Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redmayne) and his first wife Jane (Felicity Jones) from their early courtship, to his eventual diagnosis and physical decline from motor neurone disease and scientific breakthroughs. REVIEW: I’ve seen a lot of good...

First Look: Jason Clarke in Everest

Posted 12 years ago

Did anyone see that movie with Ethan Hawke called ALIVE? Any time a film about hiking comes up, my mind immediately goes to this. Then I think of cannibalism, and then I’m creeped out. Good thing is that I’m pretty...

Review: The Book Thief

Posted 13 years ago

PLOT: In Germany during the Second World War, young Liesel (Sophie Nélisse), the daughter of a communist who’s on the run from the Nazis, is sent to live with a middle-aged couple- Hans (Geoffrey Rush) and Rosa (Emily Watson) Hubermann-...

The Book Thief starring Geoffrey Rush gets an Oscar-ready emotional trailer

Posted 13 years ago

Chances are if you make a movie set during World War II that you are either aiming or hoping for an Oscar nomination. Of all the settings for films, WWII seems to be the ideal landscape for telling a heart-wrenching...

Review: Anna Karenina

Posted 13 years ago

PLOT: A nineteenth-century Russian socialite, Anna Karenina (Keira Knightley), becomes a pariah when she leaves her husband- Alexei (Jude Law) for a dashing young soldier- Count Vronsky (Aaron Johnson). REVIEW: When I heard Joe Wright was directing this, the upteenth...

Poster double feature: character pieces for Anna Karenina and a motion poster for Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

Posted 14 years ago

Here the taglines for the two sets of promotional material at hand: “There are as many loves as there are hearts,” and “Prepare for a 3D ride through hell.”  Which one will be getting your wallet? Why am I typing...

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The UnPopular Opinion: Equilibrium

Posted 14 years ago

Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We’re hoping this column...

Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (TIFF 2012)

Posted 14 years ago

PLOT: Charlie (Logan Lerman)- a shy young man, is nervous upon entering high school. He’s railing from his best friend’s suicide the year before, and feels invisible to his classmates. He soon makes friends with Patrick (Ezra Miller) and his...