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Review: Arrival

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: After a series of alien ships land in twelve different locations on Earth, a linguist is recruited to discover the secrets of their language and why they have come. REVIEW: The idea of the human race not being alone...

The Love Witch (Movie Review)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A Love Witch arrives in a quaint California town and begins charming the pants of a series of unwitting men. REVIEW: The term auteur gets bandied about pretty loosely these days, but if we’re to believe it means wholly...

Doctor Strange (Movie Review)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: After his hands are destroyed in a car accident, a talented surgeon travels to Nepal in order to receive healing from a mystical sect led by the immortal Ancient One. After joining their ranks, Strange learns he’s now on...

Trash Fire (Movie Review)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: Years after causing a fire that burned his parents alive and left his sister marred for life, an alcoholic epileptic brings his pregnant girlfriend to meet what’s left of his family. REVIEW: Brusquely shifting gears from his two previous...

Horror Movie Reviews

The Entity (Unseen Halloween Returns Review)

Posted 10 years ago

Last October, Arrow in the Head presented a column called UNSEEN HALLOWEEN, in which the staff recommended movies that are by and large very obscure. This year, UNSEEN HALLOWEEN RETURNS! But with a twist! Each writer is now tackling a...

Horror Movie Reviews

Society (Unseen Halloween Returns Review)

Posted 10 years ago

Last October, Arrow in the Head presented a column called UNSEEN HALLOWEEN, in which the staff recommended movies that are by and large very obscure. This year, UNSEEN HALLOWEEN RETURNS! But with a twist! Each writer is now tackling a...

TV Reviews

TV Review: Supergirl – Season 2, Episode 3 – “Welcome to Earth”

Posted 10 years ago

EPISODE 3: WELCOME TO EARTH SYNOPSIS: Kara fears the recently escaped Mon-El is behind an attack on the president, who Supergirl and the DEO have been assigned to protect; at the same time, the hot-button issue of aliens vs. human rights...

The Windmill (Movie Review)

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A bus tour through the lowlands of Holland goes terribly wrong when the vehicle breaks down and the tourists find themselves being stalked by a supernatural slasher. REVIEW: Director Nick Jongerius's THE WINDMILL (formerly known as THE WINDMILL MASSACRE)...

Review: The Whole Truth

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A lawyer (Keanu Reeves) is tasked with defending the child of a family friend (Renee Zellweger) who’s been accused of murdering his violent father. REVIEW: The world of VOD has become an interesting side-effect of both the explosion of...

TV Review: Black Mirror: San Junipero & Nosedive

Posted 10 years ago

This Black Mirror review was previously run as part of our TIFF 2016 coverage. PLOT: In this sampling of episodes from the third season of ‘Black Mirror’, a young woman (Mackenzie Davis) makes an unexpected connection, while an insecure office...

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