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About Author: Brian McKechnie

Brian McKechnie
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Brian McKechnie is the founder and editor of Criticize This! Email him at brian@criticizethis.ca.

Posts by Brian McKechnie

  • Mighty Jerome (iTunes) Criticize This! Pick of the Week – Harry Jerome was one the greatest athletes in Canadian history. He held many world records in sprinting, competed in the...

    Watch @ Home: May 8, 2012

    Posted on May 8, 2012 | No Comments
    Mighty Jerome (iTunes) Criticize This! Pick of the Week – Harry Jerome was one the greatest athletes in Canadian history. He held many world records in sprinting, competed in the...

  • Movie fans heard Nick Fury’s call and assembled at the North American box office this weekend to help Marvel’s The Avengers break the opening weekend record, previously held by Harry...

    ‘The Avengers’ sets box office record (in Canada, too!)

    Posted on May 6, 2012 | 1 Comment
    Movie fans heard Nick Fury’s call and assembled at the North American box office this weekend to help Marvel’s The Avengers break the opening weekend record, previously held by Harry...

  • For those heading out to see The Avengers at the Scotiabank Theatre in Toronto this weekend, you’re in for a real treat. Coca-Cola has just released their new Freestyle pop...

    Coca-Cola Freestyle coming to a theatre near you

    Posted on May 4, 2012 | 1 Comment
    For those heading out to see The Avengers at the Scotiabank Theatre in Toronto this weekend, you’re in for a real treat. Coca-Cola has just released their new Freestyle pop...

  • When it was announced that Mark Ruffalo was taking over the role of Bruce Banner (aka the Hulk) in Marvel’s The Avengers, I was very skeptical that he could pull...

    Interview: Hulking out with Mark Ruffalo

    Posted on May 3, 2012 | 1 Comment
    When it was announced that Mark Ruffalo was taking over the role of Bruce Banner (aka the Hulk) in Marvel’s The Avengers, I was very skeptical that he could pull...

  • After two Iron Man films, a Captain America film, Thor film, and two attempts with the Hulk on the big screen, every fanboy and girl in the world has been...

    Movie Review: Marvel’s The Avengers

    Posted on May 3, 2012 | 5 Comments
    After two Iron Man films, a Captain America film, Thor film, and two attempts with the Hulk on the big screen, every fanboy and girl in the world has been...

  • In the documentary The Final Member, Toronto-born filmmakers Jonah Bekhor and Zach Math venture to Iceland to follow Sigurdur Hjartarson on his journey to find a human specimen to add...

    Interview with the filmmakers behind documentary ‘The Final Member’

    Posted on May 1, 2012 | No Comments
    In the documentary The Final Member, Toronto-born filmmakers Jonah Bekhor and Zach Math venture to Iceland to follow Sigurdur Hjartarson on his journey to find a human specimen to add...

  • The Innkeepers (Blu-ray) Criticize This! Pick of the Week – Set in an old hotel during its last weekend of business, The Innkeepers follows the two remaining staff members as...

    New On DVD: May 1, 2012

    Posted on May 1, 2012 | No Comments
    The Innkeepers (Blu-ray) Criticize This! Pick of the Week – Set in an old hotel during its last weekend of business, The Innkeepers follows the two remaining staff members as...

  • Tim Burton’s reimagining of the ’60s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows is quickly approaching, and the more I see of Johnny Depp’s take on vampire Barnabas Collins, the more intrigued I am to see...

    New ‘Vampire History’ featurette released for ‘Dark Shadows’

    Posted on April 30, 2012 | No Comments
    Tim Burton’s reimagining of the ’60s gothic soap opera Dark Shadows is quickly approaching, and the more I see of Johnny Depp’s take on vampire Barnabas Collins, the more intrigued I am to see...

  • It’s been a few months since we mentioned Sacha Baron Cohen’s upcoming character-driven comedy The Dictator, but now that Paramount Pictures has sent over the opening scene, we thought it was...

    Watch This! Opening scene of ‘The Dictator’

    Posted on April 29, 2012 | 1 Comment
    It’s been a few months since we mentioned Sacha Baron Cohen’s upcoming character-driven comedy The Dictator, but now that Paramount Pictures has sent over the opening scene, we thought it was...

  • The Five-Year Engagement is an interesting beast of a movie. With Judd Apatow attached as producer it’s been promoted as this year’s Bridesmaids. Mix in Nicholas Stoller, the director of...

    Movie Review: The Five-Year Engagement

    Posted on April 27, 2012 | No Comments
    The Five-Year Engagement is an interesting beast of a movie. With Judd Apatow attached as producer it’s been promoted as this year’s Bridesmaids. Mix in Nicholas Stoller, the director of...

  • For anyone worried that Pixar might have lost their touch with the mediocre Cars 2 last summer, watch the latest trailer for their upcoming film Brave and worry no more....

    Stunning new trailer for ‘Brave’ released

    Posted on April 25, 2012 | 1 Comment
    For anyone worried that Pixar might have lost their touch with the mediocre Cars 2 last summer, watch the latest trailer for their upcoming film Brave and worry no more....

  • As co-founder of the prolific Aardman Animations, Peter Lord has produced over 50 animated projects, including the very popular Wallace & Gromit films and the critically acclaimed stop-motion feature Chicken...

    Q&A with Peter Lord, director of ‘The Pirates! Band of Misfits’

    Posted on April 25, 2012 | No Comments
    As co-founder of the prolific Aardman Animations, Peter Lord has produced over 50 animated projects, including the very popular Wallace & Gromit films and the critically acclaimed stop-motion feature Chicken...

  • Shame (Blu-ray) Criticize This! Pick of the Week – With his performance as sex addict Brandon Sullivan in Steve McQueen’s Shame, Michael Fassbender has officially become one of the greatest...

    New On DVD: April 24, 2012

    Posted on April 24, 2012 | 1 Comment
    Shame (Blu-ray) Criticize This! Pick of the Week – With his performance as sex addict Brandon Sullivan in Steve McQueen’s Shame, Michael Fassbender has officially become one of the greatest...

  • Dr. Jane Goodall is one of the most well-known chimpanzee researchers in the world. Her career spans over five decades and her passion for chimps is unprecedented. She was the...

    Jane Goodall on chimpanzees and ‘Chimpanzee’

    Posted on April 19, 2012 | No Comments
    Dr. Jane Goodall is one of the most well-known chimpanzee researchers in the world. Her career spans over five decades and her passion for chimps is unprecedented. She was the...

  • The full lineup for the 2012 Cannes Film Festival was released this morning and not one, but two members of the Cronenberg family will have their films featured. David Cronenberg’s...

    Cronenbergs at Cannes

    Posted on April 19, 2012 | No Comments
    The full lineup for the 2012 Cannes Film Festival was released this morning and not one, but two members of the Cronenberg family will have their films featured. David Cronenberg’s...

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