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

Posts by Brian McKechnie

Four new clips and two new featurettes released for ‘The Avengers’
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No Comments
As we get even closer to that May 4 release date, the anticipation for The Avengers is reaching a boiling point here at Criticize This! HQ. And Disney just keeps throwing us...
Interview with director Drew Goddard about ‘The Cabin in the Woods’
Posted on April 16, 2012 | No Comments
For over 10 years, Drew Goddard has worked as a writer (and sometimes producer) for two of the nerdiest men in Hollywood: J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon. Whether it was...
Movie Review: The Cabin in the Woods
Posted on April 13, 2012 | 2 Comments
It’s very hard to review a film like The Cabin in the Woods. If I oversell it, you’ll be disappointed. If I talk about the plot in any detail, it...
Shorts That Are Not Pants returns this week
Posted on April 12, 2012 | 1 Comment
James McNally‘s wonderful film series Shorts That Are Not Pants returns to the NFB Mediatheque this Friday, April 13 with another great lineup of short films to feast on, including...
Watch This! Clip from short horror film ‘Familiar’
Posted on April 10, 2012 | No Comments
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of the Canadian production company Fatal Pictures and their short horror film Familiar. So when they send us new news and content to...
New On DVD: April 10, 2012
Posted on April 10, 2012 | No Comments
Tyrannosaur Criticize This! Pick of the Week – No, Tyrannosaur is not a cheesy movie about dinosaurs, but rather a truly powerful work of art. Actor-turned-director Paddy Considine has made...
Q&A with Josh Hutcherson about ‘The Hunger Games’
Posted on April 9, 2012 | No Comments
Having appeared in films such as Bridge to Terabithia, The Kids Are All Right, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and its recent sequel, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,...
Video: Interview with ‘Monster Brawl’ director Jesse T. Cook
Posted on April 8, 2012 | No Comments
When I first heard about Monster Brawl, a comedy-horror that pits classic monsters like The Mummy and Frankenstein against each other in a televised WWE-style fight in the ring, I...
Two new TV spots for ‘The Avengers’ arrive
Posted on April 4, 2012 | No Comments
We are exactly one month away from the release of what could be the biggest movie of the year, The Avengers. And if the poster or awesome theatrical trailer haven’t got...
New On DVD: April 3, 2012
Posted on April 3, 2012 | No Comments
Chinatown (Blu-ray) Criticize This! Pick of the Week – It’s hard to find anything wrong with Roman Polanski’s classic 1974 film noir, Chinatown. For one, Jack Nicholson delivers one of,...
Movie Review: Wrath of the Titans
Posted on March 29, 2012 | No Comments
Following the critically panned remake of Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans is more of the same old, same old. That’s not to say it’s not a fun...
Q&A with Bern Euler, executive director of the Canadian Film Fest
Posted on March 28, 2012 | No Comments
The Canadian Film Fest returns from its three year hiatus this week to celebrate the best films our country has to offer across a variety of genres. Opening the festival...
New On DVD: March 27, 2012
Posted on March 27, 2012 | No Comments
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Blu-ray) Criticize This! Pick of the Week – I’m one of the few critics who connected with and enjoyed Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close when...
TIFF Happenings: March 23 – 29
Posted on March 23, 2012 | No Comments
The Toronto International Film Festival isn’t only about the big event in September. No, they have a home in Toronto (the TIFF Bell Lightbox) where they host regular movie-related events...
Movie Review: The Hunger Games
Posted on March 22, 2012 | 4 Comments
When a movie is as hyped by the masses as The Hunger Games I always get a little overwhelmed and turned off by it. When the trailer was released, I...