Movie Reviews

Movie Review: This Means War
Posted on February 17, 2012 | No Comments
The title of This Means War is obviously directed at the audience, cause once the credits roll you’ll feel like you just battled one. That’s not to say it’s all...
Also Playing: Chronicle, The Innkeepers, We Need to Talk About Kevin
Posted on February 15, 2012 | No Comments
Sometimes there’s just not enough time in the day to review all the movies that open in various cities across Canada, even movies we adore. Also Playing is here to...
Movie Review: The Vow
Posted on February 10, 2012 | 3 Comments
It might be a slight bit of credit for a pretty bad movie to call its general premise unconventional. The Vow, the latest Valentines Day opening romantic drama starring generally awesome looking people, really...
Movie Review: Safe House
Posted on February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment
I went into Safe House with very low expectations. The trailer made it look like another pick from this year’s crop of ‘70s wannabe films (Contraband, Man on a Ledge,...
Movie Review: The Woman in Black
Posted on February 3, 2012 | No Comments
When you hear the name Hammer Films, actors Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing usually come to mind, along with films like Dracula or The Curse of Frankenstein. Hammer made solid,...
Movie Review: Miss Bala
Posted on February 3, 2012 | No Comments
Miss Bala is a harrowing new Mexican thriller that’s one of the first major exports from the country exploring the terrifying and ever-escalating drug war ravaging it’s streets. Since 2006,...
Movie Review: Albert Nobbs
Posted on February 3, 2012 | No Comments
Returning to a role she once played on stage back in the early 80s, Glenn Close brings her Academy Award nominated lead performance in Albert Nobbs into wider release this weekend. While...
Movie Review: W.E.
Posted on February 2, 2012 | 1 Comment
On a technical level, Madonna’s second film in the director’s chair W.E. is patently insufferable to sit through. The amount of talent and opulence being wasted on screen feels overwhelming and...
Movie Review: Le Vendeur (The Salesman)
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No Comments
There are few things more equally beautiful and depressing than a hard Canadian winter. Much like the recently released Best Picture nominee Monsieur Lazhar, Le Vendeur (The Salesman) tells its story of...
Movie Review: Man on a Ledge
Posted on January 28, 2012 | 6 Comments
Man on a Ledge is very reminiscent of Sidney Lumet’s 1975 crime-drama, Dog Day Afternoon. Someone even yells out “Attica!” at one point referencing it. This is all fine and...
Movie Review: One for the Money
Posted on January 27, 2012 | 1 Comment
While her books are quite popular, Janet Evanovich is not known for being a literary genius. She sells like hotcakes though and has a massive group of followers, mainly of...
Movie Review: The Grey
Posted on January 26, 2012 | 1 Comment
I went into The Grey expecting to see Liam Neeson play a tough dude fighting for his life against a pack of angry wolves. That’s what the marketing promised and...
Movie Review: Not Since You
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No Comments
When a movie takes a few years to open after it’s in the can, and you haven’t heard much about it, it’s usually a sign it’s a bad movie. So...
Movie Review: Underworld: Awakening
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No Comments
It’s amazing that the Underworld series has even made it to four movies. These films aren’t major blockbusters (none of them have even hit $100 million theatrically in the U.S.),...
Movie Review: Haywire
Posted on January 20, 2012 | 1 Comment
After last week’s uninspired and boring release, Contraband, and after seeing a few of the films yet to open, I was beginning to fear 2012 was going down the road...