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A look at Reel Asian 2012
Posted on November 6, 2012 | No Comments
Life is full of rare and precious moments that you very often don’t want to let slip away as they may never come again. It could be for a birthday...
Canadian Film Review goes to air tonight
Posted on November 6, 2012 | 1 Comment
If the election happening South of the border isn’t your thing, tune into the premiere of the Canadian Film Review tonight at 7:30 p.m. on Rogers TV Cable 10 or...
Blu-ray Review: Maximum Conviction
Posted on November 5, 2012 | No Comments
Quite often on a new release Tuesday when we’re scanning the racks and the shelves at our local retailers and video stores, there is usually at least one or two...
Win passes to an advance screening of RISE OF THE GUARDIANS
Posted on November 4, 2012 | 1 Comment
The good folks at Paramount Pictures have sent us 20 double passes to advance screenings of RISE OF THE GUARDIANS in Toronto and Montreal on Saturday, November 17 to give...
Interview: Robert Zemeckis talks ‘Flight’
Posted on November 2, 2012 | No Comments
From the Back to the Future trilogy to Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Forrest Gump, Robert Zemeckis is one of the most visionary and influential filmmakers of the last 30...
Movie Review: Wreck-It Ralph
Posted on November 2, 2012 | No Comments
As a child of the ’80s who grew up on Nintendo and Atari and spent a lot of time at the local arcade wasting my allowance, I have been highly...
Movie Review: Flight
Posted on November 2, 2012 | No Comments
The somewhat ambiguously titled Flight definitely comes across far darker than the film’s marketing campaign makes it out to be. Relying on the almost universally recognizable visage of Denzel Washington...
Movie Review: Midnight’s Children
Posted on November 1, 2012 | No Comments
In many ways Midnight’s Children, the long gestating adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s 1981 Booker Prize winning novel and high school and university syllabus staple, stands to be looked at in...
Opening night at the Diaspora Film Fest
Posted on November 1, 2012 | No Comments
This Thursday night brings a unique cross-cultural celebration to Toronto’s arts calendar, a must-do for film, dance and live music fans alike. Join the Ashkenaz Foundation and the International Diaspora Film Fest...
Win passes to an advance screening of THE SESSIONS
Posted on October 30, 2012 | No Comments
Our friends at Fox Searchlight have sent over 10 double passes to advance screenings of THE SESSIONS, starring Helen Hunt and John Hawkes, in Edmonton and Calgary on November 8 and...
Watch @ Home: October 30, 2012
Posted on October 30, 2012 | No Comments
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (Blu-ray) Criticize This! Pick of the Week - Seeking a Friend for the End of the World stars Steve Carrell as...
Breast Fest 2012 kicks off this week
Posted on October 29, 2012 | No Comments
For five years now Rethink Breast Cancer has hosted a series of screenings, talks, and events as part of the Breast Fest Film Fest. The goal of this film and...
Movie Review: Smashed
Posted on October 27, 2012 | No Comments
It’s extremely hard to tell a variation on the traditional addiction narrative that hasn’t been seen before. From the gritty realism of Leaving Las Vegas and Trainspotting to the swinging...
Movie Review: Where the Trail Ends
Posted on October 27, 2012 | No Comments
If a film can become a sensory experience, this is it. Where the Trail Ends documents Canadian extreme bikers as they follow their sporting bliss, to fly in the air...
Interview: Victoria Justice talks ‘Fun Size’
Posted on October 26, 2012 | No Comments
Victoria Justice has her hands in more projects in a day than most people twice her age often take on in a full year. The 19-year-old actress best known for...