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‘Bomb Girls’ not your typical WWII story
Posted on January 2, 2012 | 3 Comments
While much has been made of the male experiences during World War II, few films and television shows aim to take as direct a look at the female workers that...
Movie Tech: What you need to know about “Digital Copy”
Posted on January 1, 2012 | 19 Comments
Movie Tech is a feature on Criticize This! that looks at how technology is affecting our movie-viewing habits. Have an idea for a Movie Tech feature? Email tips@criticizethis.ca. For the last...
New short film series launches in Toronto this January
Posted on December 30, 2011 | 4 Comments
Toronto Screen Shots co-founder and hardcore film enthusiast James McNally is launching a short film series in the new year that is sure to entertain and please Toronto film fans...
Top 5 Movies We Can’t Wait to See in 2012
Posted on December 30, 2011 | 5 Comments
Before we post our thoughts on the best films of 2011 this weekend, we thought we would take a look at what’s coming in 2012 that has excited. Really excited!...
Worst Films of 2011 Pt. 2
Posted on December 28, 2011 | 4 Comments
In the second part [read the first part here] of our Worst Films of 2011 list, regular Criticize This! critic Andrew Parker chimes in with the 10 films he despised more...
Worst Films of 2011 Pt. 1
Posted on December 28, 2011 | 6 Comments
In the first part of our Worst Films of 2011 list, Criticize This! founder and editor Brian McKechnie picks the 10 films of the year he found deserving of the...
Win passes to an advance screening of ‘THE DEVIL INSIDE’
Posted on December 27, 2011 | 2 Comments
Our friends at Paramount Pictures have hooked us up with 15 double passes to see an advance screening of THE DEVIL INSIDE in Toronto and Montreal on January 5, 2012....
Red band trailer for ‘The Devil Inside’ released
Posted on December 26, 2011 | 1 Comment
The first trailer for The Devil Inside freaked us out and got us uber excited. The new red band trailer, however, has left us wondering if there is any hope...
Film critic Richard Crouse goes global with new video Podcast
Posted on December 26, 2011 | No Comments
Fans of Reel to Real rejoice! Renowned Canadian film critic Richard Crouse is back hosting a new movie show, this time in the form of a free video Podcast exclusively...
Win passes to see ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3-D’
Posted on December 23, 2011 | 18 Comments
Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is returning to theatres January 13, 2012 in Disney Digital 3-D and our friends over at the studio have hooked us with 5 family passes...
Movie Review: We Bought a Zoo
Posted on December 23, 2011 | 4 Comments
Let’s start this review off with some real talk, shall we? I very rarely get personal with my recommendations, but when thinking about how to approach this review of We Bought a Zoo, it seems...
Toronto Animation Arts Festival wants your submissions
Posted on December 22, 2011 | No Comments
Described as an “eye opening look at exciting animated storytelling styles from all over the world”, the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) comes to the Bell Lightbox June 22...
Movie Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Posted on December 22, 2011 | No Comments
Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close arrives in theatres this holiday season as the second major literary offering following David Fincher’s take on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. While...
Movie Review: Carnage
Posted on December 21, 2011 | 2 Comments
To call Roman Polanski’s latest effort Carnage a return to form is equal parts belittling and inaccurate. It seems to suggest, quite unfairly, that the controversial director had gone somewhere in...
Win a Disney Holiday Gift Guide Gift Set
Posted on December 21, 2011 | 9 Comments
Someone in Toronto is going to have an even better Christmas this year thanks to our friends over at Disney. They’ve sent us a Holiday Gift Guide Gift Set to...