With GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3, James Gunn completes his (quasi)trilogy of chaos with everyone’s favourite broken heroes. But, with the new film, Star-Lord, Nebula, Draxx, Groot and especially Rocket find themselves involved in one their–and the MCU’s–darkest adventures. This week, the Marvel-ettes (Miriam Ibrahim & Dina Hamdieh) reassemble to talk about the flaws…
“Don’t tell anyone.” This is the phrase that (almost) begins The Starling Girl as youth pastor Owen hides his smoking habit behind the church walls. But this brief exchange of confidence becomes symbolic of far more than taking secret cigarettes. Instead, it’s indicative of a system of righteousness that hides more than it helps. The Starling Girl tells…
Everyone has moments in their lives when they ‘make mountains out of molehills’. But what happens when you can’t let go of the proverbial mountain? Written and directed by Adrian Murray, Retrograde begins as Molly (Molly Reisman) is pulled over by a police officer. With her new roommate sitting next to her, the officer instructs her of…
Just like the best of gardens, it takes a lot of work to revive the soul. Written and directed by Paul Schrader, The Master Gardener tells the story of Narvel Roth (Joel Edgerton), the quiet but duteous horticulturist of Gracewood Gardens. Gracewood is the property of Nora Haverhill (Sigourney Weaver), a wealthy woman who demands perfection of…
Sometimes, even if you don’t realize it, it can be refreshing to change the game. Directed by Calmatic, White Men Can’t Jump tells the story of Jeremy (Jack Harlow), a former NCAA star who lost his path to stardom due to injuries. Hustling games in the local community centre, Jeremy meets Kamal (Sinqua Walls), a former promising…
In a world where we’re told love is a fairy tale, it can be awfully challenging to find a prince (or princess). What’s Love Got to Do with It? tells the story of Zoe (Lily James), a documentary filmmaker who finds herself in an endless stream of dead-end relationships. Finally willing to move on from the…
When reimagining an old classic, it’s never guaranteed to be a slam dunk. Directed by Calmatic, White Men Can’t Jump tells the story of Jeremy (Jack Harlow), a former NCAA star who lost his path to stardom due to injuries. Hustling games in the local community centre, Jeremy meets Kamal (Sinqua Walls), a former promising baller whose…
Beginning today, box office smash The Super Mario Bros. begins its dominance of the VOD charts. Below is the official press release: Universal City, California, May 15, 2023 – Shattering box-office records and generating over a billion dollars worldwide, Nintendo and Illumination’s animated spectacular THE SUPER MARIO BROS. MOVIE blasts into homes tomorrow, May 16, 2023, exclusively on…
Thanks to our friends at Shinn Communications, we’re giving away a copy of Star Trek: Lower Deck S3 on BluRay! Created by Emmy Award winner Mike McMahan, Season Three of STARTREK: LOWER DECKS challenges the U.S.S. Cerritos ensigns in (hilarious) ways they could never imagine, starting with a shocking resolution for Season Two’s epic cliffhanger finale….
Sometimes, in order to imagine a new future, you have to leave the world you know behind. Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Crater tells the story of Caleb Channing (Isaiah Russell-Bailey), a young man who has grown up on a lunar mining colony. For Caleb and his friends, this world is the only one that they have…
