Amazingly, after almost 30 years, the Scream franchise is not only alive but killing it at the box office. With SCREAM VI, the series makes the move to the big city but finds that the past has a way of following you. This week, Catherine Erskine and Julie Levac return to talk about fighting our…
88 tells the story of Femi Jackson (Brandon Victor Dixon), the financial director for a democratic super PAC during the 2024 US Elections. Jackson and his team are in support of Harold Roundtree (Orlando Jones), the presidential frontrunner and next great hope for the nation. However, as Jackson delves more deeply into the donations they’re receiving,…
You can live forever… if you make the cut. Set in the early 1990s, You Can Live Forever tells the story of Jaime (Anwen O’Driscoll), a teenager who grew up in Thunder Bay with a love for sci-fi and smoking weed. After her father’s passing, her mother’s struggles with mental health become more severe and she sends…
On the surface, the John Wick franchise feels like a throwback. Back in the heyday of action films, the hero was [usually] a man with nothing to lose who creates his own brand of justice. Just like Wick, this genre often included increasingly creative violence (and phallic-sized weaponry) designed to decimate anyone who stands in his way. Standing…
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is looking to slay at the box office… and we’re giving away passes to see it before it’s released in theatres! Thanks to our friends at TARO PR, we’re giving away three double passes to see Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves in Toronto, Montreal (ENG + FRE), Calgary,…
The Academy Awards are a reminder of the very best of the year’s film! But is it really? Even with the popularity of this year’s Everything Everywhere All at Once, it seems like the ceremony is always rife with controversy as fans weigh in on whether or not the winners were deserving of the gold….
Set in Toronto, Tenzin tells the story of Tenzin (Tenzin Kelsang), a Tibetan Canadian grieving the loss of his brother back home. As a form of non-violent protest against the Chinese occupation of the country, Tenzin’s brother self-immolates, being branded a martyr by his countrymen. As he reflects upon the impact made by his brother’s death, Tenzin…
Everyone loves a good mystery. For years now, the true crime genre has been thriving. On every streaming service, there seems to be an endless flood of stories designed to fascinate the viewer by stepping inside the mind of a madman. Grisly murder scenes and endless research are often depicted in ways that sensationalize the…
Directed by Matt Ruskin, Boston Strangler delves into the story of the mysterious killer that has become etched in the history books. Set in 1960s Boston, the film is the true story of Loretta McLaughlin (Kiera Knightley), a working mother trying to balance her family and her job as a lifestyle reporter. However, when a series of…
Directed by Ike Nnaebue, No U-Turn gives the opportunity for the celebrated Nigerian director to revisit a journey that he made over two decades ago. Taking the route via Benin, Mali and Mauritania as a young man, Nnaebue was forced to turn back in Morocco and return home. Now, in his first documentary, Nnaebue is returning to…
