Featuring iconic songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber and starring such talents as Jennifer Hudson, Idris Elba, Taylor Swift and more, the first big screen portrayal of the Broadway smash musical CATS seemed like a sure-fire hit over the Christmas season. However, despite its award-winning pedigree, terrible reviews and troubled special effects have caused the film… [Read More]
GIVEAWAY! ROE Passes to THE GENTLEMEN! (Canada Only)
ScreenFish is thrilled to be giving away 5 double Run Of Engagement passes to The Gentlemen, out in theatres on Friday, January 24th, 2020! (Passes are only applicable in Canada.) Starring Matthew McConaughey, Henry Golding, Hugh Grant and Michelle Dockery, The Gentlemen tells the story of Mickey Pearson (McConaughey), an American expatriate who became rich… [Read More]
Bombshell – Another #MeToo Moment
Workplace sexual harassment and abuse doesn’t qualify as “man bites dog” news. But in recent years it has become news because of the rich and powerful people involved. #MeToo has become the catchall term for such abuse, especially in the entertainment industry. Bombshell is based on the 2016 scandal that led to the ouster of… [Read More]
Darrel’s Dozen 2020 – and some bonuses
It’s time for me to put up my favorite movies of the last year. So here’s Darrel’s Dozen for 2019 (with a few bonuses at the end). This year I’ll only rank the top film; all the rest will be alphabetical. Links are to my reviews, unless noted.) The #1 film for 2019 (according to… [Read More]
[Movie] Moments that Mattered (2019 Edition)
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Film criticism is a funny thing sometimes. While some love a film that you hate (or vice versa), there can be pressure to acknowledge that certain films deserve to be held up as ‘best’ when you simply don’t connect with them. In the same way, a movie that you don’t enjoy can also have redeeming… [Read More]
6.15 Stepping into 1917
In our first episode of 2020, writer/director Sam Mendes wants to take us back to 1917 where he immerses the viewer in the Great War and tells the story of two young soldiers who are given the impossible task of reaching another unit to warn them of a trap that could potentially wipe out hundreds… [Read More]
Free Color: Breaking Down Barriers Through Brightness
Free Color documents the late years of 94-year-old Master of Color, Carlos Cruz-Diez. Working as a Kinetic and Optical Artist, Cruz-Diez seeks to shatter the limits of technology in order to achieve his life-long dream of color-without-form. By recruiting a team of innovators from across disciplines to help bring his dream into reality, Cruz-Diez is relentless… [Read More]
1on1 with Jan Komasa (CORPUS CHRISTI)
I recently had the opportunity to speak by phone with Jan Komasa, director of the Polish film Corpus Christi, which is on the shortlist of films being considered for an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Feature. The film is the story of a young man (Daniel) who impersonates a priest in a small town parish…. [Read More]
Clemency – A Warden’s Walls
“You want to be whole.” A couple of hours before viewing Clemency, I took in an excellent photo exhibition focusing on walls. That influenced how I understood this powerful film. The obvious reason is that the film takes place mostly within a prison, but that is only one of the kinds of walls we encounter…. [Read More]
The Song of Names: Music of the Soul
Split between two timelines, The Song of Names follows the brotherly relationship between Martin, a wealthy British child during the Second World War and Dovidl, a Polish violin prodigy whose parents leave him in his family’s care. As the two boys grow into men, they form a familial bond. That is, until young Dovidl disappears before one… [Read More]
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