Eileen: Embracing the Darkness
Set within the harsh winter of 1964, Eileen tells the story of Eileen Dunlop (Thomasin...
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She Came to Me: A Glass Onion of Melodrama
Writer-director Rebecca Miller’s She Came to Me finds melodrama at every angle, using its...
Oxygen: Breathing to Remember
While watching films of gripping intensity, we often feel as though we need to remember to...
All Is True – The Bard’s Retirement
?It?s not Hamnet you mourn; it?s yourself.? Kenneth Branagh has always had an affinity for...
Serenity: Murder and Justice in the Open Water
Living on an isolated tropical island, Baker Dill (Matthew McConaughey) is a fishing boat captain who lives a peaceful life on Plymouth Island, an isolated island in the Carribbean. However, his world is soon shattered when his...
Ocean?s 8: Win or Washout for Women?
In my review of Ocean?s Thirteen, I opined, ?The role of women in the Ocean?s movies is, at best,...
Going Colossal: An Interview with Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis
Colossal co-stars Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis and director Nacho Vigalondo In her latest film, Colossal, Hathaway manages to channel all of her experience into her portrayal of Gloria, an alcoholic with a deep desire for...
The Accountant – When the Weak Become Strong
Ben Affleck had a quiet 2015 by his standards. But in 2016, his depiction as the fifth modern...
Colossal Undertaking – An Interview with director Nacho Vigalondo
When it finally receives its wide release, Colossal will surprise everyone. Given that it will most likely be marketed based on its supernatural elements, the film may seem like a simple monster mash-up. But don?t tell that to...
tiff16: Anne Hathaway + Jason Sudekis (COLOSSAL)
? Gloria (Anne Hathaway) lives her life the only way she knows how… for herself. ?Ruined by alcohol and partying, she finds herself out on the street after her boyfriend (Dan Stevens) tires of her behaviour and asks her to...
Alice Through the Looking Glass – not quite Lewis Carroll
The opening credits point out that the film is ?based on characters from Lewis Carroll? rather than on his books. And the story that unfolds in this film is not from his writings?although at times it may reflect a bit of his way of playing with logic.
The Intern: What Does Your Career Cost?
Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro) takes on an internship at Jules Ostin’s (Anne Hathaway)...