Reviews
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You Can’t Go Wrong Opening Your Film Festival With Park Chan-wook’s The Handmaiden
And that’s just one of the things that Ithaca Fantastik 2016 gets so right. My review of The Handmaiden is below, but first, some words on…
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Westworld Review: Sex and Death Run Rampant While Purpose Remains Elusive
Westworld: Sex and Death Run Rampant While Purpose Remains Elusive “I imagined a story where I didn’t have to be the damsel.” Catch up with our coverage…
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Doctor Strange is Gleefully Trippy Superhero Sci-Fi Fantasy
Don’t let the goatee fool you – this is no Iron Man. Hands have long linked man to the divine. Their ability to create and restore,…
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The Newest Dan Brown Adaptation is More Purgatory Than Inferno
If we’re Dante, Tom Hanks is Virgil and Inferno is Hell. The latest film installment in Dan Brown’s cryptographical thriller series, Inferno discards the religious undercurrents…
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Westworld Episode 4 Review: Violence Begets Violence and Puzzle Pieces
Westworld: Violence Begets Violence and Puzzle Pieces “I think there may be something wrong with this world.” Catch up with our coverage of last week’s episode. So much…
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The Walking Dead Swings and Misses But Still Manages to Shock
Death wasn’t the only painful part of the season premiere. Much like the pointless ride Negan and Rick took after Lucille’s rampage, the Season Seven…
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Toronto After Dark 2016 Closing Night Lures You Into the Void
We take a look at The Lure and The Void. Genre film festivals are often among my favorites because they focus on the kind of movies…
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Toronto After Dark 2016 Day Eight Explores the Messy Dangers Within
We take a look at The Master Cleanse and From a House on Willow Street. Genre film festivals are often among my favorites because they focus…
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Toronto After Dark 2016 Day Six Is Turning Japanese
We take a look at As the Gods Will and Creepy. Genre film festivals are often among my favorites because they focus on the kind of…