Star Wars Rebels: Season 4 on Blu-ray

The fourth and final season of Star Wars Rebels brings the series to an epic finish leaving fans with a satisfying conclusion. Going into the series’ final season, we knew that Kanan Jarrus and Ezra Bridger would likely die.  Something would have to explain their missing from the Rebellion seen in the original trilogy.  While Kanan does indeed die to save the crew of the Ghost, Ezra takes his sacrifice to the next level in…

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Christopher Robin Finally Grows Up

In Disney’s Christopher Robin, the titular character is finally allowed to grow up.  But will he remember how to have fun? It’s post-war London and adult Christopher Robin now works as an efficiency manager for Winslow Luggage.  While his wife, Evelyn (Haley Atwell), and daughter, Madeline (Bronte Carmichael), embark on a holiday to Sussex, Christopher stays home to finish a work project.  His jerk of a boss, Giles Winslow (Mark Gatiss), orders him to work…

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Like Father: A Charming Father-Daughter Comedy

Lauren Miller Rogen’s charming feature comedy, Like Father, is elevated by the chemistry between Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer. The workaholic that she is, Rachel Hamilton (Kristen Bell) was nowhere near ready to walk down the aisle for her wedding.  I don’t mean that in getting cold feet.  Her phone almost never leaves her hands or ear because there’s always work to be done!  When her fiance, Owen (Jon Foster), leaves her at the altar,…

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The Darkest Minds: We’ve Seen This Before

The Darkest Minds recycles the gist of what we’ve seen in prior YA dystopian adaptations while ripping off Marvel and others in the process. The film’s prologue, which complete wastes The West Wing alumnus Bradley Whitford’s President Gray, sets up the film.  Children across the country are getting ill.  This mysterious illness is referred to as IAAN (Idiopathic Adolescent Acute Neurodegeneration).  Despite claims to the contrary, not even the CDC can find a cure.  Those…

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TIFF 2018: Canadian Features Lineup Announced

The second wave of titles for TIFF 2018 were unveiled this morning with the announcement Canadian features and short films.  The feature films follow below. “We’re especially proud to present such a diverse group of films,” said Steve Gravestock, Senior Programmer, TIFF. “Ranging from science fiction to fantasy, myth to documentary, and romance to a dystopic vision of our neighbours to the south, this year’s Canadian films come from every region in the country, stretching…

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The Spy Who Dumped Me is Kick-Ass Fun

The genre-bending action comedy, The Spy Who Dumped Me, allows for Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon to take it to the next level. The film’s cold open sets the tone, introducing us to Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon) on the former’s birthday in Los Angeles while Drew (Justin Theroux) fights for his life in Vilnius.  In addition to the cuts between the two, there’s the requisite flashbacks introducing us to their meet-cute.  This also serves…

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Generation Wealth: Is Greed Good?

Generation Wealth feels like it’s the culmination of filmmaker Lauren Greenfield’s career over the past two and a half decades. For the film, which premiered this past January at Sundance, the filmmaker revisited so many of her previous photograph and interview subjects.  The film also ties into the 2017 book of the same name as well as a similar photo exhibition depicted late in the film. High school probably wasn’t the best time to talk…

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McQueen: Tragedy in Fashion

Drawing on videos and interviews, McQueen tells the story of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen. The fashion designer was best known as Alexander McQueen.  His story may best personify the rags-to-riches story.  It can be said that his own life wasn’t without his own tragic shortcomings. McQueen grew up in East London’s working-class Stratford neighborhood with five other siblings.  Nobody could have ever predicted that a shy child would go onto become one of the…

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Fantasia 2018: Number 37 (Nommer 37)

The comparisons to Rear Window are there but writer-director Nosipho Dumisa makes Number 37 her own. Randal Hendricks (Irshaad Ally) just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.  He found himself in a wheelchair after a deal went terribly wrong.  While he’s stuck in his Cape Town apartment, this film is not the Alfred Hitchcock classic.  While it is an homage, the plot is tremendously different and you don’t have the legendary…

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Night Comes On: A Solid First Feature

Actress Jordana Spiro makes her feature directorial debut with the captivating Night Comes On, a heart-wrenching story that follows a young woman as she seeks to get her life back on track.  It’s a solid first feature film for Spiro and helps shine a light on a segment of the country that needs to be represented in more films and in leading roles nonetheless.  It’s not only the representation factor but also the stories of…

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