The Creator features visually stunning visuals but the new Gareth Edwards sci-fi thriller gets into very familiar territory. Spoiler warning: some spoilers may follow. Five years after his wife’s–Maya (Gemma Chan)–disappearance, Joshua (John David Washington) gets brought in by Colonel Jean Howell (Allison Janney) to find and kill the Creator. Supposedly, Maya is still alive. You see, the Creator is behind the advanced AI technology with the capability to end the war. There’s a war…
"The Creator Is Visually Stunning But…"Category: Movie Reviews
Peter Jackson draws on the original 1933 classic in his 2005 remake of King Kong and the film is every bit the epic that one would expect. The 1933 classic is iconic for its pioneering use of stop-motion technology. It would also go onto inspire Peter Jackson to go into special effects. Lo and behold, the Oscar-winning filmmaker would tackle a remake after finishing up The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. After all, the filmmaker…
"King Kong: Peter Jackson’s Epic 2005 Remake"
Richard Linklater’s hit musical comedy, School of Rock, is now available on a 20th anniversary Limited Edition Blu-ray SteelBook. Directors often say that animals and children are the hardest to direct. You wouldn’t know this from watching School of Rock. These are talented children and it shows throughout the entire 109-minute runtime. The film nails every single beat even during the scenes where Jack Black has both the energy and room to improvise. It’s not…
"School of Rock Gets 20th Anniversary SteelBook"
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem might be another reboot but the film is pure TMNT joy for any fan of the franchise. My apologies for being way too late to watching the new film. I could not attend the press screening because of the studio holding it on Shabbos. After the film opened, my schedule was a bit hectic. Anyway, it is now available to buy and rent on digital and streaming on Paramount+.…
"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Is Pure TMNT Joy"
The Talking Heads’ 1984 concert film, Stop Making Sense, has been remastered for IMAX theaters ahead of next year’s 40th anniversary. I had never heard of Talking Heads until David Byrne’s American Utopia premiered at TIFF in 2020. Watching the film last week in IMAX marked my first experience of listening to the new wave band’s music, let alone the documentary. When it comes to music, I’m more of a 1960s-1970s rock and roll/classic rock…
"Stop Making Sense: Talking Heads Concert Film Remastered for IMAX"
Little Shop of Horrors: The Director’s Cut replaces the theatrical ending by restoring musical’s original ending to the film. Before The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin, both Howard Ashman and Alan Menken adapted a 1960 film, Little Shop of Horrors, as an off-Broadway musical. Roger Corman did the original film as a joke. It would go on to grow a cult following. The musical is proof that one can turn a bad…
"Little Shop of Horrors: The Director’s Cut"
Golda is one of at least two biopics this year featuring non-Jewish actors wearing prosthetics to portray Jewish people. The immediate background going into Golda: Egypt, Syria and Jordan surprised Israel on Yom Kippur in 1973 with an attack on the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights. Fighting would last 19 days and the U.S. would step up with ceasefire talks. The war would leave devastating ramifications for Golda’s legacy. In 1974, Golda would testify…
"Golda: No Amount of Makeup Prevents Biopic From Being a Letdown"
Irena’s Vow brings the Broadway play of the same name and the story of Irena Gut Opdyke, a Righteous Among the Nations, to the big screen. Antisemitism is at its worst levels in decades. All you need to do is take a look on social media, especially Twitter, where there are calls to ban the ADL. Worst of all is that the call is coming from the contemporary version of Henry Ford, Elon Musk. Irena…
"Irena’s Vow – Toronto 2023"
To Live and Die in L.A. features one of the most thrilling car chases in cinematic history and looks amazing in 4K Ultra HD. Kino Lorber Studio Classics released the film on 4K UHD back in July, a few weeks before William Friedkin’s passing. The 4K UHD release includes every bonus feature contained on Shout’s sold-out 2016 Collector’s Edition. The only difference is that this release contains a brand new HDR/Dolby Vision master made from…
"To Live and Die in L.A.: TCM Pays Tribute To William Friedkin"
The TIFF-premiering Dumb Money does for Wall Street Bets and GameStop what The Big Short did for the subprime mortgage crisis. You can thank Taylor Swift and her concert film for Sony changing their release plans. The initial plans were a wide release on October 6. But because of Taylor and the Swifties, the wide opening is now taking place on September 29. It’s for the best because the awards contender demands our attention even…
"Dumb Money: The GameStop Movie We Didn’t Know We Needed"