Movie Review: “Everest”

Anytime a movie is exclusively advertised and released as an IMAX 3D feature, it may feel like a fancy gimmick to get more people to seeing the movie. One might think that this high-tech form of movie-making is just something…

TIFF Report #1 (The Final Girls, Sicario)

Late Thursday night, on my way back from school before leaving for TIFF early in the morning, I sang my heart out to Demi Lovato’s Cool For The Summer. I hate pop music. I even hate that song. I was…

Movie Review: ‘Inherent Vice’ is Lost in the Haze

It’s easy to see why Thomas Pynchon’s 2009 novel Inherent Vice attracted the great auteur Paul Thomas Anderson, even if it is generally accepted that the novels of Pynchon are “unadaptable” as far as the cinematic language is concerned. If we take…

Watch Paul Thomas Anderson’s Gonzo Vision in ‘Inherent Vice’ Trailer

  Movie fans must not fret any longer: the trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s hotly anticipated Thomas Pynchon adaptation, Inherent Vice, landed yesterday, and it promises an entirely unique vision from the methodical American auteur. The first ever film adaptation…

First Look at Marvel Studio’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ – 17 Minute Preview

On Monday night, Marvel Studios and theaters across the country hosted packed theaters of fans and skeptics to share 17 minutes of the film that is asking the biggest question of this summer, “Will people go see a Marvel movie…

What To Watch This Weekend: Spike Lee’s Oldboy or Park Chan-Wook’s Oldboy

The remake of Park Chan Wook’s cult classic Oldboy, directed by Spike Lee, did not get a warm reception from critics and was a box office disaster. Even Spike Lee and the film’s main star, Josh Brolin, criticized the version…

See It, Then Read It: Joyce Maynard’s “Labor Day”

After a very romantic Valentine’s Day weekend spent with your loved one (or cats), there was at some point a trip to the movie theater made. There weren’t very many romantic options so I’m pretty sure most of you probably…