The Oscar Nominations are out, and to the surprise of many, several blockbusters were granted coveted spots on the Oscar stage. Of the films nominated, Mad Max: Fury Road and The Revenant received the most nominations with each garnering 10 and 12…
Top 5: Reasons “Mad Max Fury Road” Does & Doesn’t Deserve Film of the Year
With the 2016 Oscars just around the corner, the media is abuzz with predicting which movies and their casts will take home the coveted awards. One of this year’s biggest surprise hits turned out to be none other than Mad…
Movie Review: ‘The Revenant’
After directing Birdman, last year’s Best Picture winner, Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu returns with a survival tale set against the backdrop of American colonialism as settlers try to claim the land and civilize the “savages” that inhabit it. Leonardo DiCaprio, who does not…
Movie Review: ‘Legend’
Ever since I first saw him in Bronson, I have been consistently captivated by watching Tom Hardy perform on screen. Since then, he has grown from being a versatile supporting actor to a bankable leading man. Unlike some actors who…
TIFF Report #2 (Danish Girl, Legend, Bang Gang)
My morning started off early with a pair of awards hopefuls at the lush and beautifully designed Princess Of Whales theater in downtown Toronto. With grand vaulted ceilings and two balcony levels, the place is like a church for cinema. Sadly,…
First Trailer for ‘The Revenant’ Is Here
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson and Will Poulter, and directed and co-written by the recent Academy Award winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman, Babel), The Revenant has been tailor-made for instant intrigue. Director Iñárritu has not only shot the film in chronological…
Jon’s Movie Review: “Mad Max: Fury Road” Is A Well-Oiled Machine
We’ve been transported to other worlds, different dimensions, to heaven and hell and everything in between, but you’ve never been anywhere like the world that Mad Max: Fury Road creates. That includes all of us that have seen the previous trilogy…