Batman vs The Dark Knight…
Best Batman comedy sketch ever? I think it might just be.
By The Sketchersons, and written by my friend Ian MacIntyre. Continue reading
Tron Uprising Fan(me)-Made Trailer
I put this trailer together for the new Tron: Uprising animated series.
The animation looks like a cross between Toy Story and Aeon Flux, which, to me, sounds pretty rad.
Of course it could be horrible, too, but based… Continue reading
The Movie Trilogy Law of Diminishing Quality
The new Dark Knight Rises trailer looks amazing, but will TDKR be one of the few to buck the trend of so many movie trilogies before it?
“The Dead” Review
The Dead gets off to an intense start, showing a zombie outbreak at its most gruesome in a small African villiage. With a populous that has virtually no means of fighting back effectively, it is a particularily brutal scene that… Continue reading
Atlantic Film Festival Review: The Turin Horse
Directed by: Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky
Starring: János Derzsi, Erika Bók
When I read that The Turin Horse, the final film of acclaimed director Bela Tarr, was going to be playing at the AFF I was thrilled.… Continue reading
TIFF Review: Drive
Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston
I have seen Drive twice now, in two very different venues. The first time I saw it was at the Toronto International Film Festival. There, the venue was… Continue reading
TIFF Review: Wuthering Heights
Directed by: Andrea Arnold
Starring: Kaya Scodelario, Nichola Burley, James Howson
In Andrea Arnold’s Wuthering Heights, the Heights themselves take center stage as perhaps the most compelling character. Framed in Arnold’s signature (and controversial) 4:3 aspect ratio, the… Continue reading
TIFF Review: Girl Model
Directed by: David Redmon, Ashley Sabin
Starring: Ashley Arbaugh, Rachel Blais
I’ve seen more than a few documentaries, chronicling some pretty terrible things. Girl Model doesn’t really stack up to those in terms of raw emotional impact, but… Continue reading