Archives / 2011 / February

Review: Drive Angry

by Christopher Misch

The expression free fallin' has always been synonymous with the opening tune from Tom Petty's 1989 debut solo album, Full Moon Forever, but now it has become even more synonymous with something else; that being the state of Nicolas...

Top Ten: Science Fiction Films

by Christopher Misch

>> Our Selections 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968) 2. Stalker (Tarkovsky, 1979) 3. Blade Runner (Scott, 1982) 4. Artificial Intelligence: AI (Spielberg, 2001) 5. Metropolis (Lang, 1927) 6. Inception (Nolan, 2009) 7. Star Wars: A New Hope...

Review: I Am Number Four

by Christopher Misch

I Am Number 4 is the latest in a series of teenage supernatural thrillers, as Hollywood production companies continue their attempt to cash in on the popularity of the Twilight franchise. Based on the science fiction novel of...

Event: Toronto Irish Film Festival

by Christopher Misch

The Toronto Irish Film Festival is being held at TIFF Bell Light Box on March 6th. The Secret of Kells will be screening at 12:30 PM followed by His and Hers at 3:30 PM. This will be the first...

Review: Crazy Heart

by Christopher Misch

Jeff Bridges won an Academy Award last year for his portrayal of fictional fading country star, Bad Blake, in Scott Cooper's directorial debut, Crazy Heart. From the onset of the film there is a strong inclination that Blake's...

Review: Gnomeo & Juliet

by Christopher Misch

The star-crossed love affair of Romeo and Juliet has been retold and repackaged to us in several different forms and variations over the years, but one thing is for certain, and that is, you've never seen an adaptation of...

Review: Despicable Me

by Christopher Misch

With all the strong animated films released back in 2010, one in particular has emerged as my favourite animated feature of the year, that being Pierre Coffin's and Chris Renaud's computer animated comedy, Despicable Me. The films opens right...

Review: The Skywalk is Gone

by Christopher Misch

Tsai Ming-Liang’s The Skywalk is Gone (here on referred to as Skywalk) is more than just a minimalist short feature bridging the gap between What Time is it There? and The Wayward Cloud; the first and the third films...

Review: Blue Valentine

by Christopher Misch

This deeply intimate and heartbreaking third feature from Derek Cianfrance stars Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams as Dean and Cindy, a young married couple whose relationship deteriorates right in front of our eyes. What makes the dissolution of...