For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The four reptilian rapscallions have been a presence in film and television for decades, and have collected their fair share of tropes along the way. With such...
The Barbie movie is not what you think it is. Droves of audience members may be familiar with the iconic doll, but the film adaptation is an unexpected adventure. As the stereotypical Barbie, Margot Robbie brings the blonde beauty to life, living...
As a young man with visions of a hidden universe, J. Robert Oppenheimer lies in his Cambridge University dorm, beset by an inability to rest. He’s instantly portrayed as brilliant, yet carries with him a darkness. His mind might be unmatched, but...
The daring crew of highly skilled agents known as the Impossible Missions Force is once again called upon to save the world. This time, they are facing off against an artificial intelligence called The Entity, that takes the very tools the team has...
For many, mental health can be a touchy subject. Rather than shy away from the conversation, director Gemmar McFarlane looks to create films that will kick-start a difficult dialogue. His passionate mission has thus far resulted in two short films...
In Element City, beings of all types populate the area. Water people, plant people, even walking and talking clouds. All of which live in harmony, in a multi-element utopia with the exception of its more fiery residents. The film’s main character...
With as many iconic characters as he’s played, Harrison Ford could very well have hung up his blasters, hat, and trench coat a long time ago. Instead, he’s maintained a firm grip on his legacy, thus far giving each of his legendary roles a proper...
Oftentimes, the big screen doesn’t seem to have room for the smaller stories. No Hard Feelings dares to stand out, with its introvert/extrovert love story. Jennifer Lawrence’s Maddie is an Uber driver who’s just lost possession of her car, and...
Finally watching The Flash is a moment that feels misplaced in time. If the multiverse laden adventure of The Flash had been released just under a decade ago, it likely would have been revolutionary. Instead, with the explosion of multiverse-...
With the thrust for greater diversity in film taking hold internationally, one local film-maker is calling for more work to be done locally. “In 2018, there was a lot of local discussion of Wakanda and Black Panther, and I thought there was a...
In five movies, Optimus Prime and his heroic autobots have sought after one all-powerful ancient object after the other. There’s the allspark, the matrix of leadership, the pillars, the seed, and the staff. Each time the journey goes across the...
It’s hard to imagine getting excited for yet another movie about Spider-Man. Spider-Man Across The Spider-Verse is the 10th feature-length film starring the amazing acrobat, and like its predecessor Into The Spider-Verse, it not only features one...
With a live action sheen and a fresh new cast, The Little Mermaid makes its way to cinemas. Remaking a movie is usually hit or miss. Remaking a beloved classic leans more miss than hit. The film is almost an hour longer than the original. Not all...
When it comes to the Guardians of the Galaxy, it’s hard not to feel unduly deceived. Make no mistake, the initial promise of the fun misadventures of a ne’er-do-well band of miscreants in space has been ultimately delivered on, but with an...
If there is anything to be learnt from the countless war films that exist it’s that war is the closest thing we have to hell itself. Even the films that celebrate war can’t seem to get around the fact that putting your life on the line in the name...
Like the dead rising from the grave, the Evil Dead franchise just can’t stay down. Now with the fifth film, there’s a departure from what’s become a staple for the series. Out with the cabin in the woods, and in with the LA high rise. Yet despite...
Of all the heroines in cinema history, I never thought I’d see the likes of Cocaine Bear gracing the big screen. Still, if there’s any tale that deserves telling it’s this one. It’s based on the true story of a lost silo of cocaine that dropped...
After 30 years of waiting, fans of The Super Mario Bros can see their plumber protagonists get a shot at cinematic redemption. The all new animated adaptation promises greater respect to the source material that will somehow condense decades of...
After several lifetimes worth of swashbuckling and death defiance, Puss in Boots seems to have run out of time. An encounter with an oversized bell takes his 8th life, the ferocious and feather-capped feline has to face the facts. He’s got one life...
In 2022, cinemas had their grandest return to form yet. Many of the year's biggest films were defined by the cinema experience. If you didn’t get a chance to see them all, here’s a list of the year's finest. 10. Black Panther Wakanda Forever...
For a while now, the music biopic has become a genre unto itself. Iconic figures get their stories told on the big screen, much in the same fashion as others have before. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody is the latest effort, bringing...
I can distinctly remember the phenomenon that was 2009’s Avatar. As a young movie fanatic, it wasn’t lost on me that I was witnessing history in the making. Revolutionary visuals no doubt, but having been raised on animated classics like Pocahontas...
There have been many love stories throughout cinema. So many that at a certain point, you start to think you’ve seen them all. Boy meets girl, girl meets vampire, Santa meets Mrs Claus. There’s been no shortage of unions on the silver screen yet,...
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and on the silver screen, armed robbers roam a mansion, and they’re looking quite mean. A family is threatened, scared for their lives. There’s children, grandparents, husbands and wives. All seems without hope, no...
