Action workhorse Jason Statham is back in his old kick-butt ways, sporting the same ol’ black suit and black Audi to match in the third installment of the Transporter series. Statham is, as usual, charged with traversing the mean streets of Marseilles with only his fists, rippling abs and car as weapons. No matter the… Continue reading Statham does what he does best in Transporter 3
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Vaughn and Witherspoon face off against Christmas
Christmas is a hard time. It’s often filled with kids on sugar highs, drunk grandmas and over-friendly uncles and must be even worse for those who must endure the hardships of spending the holiday with divorced parents. Four Christmases follows Brad (Vince Vaughn) and Kate (Reese Witherspoon) who, for the past three years, have been… Continue reading Vaughn and Witherspoon face off against Christmas
Teen vampires take bite out of silver screen
For as long as most of us can remember, teen angst and forbidden love have been a winning, though perhaps slightly overused, combination. For the more jaded members of the audience, the idea of watching two hours of an unlikely couple fighting for their love against all odds sounds like $10 they’d rather burn. But… Continue reading Teen vampires take bite out of silver screen
Kaufman misses the mark with latest flick
Synecdoche, New York is a surreal, absurd trip that brushes with greatness, but ends up being an absolute mess. Writer/director Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) manages to eke out some scenes of raw beauty, but these are sadly lost in the pandemonium of the film’s storytelling. The film’s main character is… Continue reading Kaufman misses the mark with latest flick
LOLing out loud
With all the great comedy movies that have been released lately, it is hard to believe they keep getting better. Role Models, starring Paul Rudd (Knocked Up, 40-Year-Old Virgin) and Seann William Scott (American Pie) keeps the laughs coming. The movie follows Danny Donahue (Rudd) and Wheeler (Scott) as they become the best “Bigs” ever,… Continue reading LOLing out loud
Demme brings back his excellent directing in Rachel Getting Married
Jonathan Demme has a knack for directing award-winning films and then disappearing into thin air. He looked like the hottest thing in the early ’90s when he directed one of the all-time best horror/suspense films, Silence of the Lambs, for which he won a best director Oscar. Then was his heart wrenching Philadelphia, a film… Continue reading Demme brings back his excellent directing in Rachel Getting Married
Doc examines a secret government world
By Susan Park
To many, the basic idea behind democracy is that every citizen participates in big decisions. The United States of America is commonly known as a superpower democratic nation. The U.S. was built on democratic principles, and at the same time, has one of the most extensive and restrictive government-regulated secret intelligence systems. In the 81-minute… Continue reading Doc examines a secret government world
Homegrown talent takes to the screen
Maybe it’s because of our national humility, but there’s never been a truly epic Canadian film. We’re a nation that creates intimate art house fare, not big blockbuster battle sequences. Passchendaele is ambitious because it aspires to be unlike every Canadian film and its scope can truly be described as a formula for an instant… Continue reading Homegrown talent takes to the screen
Film straddles between love and war
Long have Canadians watched films about American heroism in war, leaving an obvious, unrealized niche in North American cinema. With all the excitement over Paul Gross’ new film, Passchendaele, it is easy to mistakenly believe that the movie has anything at all to do with the infamous Third Battle of Ypres, in which the Canadian… Continue reading Film straddles between love and war
Gay jokes and sex are kind of funny, I guess
By Ryan Pike
The past few decades have seen the dusting-off of old tried and true movie genres. Chicago brought the musical back to prominence. Unforgiven showed the world that westerns can still kick ass. More recently, directors like Judd Apatow have dusted off an ’80s staple– the sex comedy– leading to a slew of imitators. Some, like… Continue reading Gay jokes and sex are kind of funny, I guess