No One Will Save You Review | Fire in the Sky
An intoxicating and energizing mash-up of a home invasion thriller with an alien invasion movie, No One Will Save You is a film constantly able to take familiar ideas and raise them to new levels.
Expend4bles Review | Just Pl4in 4wful
The ludicrously titled Expend4bes is a sad, excitement free instalment of a franchise that didn’t exactly nail things the first time out and then got progressively worse with sequels that progressively moved downhill.
It Lives Inside Review | Good Idea, Lacking in Execution and Scares
Watching director and co-writer Bishal Dutta’s admirable, yet lacking debut feature It Lives Inside is like observing an ongoing war between a rich, original idea and a rote, plodding, and not particularly frightening genre picture.
Radical Wolfe Review | A Ham in Full
Director Richard Dewey’s documentary Radical Wolfe is one of those projects that does a disservice to its subject by being disgustingly laudatory.
Ron Funches on his career, gaming, and returning to Just For Laughs Toronto
Ron Funches has the most infectious laugh, and he’s one of the warmest comedians that I’ve ever interviewed. Even at his most serious, he seems a bit mischievous, with a joie de vivre that’s always makes me smile.
Top 10 announcements from Destination D23 on Saturday
Disney Parks shared lots of news all week long, and they saved some exciting announcements for the fans today at the first full day of Destination D23 events.
Golda Review | The Short Version
Well performed, concise, but underwhelming overall, Guy Nattiv’s war drama/biopic Golda succumbs to its own self-imposed limitations.
Painkiller EP Eric Newman & author Barry Meier on dramatizing the origin of the opioid crisis
We spoke to Eric Newman & Barry Meier about Netflix’s Painkiller and the origin of the opioid crisis, and the pain caused by OxyContin.
Strays Review | A Dog’s Lack of Purpose
It’s probably not a good sign to walk out of a raunchy comedy like Strays and being more struck by the level of craft that went into making it than the resonance of any of the jokes.
Back on the Strip Review | It’s No Pony
Overstuffed, shaggy, and only featuring a handful of chuckles, the aging adult dancer comedy Back on the Strip adds little to the lineage of Magic Mikes, Full Montys, and Chocolate Cities that came before it.
Jules Review | Undefined Friendly Object
Jules should go down well with viewers who were too young to appreciate the likes of Ron Howard’s Cocoon back in the 1980s, but are age appropriate for such a tale today.
Blue Beetle Review | A Disappointment Packed with Potential
As blandly competent, cliched, and underwhelming as superhero movies can get, Blue Beetle squanders an opportunity to do something truly new and revolutionary in favour of pulling remainders out of the recycling bin.