Suicide Squad and Some Other Movies Opening August 6th Suicide Squad is the latest D.C. Comics entry meant to unseat Marvel as top purveyor of cinema-bustin’ super heroes and villains. Good try but not quite enough. It looks hideously expensive and as though it was put together by committee, much to its detriment. I’m sure it will make its money… View Post
It’s summer time and for millions of Canadians, that means vacation. Some may enjoy the comfort of home – staycations – but many will seek out new experiences in faraway places. While this will no doubt cause memories to be cherished and shared, some may not be as joyous. The most common of these miserable moments come in the form… View Post
What tricks can you do with your tongue? Most people can roll their tongues into a tube, while some can juggle toothpicks, making them vanish and then reappear. The really talented souls are the ones who’ve put in enough practice to break out that most famous of party tricks and tie a knot into a cherry stem. Emma Mogus, winner… View Post
JASON BOURNE Visually, Jason Bourne is a mess. The reteaming of Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass in a new chapter of the beloved action franchise is incredibly hard to watch. Shot digitally in extreme closeup for most of its two hour running time, we weave and jolt in and out of endless action scenes seemingly intended to obfuscate. Surely its… View Post
IT’S AB FAB AT THE MOVIES! If you don’t like Absolutely Fabulous, we can’t be BFFs. We speak different languages, sweetie. If you do, I have great news. The girls are back. Absolutely Fabulous: the Movie is unleashed; its twenty years on and thankfully, little has changed. It still has that je ne sais quoi for the ages. Jennifer Saunders’ ‘90’s… View Post
There are no boyfriends in Ghostbusters. “The love story here”, co-writer Katie Dippold explains to ELLE, “is about four weirdos coming together to form a club, and learning to belong to each other.” That process we get to follow, which includes the team developing and building their own technology, is the movie’s strongest element as it creates activities for them… View Post