Hard Boiled, 1992. Directed by John Woo. Starring Chow Yun-Fat, Anthony Wong, Tony Leung, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Phillip Kwok, and John Woo. SYNOPSIS: A tough maverick cop and an undercover agent team up to take down a ruthless Triad gang leader. Often cited as the definitive Hong Kong action movie, inspiring the likes of […]
Direct-to-Video Horror: The Unsung Heroes of 90s Genre Cinema
Adam Page on the unsung heroes of horror… Obviously, I’m not going sit here and argue that Puppet Master 4 is Citizen Kane. I would insult both movies, and more importantly, I would miss the point completely. Because the direct-to-video horror boom of the 1990s wasn’t representing high art. It was something perhaps more important: […]
10 Essential Gross-Out Comedy Movies
Casey Chong with a selection of essential gross-out comedies… Comedies come in different styles and tones, one of which is the subgenre of gross-out comedies. True to their nature, they are meant to offend you with the shock values that can be either raunchy, revolting or plain juvenile. Physical gags are often incorporated into gross-out […]
How Orion Pictures Perfected the Chuck Norris Movie
Orion Pictures made arguably the two best movies with the late Chuck Norris, Code of Silence and Lone Wolf McQuade… The late great Chuck Norris departed the mortal coil. He wasn’t taken; he just left us behind. Norris’ legacy leans heavily toward the meme generation and viral internet humour. Chuck Norris Facts were an early […]
Movie Review – They Will Kill You (2026)
They Will Kill You, 2026. Directed by Kirill Sokolov. Starring Zazie Beetz, Myha’la, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, Patricia Arquette, Armando Rivera, David Viviers, Lindzay Naidoo, Chris van Rensburg, Gabe Gabriel, Megan Alexander, and Darron Meyer. SYNOPSIS: A woman takes a job as a housekeeper in a NYC high-rise, unaware of the building’s history […]
Movie Review – Our Hero, Balthazar (2025)
Our Hero, Balthazar, 2025. Directed by Oscar Boyson. Starring Jaeden Martell, Asa Butterfield, Jennifer Ehle, Pippa Knowles, Chris Bauer, Anna Baryshnikov, Noah Centineo, Becky Ann Baker, Avan Jogia, David M. Raine, Abby Pauly, and Will River. SYNOPSIS: Follows a wealthy New York City teenager who, eager to impress his activist crush, follows an online connection […]
Movie Review – You’re Dating a Narcissist! (2026)
You’re Dating a Narcissist!, 2026. Directed by Ann Marie Allison. Starring Marisa Tomei, Sherry Cola, Ciara Bravo, Marco Pigossi, José María Yázpik, Lily Donoghue, Kelsey Lea Jones, Judy Kain, Ashley Nichols, Emily Chapman, Dennis Tong, Marcus Emanuel Mitchell, and Jonah Platt. SYNOPSIS: An outspoken psychologist rushes to Los Angeles with her best friend to stop […]
Movie Review – Forbidden Fruits (2026)
Forbidden Fruits, 2026. Directed by Meredith Alloway. Starring Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Chamberlain, Gabrielle Union, Austin Ball, Charlie Henry Larsen, Siddharth Sharma, Zack Thompson, and Celine Dion. SYNOPSIS: At a mall store, Apple leads a secret witch cult with co-workers Cherry and Fig. New hire Pumpkin questions their sisterhood, forcing […]
Movie Review – Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, 2026. Written and Directed by BenDavid Grabinski. Starring Vince Vaughn, James Marsden, Eiza González, Keith David, Jimmy Tatro, Stephen Root, Lewis Tan, Ben Schwartz, Emily Hampshire, Ella Ballentine, Ellen Wong, and Arturo Castro. SYNOPSIS: Two friends navigate the dangerous world of organized crime, testing their loyalty and survival […]
Movie Review – Pretty Lethal (2026)
Pretty Lethal, 2026. Directed by Vicky Jewson. Starring Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Millicent Simmonds, Maddie Ziegler, Avantika, Uma Thurman, Michael Culkin, Adam Boncz, Balázs Megyeri, Gary Cothenet, Krisztián Csákvári, Shahaub Roudbari, Miklós Béres, Gábor Nagypál, Julian Krenn, Tamás Szabó Sipos, Péter Végh, and Klára Spilák. SYNOPSIS: It follows a group of ballerinas as they try […]
