Having opened to record-breaking success in Japan earlier this month, TIFF has announced that Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki’s long-awaited new film The Boy and the Heron will serve as the Opening Night Gala Presentation of September’s 48th Toronto International Film Festival. “We are honoured to open the 48th Toronto International Film Festival with the work […]
Movie Review – The Baker (2023)
The Baker, 2023. Directed by Jonathan Sobol. Starring Ron Perlman, Harvey Keitel, Elias Koteas, Joel David Moore, Emma Ho, Ronnie James Hughes, Samantha Kaine, Paolo Mancini, Adam Moryto, Dax Ravina, Caroline Raynaud, Varun Saranga, and Amber Ashley Smith. SYNOPSIS: An elderly baker must do everything he can to protect his granddaughter from gangsters. This piece […]
Ten Essential Korean Cinema Gems
Tom Jolliffe offers up some essential Korean cinema gems… While Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite garnered global attention on its way to becoming the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture back in 2020, Korean cinema has been crafting trend setting, ahead of the curve cinema for years and always comfortable to […]
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is coming to 4K Ultra HD for 30th anniversary
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Warner Bros. has announced that the acclaimed DC animated movie is coming to 4K Ultra HD for the very first time this September with a brand new 4K HDR/SDR remaster from the 1993 Original Cut Camera Negative, along with an all-new featurette exploring […]
Video Game Review – Disney Illusion Island
Harrison Abbott reviews Disney Illusion Island… As much as certain gatekeepers would like you to believe that they’re born with an innate knowledge of their favourite cultural artefacts and/or fandoms, the truth is that everyone has to be introduced to an idea somewhere. You don’t exit the womb fully-versed in Tolkienian lore, it’s unlikely that […]
Shazam!’s Zachary Levi is puzzled by the failure of Fury of the Gods
As we approach the end of the DCU as we know it, Shazam! star Zachary Levi has opened up about his future as the character, and addressed the critical drubbing handed out to this year’s underperforming sequel Fury of the Gods. Released in 2019, the original Shazam! has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 90% from […]
Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx are Strays in new trailer for R-rated canine comedy
Universal Pictures has released a new trailer and poster for Strays, the R-rated canine comedy from director Josh Greenbaum. The film follows the adorable, yet naive Border Terrier Reggie (voiced by Will Ferrell) as he is abandoned by his owner Doug (Will Forte) and meets a foul-mouthed stray Boston Terrier named Bug (voiced by Jamie […]
Movie Review – Susie Searches (2023)
Susie Searches, 2023. Directed by Sophie Kargman. Starring Kiersey Clemons, Alex Wolff, Jim Gaffigan, Ken Marino, David Walton, Isaac Powell, Rachel Sennott, Geoffrey Owens, Alex Moffat, Dolly Wells, Jammie Patton, Kat Foster, Neal Bledsoe, Aaron Costa Ganis, Juliette Goglia, McKenna Quigley Harrington, Mellanie Hubert, Colby Lewis, Ellie Reine, and Jared Gilman. SYNOPSIS: An awkward college […]
Dystopian thriller Stronghold gets a trailer, poster and images
Gravitas Ventures has released a trailer, poster and images for Stronghold, the post-apocalyptic thriller from writer-director Julia Camara. The film stars Jaqueline Fleming and Bianca A. Santos as a mother and daughter living isolated in the woods who find their lives are disrupted and future threatened when a stranger (Oliver Rayón) appears. Watch the trailer […]
Comic Book Preview – Robotech: Rick Hunter #1
Titan Comics launches its new series Robotech: Rick Hunter next week and you can check out the official preview of the first issue below… After the devastating events of the Macross saga, RICK HUNTER must face an all new threat, along with the ghosts of his past – when a Zentraedi splinter group attacks Yokohama, […]
