Film Review: Instant Family (2018)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 9 January 2019 Writer-director Sean Anders may have been responsible for the visionary Hot Tub Time Machine, but…
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Film Review: Gifted (2017)
byWritten by Claire Robson Originally published 31 August 2017 It all looks fairly formulaic on paper. Captain America + cute kid + schmaltz =…
Film Review: Hidden Figures (2016)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 16 February 2017 The current fascination with American race relations continues like never before in Oscar season 2017….
Film Review: Allegiant (2016)
byWritten by Amy Taylor Originally published 13 April 2016 Back in the Chicago compound, Allegiant returns The Divergent Series to the journey of Tris…
Film Review: Snowpiercer (2013)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 19 February 2016 Part action-thriller, part environmentalist critique, part political commentary: Snowpiercer is a rarity. It offers both…
MIFF 2013: Fruitvale Station (2013)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 18 August 2013 Fruitvale Station begins with some blurry footage. Taken with a camera phone it’s difficult to…
Film Review: The Help (2011)
byWritten by James Madden Originally published 6 September 2011 Fifty-five years after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man…