The near-death experience of a musician results in him reevaluating the purpose of his life in Soul. Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx) is an aspiring jazz pianist, who considers his current position as a middle-school music teacher to be a dead end. However, Joe receives a huge opportunity when he gets a gig to play with…
Five young mutants encounter their greatest fears in an isolated hospital in The New Mutants. Danielle Moonstar (Blu Hunt) is a 16-year old Cheyenne woman, who wakes up in a hospital for new mutants run by Dr. Cecilia Reyes (Alice Braga). Danielle joins Rahne Sinclair (Maisie Williams), Illyana Rasputin (Anya Taylor-Joy), Sam Guthrie (Charlie Heaton),…
Neill Blomkamp follows up his acclaimed debut film District 9 will the sci-fi/action film Elysium. The film takes place in the year 2154, at which time the Earth has become practically unliveable, due to pollution and overpopulation. In response to this, the Earth’s wealthy decided to leave the planet and relocate to the space station…
TIFF is now upon us and it is now time for my first review of the festival! On the Road is an adaptation of the classic novel by Jack Kerouac. The film focuses on Sal Paradise (Sam Riley), who is an aspiring writer and the narrator of the film. The narration of the film is in Kerouac’s…
When it comes to exorcism films, I doubt that The Rite adds anything new to the genre. However, I was drawn to the film because of the fact that it was directed by Mikael Håfström, who previously directed 1408 (one my my favourite haunted house films of recent years), and stars Anthony Hopkins (who has…
After twenty years (and two Alien vs. Predator films), the Predator series finally returns with a stand-alone installment. While film critics are quick to add the “reboot” buzzword to most new films from classic franchises, it is obvious that this film is meant to be a modern day sequel to the original 1987 film (and there’s even…
