Thoroughbreds

Thoroughbreds

Two teenage girls concoct a murderous plan in Thoroughbreds. Amanda (Olivia Cooke) is a sociopathic teenager from an upper class family, whose mother has hired Amanda’s old friend Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy) to hang out with her. While Amanda does have a feeling in the world, Lily holds an immense hatred towards her stepfather Mark (Paul…

Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek Beyond

The crew of the Enterprise faces a new threat on an uncharted planet in Star Trek Beyond. The crew of the USS Enterprise, lead by Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) is three years into its five year mission. While stopping off at the Federation base of Yorktown, Kirk is assigned to lead a rescue…

R.I.P. Anton Yelchin

R.I.P. Anton Yelchin

2016 has turned into quite the terrible year when it comes to celebrity deaths and probably the most tragic is today’s news that actor Anton Yelchin has died in a car accident today at the all two young age of 27. My first exposure to Yelchin was in the 2006 thriller Alpha Dog, where he…

Green Room

Green Room

A punk band finds themselves trapped in a club run by neo-Nazis in Green Room. Pat (Anton Yelchin), Sam (Alia Shawkat), Reece (Joe Cole), and Tiger (Callum Turner) are members of punk band, who find themselves strapped for cash after a not-so-great gig. To make up for the bad booking, local radio host Tad sets up…

Only Lovers Left Alive

Only Lovers Left Alive

From cult independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch (Dead Man, Broken Flowers) comes the brooding vampire romance Only Lovers Left Alive.  Adam (Tom Hiddleston) is a centuries-old vampire, who currently lives a reclusive and depressed life in Detroit as a rock musician, with his only contact with the outside world being a human named Ian (Anton Yelchin),…

Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness

This review contains plot details, which may be considered SPOILERS. After rebooting the Star Trek franchise in 2009, director J.J. Abrams ups the stakes in this follow-up.  A rogue Federation agent named John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch) attacks Starfleet, which results in Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and his crew, including Spock (Zachary Quinto), McCoy (Karl Urban),…

Fright Night (2011)

Fright Night (2011)

Fright Night is the latest in a long line of 1980s horror film to receive a remake.  I was able to check out the original (on the big screen) at the Toronto Underground Cinema a little over a month ago and I couldn’t help but compare the two, as I was watching the film. I can…

Star Trek

Star Trek

Just when it seemed that the Star Trek movie series was over, along comes this film which successfully reboots the series, while still acknowledging what came before. I can definitely say that I enjoyed seeing the Star Trek universe from a new perspective. This world was quite different from the previous Star Trek experiences, however…