Ant-Man and the Wasp

Ant-Man and the Wasp

The pint-sized superhero gets a new partner in Ant-Man and the Wasp. In the aftermath of the events of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) has been placed under house arrest by the FBI, while Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and his daughter Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) are wanted fugitives. When he has a dream that features…

Mother!

Mother!

A woman’s tranquil life with her husband is disrupted by the sudden arrival of strangers in Mother!. Mother (Jennifer Lawrence) lives with Him (Javier Bardem) at a secluded farmhouse. Mother spends much of her time renovating the house, while Him tries to find inspiration for his poetry. One day, the couple is visited by a…

Beneath

Beneath

Yesterday I went to a private screening of an ultra-low budget horror film entitled Beneath.  The film was directed my friend and old York University classmate David Hollands, who had been working on the film since he shot it back in 2007 (while we were still students, he had a screening of earlier cut, then…

Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows

When I heard that Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows was based on a 1970s horror-based soap opera, that was the film I was expecting it to be.  When the trailer came out, it looked like the film was taking a campy and comedic route, which I’m sure would have excited people who liked Tim Burton’s early work,…