Ride On

Ride On – Fantasia 2023

An aging stuntman tries to retain ownership of his beloved horse in Ride On. Luo (Jackie Chan) is a past-his-prime stuntman who spends most of his days on his ranch with his prized horse Red Hare, who is in danger of being claimed by a bankruptcy court. Luo seeks the help of his estranged daughter…

Muscle Shoals

Muscle Shoals

It might be just a coincidence, but we seem to be getting a lot of “studio nostalgia” documentaries these days.  It was earlier this year when Dave Grohl released the documentary Sound City, about the classic rock studio.  Now we have Muscle Shoals, which is about a town in Alabama, which is home to FAME…

Meek’s Cutoff

Meek’s Cutoff

Meek’s Cutoff is the latest film by director Kelly Reichardt and it is currently playing at the TIFF Bell Lightbox as part of a retrospective on the director. The film is somewhat slow-paced western about a caravan of people in the 1800s, who are travelling across Oregon looking for a place to settle (or at least a…

Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider is definitely one the lesser known characters in the Marvel Universe. Heck, I only really recognized the villain, Mephistopheles, purely from his inclusion in an old NES Surfer Surfer game. Still, I would have to say that Ghost Rider is one of most enjoyable of the Marvel comic movies. In my opinion, it…