This Week in Movies – January 25, 2013
Martin Scorsese Teaches Filmmaking
This Week: Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Parker, and Movie 43.
This Week: Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Parker, and Movie 43.
Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.
The 2013 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival began my second decade of attending TIFF. Ever since my first festival back in 2003, I have steadily found my niche with the festival and I can now consider myself to be an old pro. With the popular Midnight Madness programme celebrating its 25th anniversary this…
It is time to boldly go where no man has gone before with the release of Star Trek this weekend. The film is receiving excellent reviews with a whopping 95% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. There are no other major films in wide release this week. However, in limited release, you can check out Atom…
For the first time ever, the Cinema Appreciation Society of Toronto have announced the CAST Awards for the 2015 edition of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. A total of thirteen individuals, myself included, submitted ballots to determine the top films of the festival. The film that ended up coming out on top was…
Here is what I watched: The Amazing Spider-Man – First Viewing (Cinema) – Better than I expected. Following – First Viewing (Netflix) – Chistopher Nolan’s first feature is rough around the edges, but still very good. My Man Godfrey – First Viewing (Outdoor Screening) – An entertaining screwball comedy Advanced Screening – I can’t publicly say the film…
Later today, I plan on going to see the new English-language adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. In preparation, I re-watched the original Swedish film last night. As such, I thought I would write a similar column like the one I did for the Paranormal Activity films in October in which I will do some in-depth…
As a teenager, Cassie Cranston (Jewel Staite) was a victim of slut shaming, after she was caught in bed with her boyfriend Adam (Ennis Esmer). Fed up with the repressed sexuality in the small town of Beaver’s Ridge, Cassie leaves and becomes a successful sex columnist. When Cassie returns to town for her mother’s funeral,…
The 2013 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival began my second decade of attending TIFF. Ever since my first festival back in 2003, I have steadily found my niche with the festival and I can now consider myself to be an old pro. With the popular Midnight Madness programme celebrating its 25th anniversary this…
It is time to boldly go where no man has gone before with the release of Star Trek this weekend. The film is receiving excellent reviews with a whopping 95% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. There are no other major films in wide release this week. However, in limited release, you can check out Atom…
For the first time ever, the Cinema Appreciation Society of Toronto have announced the CAST Awards for the 2015 edition of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. A total of thirteen individuals, myself included, submitted ballots to determine the top films of the festival. The film that ended up coming out on top was…
Here is what I watched: The Amazing Spider-Man – First Viewing (Cinema) – Better than I expected. Following – First Viewing (Netflix) – Chistopher Nolan’s first feature is rough around the edges, but still very good. My Man Godfrey – First Viewing (Outdoor Screening) – An entertaining screwball comedy Advanced Screening – I can’t publicly say the film…
Later today, I plan on going to see the new English-language adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. In preparation, I re-watched the original Swedish film last night. As such, I thought I would write a similar column like the one I did for the Paranormal Activity films in October in which I will do some in-depth…
As a teenager, Cassie Cranston (Jewel Staite) was a victim of slut shaming, after she was caught in bed with her boyfriend Adam (Ennis Esmer). Fed up with the repressed sexuality in the small town of Beaver’s Ridge, Cassie leaves and becomes a successful sex columnist. When Cassie returns to town for her mother’s funeral,…
The 2013 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival began my second decade of attending TIFF. Ever since my first festival back in 2003, I have steadily found my niche with the festival and I can now consider myself to be an old pro. With the popular Midnight Madness programme celebrating its 25th anniversary this…
It is time to boldly go where no man has gone before with the release of Star Trek this weekend. The film is receiving excellent reviews with a whopping 95% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. There are no other major films in wide release this week. However, in limited release, you can check out Atom…
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