Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

“Yippee-kai-yey, motherf…” That was the big promo that popped up on the side of buses, above highway ramps, along the roads. Yes, that familiar, comforting, even melancholy phrase from the blockbuster 1988 film was used to promote the 4th movie in the series. It was a cool promo, an interesting way to appeal to seasoned [...]

[ More ] August 19th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Ratatouille (2007)

A computer-animated cartoon about a cooking rat who’s trying to make it big in a swanky Paris culinary industry? Wow, how high were the people who came up with this ridiculous idea? And how brave were the producers who green-lighted this project, and put up resources for this film? And then, when time came to [...]

[ More ] August 2nd, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

300 (2007) – still looks homoerotic, or just over-the-top?

Oh, the silent beauty of a strong, muscular body. Whether it’s male or female, it’s always a beautiful sight, especially if presented well, with confidence and taste. After all, just like the character in that old Mel Brooks film (later to be remade into a musical, and back into film) – “if you’ve got it, [...]

[ More ] March 23rd, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Babel (2006)

Last year’s everyone’s favourite movie – a winner of many awards, nominated for dozens more, is Babel really that good? We’ve had our share of undeserved award-hype in the past – Brokeback Mountain, Shakespeare in Love, so does Babel fill the same over-hyped shoes, or is it actually worth watching? Well, if you are not [...]

[ More ] March 7th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

The Departed (2006)

Sometimes, when you put a whole bunch of male actors on the screen, you get drama magic. From 12 Angry Men, to Glengarry Glen Ross, to The Thing, to The Great Escape, the right combination of despair and testosterone will give you fantastic movie moments, filled with memorable quotes, crackling silences, and often-imitated facial expressions. [...]

[ More ] February 12th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

This wonderful film is only now getting well-deserved attention, and I’m partly to blame. When I attended its premiere in Toronto Film Fest in 2006, I was blown away. Having seen Guillermo Del Toro’s other recent movies – Hellboy, Blade 2 and Mimic, I was expecting something that was lacking, unfinished. Del Toro’s work has [...]

[ More ] February 7th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies, TIFF |

Happy Feet (2006)

What is it about environment-conscious movies that immediately receives the wrath of (unabashedly biased or handsomely paid) critics? Whether it’s a politically-charged documentary from Al Gore (An Inconvenient Truth), a sci-fi whaf-if blockbuster from Wolfgang Peterson (The Day After Tomorrow), or an earnest kid-friendly film about cute penguins – any time the dire state of [...]

[ More ] February 1st, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Oscar Nominations 2007

2007 Oscar Nominations (our predictions will be marked in GREEN, and the actual winners – in RED). Enjoy the telecast – this Sunday, February 25. Picture: Babel The Departed * Letters From Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine The Queen

[ More ] January 25th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

The Prestige (2006)

Which one do I like? The Illusionist or the Prestige? This is a difficult question – both films deal with specific subject matter (magic), yet both are very different, and highly entertaining. I recommend you check them out – maybe even back to back. In this review I’ll be mentioning both, but please search our [...]

[ More ] January 17th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

The Illusionist (2006)

Usually when Hollywood churns out similar movies back to back, there’s a lot of confusion. The second film typically suffers, even though it might be the better one. Or, in some rare cases, the second one does much better because the first one makes just enough people interested in the subject matter, and “builds up” [...]

[ More ] January 15th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies, TIFF |

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