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“Wasn’t a massive fan of the original - thought it was a bit dull even if it did feature nature’s perfect baddie, supernatural Nazis - but at least it was very “Hellboy.” The Golden Army looks exactly like Pan’s Labyrinth with Hellboy instead of a little Spanish girl. To be completely honest, we find Del […]
July 11th, 2008 : Columns
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“It’s the fourth of July weekend, and as a result Canada joins its southern neighbours in having very little new of note in cinemas—it’s probably why Hancock, for example, started screening early.”
Nothing came out this week, so this is a very boring Film Friday. Please ignore it!
July 4th, 2008 : Columns, Torontoist
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“Since an enlarged heart is such a dangerous medical condition, how on earth do Pixar get away with causing people’s hearts to swell so much with each of their new releases? With Wall*E, the tale of a lonely little robot that falls in love, we’re worried our chests will burst right there in the cinema! […]
June 27th, 2008 : Columns, Torontoist
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“For some reason, this year we’re already tired of the summer blockbuster schedule. It’s only mid-June and we’ve already had multiple superhero movies, CGI films, and big-budget comedies. Maybe it’s that desperate urge to not get killed by poor word-of-mouth that leads to another “must see!” movie every week until you can’t remember the last […]
June 20th, 2008 : Columns, Torontoist
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“This week’s big summer blockbusters are The Incredible Hulk and The Happening. We have a lot of interest in The Incredible Hulk, simply because it was impossible to traverse downtown last year and not walk into at least one area that “looked like New York” (how to make Toronto look like NY, Hulk style: stick […]
June 13th, 2008 : Columns, Torontoist
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“We wrote off Kung Fu Panda completely after watching our nine-millionth trailer for it - it was the one where Angelina Jolie’s tiger shows Jack Black’s panda such disdain that it all but guarantees a clichéd narrative in which she eventually admits grudging and then genuine respect. So what’s the deal with the positive reviews?”
I’m […]
June 6th, 2008 : Columns, Torontoist
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“Wow! Weird. Apparently we didn’t review Mister Lonely, even though we saw it at the Toronto International Film Festival last year. Why didn’t we? Who knows. Still, at least we get a chance to talk about it now, as it’s getting released this week (well, in the Cumberland, anyway).”
A review of Mister Lonely and some […]
May 30th, 2008 : Columns, Torontoist
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“The only news this week is the return of Indiana Jones with Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. We’re not really sure what we can say about it that you haven’t heard before from numerous sources (trepidation about how good it’ll be after such a long gap; goodness isn’t Harrison Ford old […]
May 23rd, 2008 : Columns, Torontoist
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“Oh, man! It’s a quiet week in film for some reason! It’s almost like there’s a huge film festival halfway across the world that all of the critics and film companies are distracted by, so they forgot to release anything notable this week. After all, Iron Man can take care of itself, right? (If you […]
May 16th, 2008 : Columns, Torontoist
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“It’s an interesting week for film, with direct competition between two kinds of films—one that wants to make you feel like a kid again by bludgeoning you with special effects and nostalgic licence, and another that wants to make you feel like a kid again by simply recalling, well, what it was to be a […]
May 9th, 2008 : Columns, Torontoist
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