Derrick Murray is a Los Angeles based film critic and Content Producer for ForReel. He has covered numerous film festivals including Sundance, TIFF, SXSW and Venice and was previously selected for the TIFF Media Inclusion Initiative. He can always be found watching movies in a theater with a large popcorn.
It would be a vast understatement to call Hope anything less than a lot of a movie. A genre-blending, over-the-top, no-holds-barred action sci-fi thriller of the most epic proportions, the likes of which seem poised to draw a line straight down the middle for audiences. On one end, you have those
With so many films premiering or playing at TIFF, it can be overwhelming to navigate the massive slate. Luckily, you have me, who has attacked the very long list of films and has pulled out a few hidden gems you should put on your radar ahead of landing in Toronto. I've been hard at work hosting my
It's another year, which means another trip across the world to Toronto where the 51st Toronto International Film Festival will be taking place. With nearly 400 films from across the world including features, award contenders, shorts and documentaries, there's something for everyone at this
As a long time MMA enthusiast, I was honored to be able to speak with legendary UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping about his new movie Atlas King. Self financed by his new production company Punching Films (distributed by Saban Films) the film sees Bisping in his first leading role as a former
With The End of Oak Street stomping its way into theaters, we got a chance to chat with newcomer Jordan Alexa Davis. Part of the supporting cast, Jordan plays Jeannette, a young neighbor who connects with the Platt family as they all try to survive the dinosaurs roaming the street. She's an
Dinosaurs may be the most beloved creatures to ever exist - sans cute puppies and cats on the internet. They're usually everyone first obsession when they're young, and no one ever gets tired of seeing a T-rex. So why are most dinosaur movies, built on the backs of surefire hit animal so bad all
The Apothecary Diaries has the cast finally begin to prepare for the incoming locust plague in Ep. 52 "The Last Volume". Sure, they could've prepared much sooner. However, without the intel gained in this episode, those preparations wouldn't have been nearly as guided as they are here. Now it's
For a film called All Of A Sudden, very little happens suddenly in Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s sensitive portrayal of friendship and care. The director (Drive My Car) has a particularly patient style of filmmaking that is not universally appealing, but it captures humanity in all its messy earnestness.
Sasaki and Peeps gives us plots galore being brewed up, as you might expect from Ep. 15 "Concealment and Infiltration" with that title. Complete with both the faking of a death and an undercover operation to investigate the death game faction. It's all great ingredients for some serious political