This weekend's box office finally saw The Odyssey knock Spider-Man: Brand New Day out of the top spot, ending one of the most dominant runs of the summer. Christopher Nolan's epic took first with $13 million, while Spider-Man settled for second with $10.8 million. By Any Means opened in third,
The new crime-thriller "The Whisper Man" is available on Netflix. It is based on the New York Times best selling novel by Alex North. The film features a stellar cast including Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, Adam Scott, and Hamish Linklater. “The Whisper Man” can be streamed now on Netflix.
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
D&D fans will readily recall the recent Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie in 2023. After all, this particular D&D movie by directors and screenplay writers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley managed to become a hit with both critics and audiences, who praised the
For better or for worse, the Cold War action-comedy lives! 35 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein have meshed the longstanding Odd Couple road trip with Iron Curtain hijinks and modern action sensibilities for a surprisingly solid but conceptually
“By Any Means” treads familiar ground, but Mark Wahlberg shines as real life Hitman-turned-Fed informer Gregory Scarpa, and behind the tropes and cinematic conventions is the kernel of a true story that has relevance to this day. Mark Wahlberg is distracting (mostly in a good way) throughout
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
Labor Day weekend is upon us, and honestly, it's usually not a time when moviegoers are blessed with the best of releases. Sometimes horror hits with audiences, as was the case in 2007 when Rob Zombie's Halloween remake dominated the box office with a $30.5 million 4-day holiday opening, making it
Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger feels like a movie that’s selling itself as something deeper than it ultimately is. There’s an expectation that we’re going to get this grand story about the Gallagher brothers reconciling, putting aside their differences, and coming back together for these
There will be many moments during Paul Greengrass's new film The Uprising that create chilling parallels to recent historical events. His exploration of the 1381 peasants revolt in Medieval England is rooted as much in historical fact as it is relevant to the present day. Some of this is clearly by
“By Any Means” treads familiar ground, but Mark Wahlberg shines as real life Hitman-turned-Fed informer Gregory Scarpa, and behind the tropes and cinematic conventions is the kernel of a true story that has relevance to this day. Mark Wahlberg is distracting (mostly in a good way) throughout
