With four predecessors, this sequel to the 2015 reboot Jurassic World is finally feeling a bit primitive. In 1993, the Spielberg original was a novel concept that unraveled in an interesting fashion, creating the “smart” blockbuster. But in 2017, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom seems to just be coming up with excuses over and over again…

I’ll say this right out of the gate. If this movie about a group of  man-children playing a decades-long game of tag wasn’t based on a true story, the concept writer at Warner Bros. would deserve to be canned. But here we are, with this (mostly) true story, which gained infamy as a story in…

Halfway through Hereditary, I started to wonder when the psychological slow burn would fade and the scares would begin. The trailer, the hype, the posters all strap viewers in for a supernatural, dysfunctional family horror film, akin to The Shining or Amityville Horror. What I actually got was a hell of a different path, and…

The ultimate weakness of this otherwise-slick gender-swapped reinvention of Ocean’s 11 is the lack of any real adversity. With a game cast, some great chemistry, a slick screenplay and sharp direction, Ocean’s 8 has the makings of a truly remarkable genre picture. The problem, however, is that there’s little conflict. There are no hoops to…

In Black Cop, the directorial debut of Trailer Park Boys alumnus Cory Bowles gives a visceral, uncompromising look at police brutality and the baggage that comes with it. Bowles — who also wrote the script — shines a light on this dark, topical issue with a glaring lamp, and laments the countless losses of black…

Though it’s not as raunchy or funny as Bridesmaids, this film about four women rediscovering their risque side is still an enjoyable trip. It follows aging women — four very different ones — who decide to read the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy to inject some humour, sex and unpredictability into their book club and…

With Solo: A Star Wars Story, Disney has had their first franchise misfire at the box-office. But as any seasoned viewer can tell you, bank doesn’t equate to quality. What we have here is a fun, adventure romp that’s been dampered by heavy expectations. Solo is an origin story about Han, everyone’s favourite gruff rebel.…

‘Writer/director Paul Schrader has had a rocky career. From Taxi Driver’s beautiful screenplay to one too many pairings with Nicolas Cage, he’s been a formidable force for controversy in film for 40 years. With First Reformed — his meditation on religion and its place in society — he creates his best, most beautiful work in…

Not since Empire Strikes Back has a sequel delivered so stunningly as Deadpool 2 manages to here. This slapstick, jive-talking, full-nonsense, R-rated superhero is at his comic best here, and somehow manages to improve upon the near-perfect original film. Ryan Reynolds — who embodies the best parts of the Merc With the Mouth — gets…

To take a 150-minute film, cram an entire comic universe of characters into it, and come out with a cohesive, exhilarating plot is a Herculian feat. Brothers Anthony & Joe Russo have brought together a beautiful, masterwork of a film that works not only as one of the best superhero movies of all time, but…