It’s been 20 years since the original Ice Age hit theatres and delighted parents and kids alike. Throughout the decades, it’s remained part of the pop culture zeitgeist, and has no spawned a sixth franchise film. While there were undoubtedly things to enjoy in this continuation of the exploits of all our furry friends in…

Every once in a while, you need cinematic comfort food. A movie that neither expects you to follow an intricate plot or boil over with emotions can do the trick. It’s in moments like these that that low-budget actioners like One Shot thrive. It follows Navy SEALs who go on a mission to transport a…

This pseudo-horror film plays more like a psychological study than it does a genre picture. Marionette isn’t a bad film, but it squanders interesting acting and a wonderful premise by falling under the weight of its lofty ambitions. Co-writer and director Elbert van Strien and co-writer Ben Hopkins attempt to weave an interesting tale with…

As we open on Rahim Soltani, we see a clean-cut man being embraced by his brother-in-law. Rahim’s warm grin and demeanour endear us to him immediately, and we take a shine to him, despite finding out he’s on a two-day leave from prison. Rahim owes a large sum of money for which he cannot pay,…

This is a movie that had all the ingredients to be something special. And yet, it feels half-baked at the best of times. It’s written and directed by auteur Abel Ferrera, and the man has had a storied career as an independent filmmaker. With movies like Bad Lieutenant, King Of New York and Mary, he’s…

There’s only so much quality you can expect from a film when its release was delayed seven years. The King’s Daughter – originally shot in 2014 – is an innocuous, inoffensive film, but it worked out in the favour of most of its young talent that it took this long to see the light of…

This adorable little holiday movie will make you light up from head-to-toe. The original Sing came out of nowhere five years ago, and it’s been a long road to a sequel. Although I can attest that Sing 2 isn’t strictly necessary, it sure is a whole lot of fun. It follows theatre director Buster Moon…

From the television series to the 1990s films, there was always a haunting, hilarious part of The Addams Family I’ve enjoyed for decades. So when the animated film dropped in 2019, I was aghast. My fears, however, were for naught, because it ended up being thoroughly entertaining. A domestic opening of $30-million and an overall…

After the tepid reception of Scream 3 and the dismal box-office of Scream 4 in 2011, everyone’s favourite slasher franchise felt dead and buried. But the fifth instalment came roaring back over the weekend, nabbing the top spot away from Spider-Man: No Way Home and reinvigorating the films us 90s kids fell in love with.…

The Hotel Transylvania films have benefited greatly over the years from the presence of Adam Sandler. Whether you like the comedian and actor’s stylings or not, he’s been a draw to the general public since the 1990s, and his films have left an indelible mark on pop culture. Throughout the first three Hotel Transylvania animated…