Part of what made the original Don’t Breathe so novel was that the concept was entirely fresh. In a horror movie landscape where it all sounds, feels and scares the same, it had some ideas we hadn’t seen before. The story of three young robbers who break in to go after a blind marine’s safe…

After three reboots, one remake, and untold sequels, Michael Myers should undoubtedly be played out. But director David Gordon Green’s reimagining and direct sequel to the 1978 classic original hit all the right notes in 2018. It was gory, featured a worthy plot, a resurgent turn from original star Jamie Lee Curtis, and callbacks to…

From the very first frame of Mass, you’ll be dragged in and completely, entirely transfixed. Every quiet moment is filled with dread, and you’ll feel transformed by the revelations brought forward in this one. Two sets of parents come together in a church basement to discuss tragic events from the past that have linked them…

In a time where original ideas are scarce, there’s something incredibly comforting about cliches done right. Copshop reminds me of 1,000 different movies, chief among them is Assault On Precinct 13, which got a remake of its own in 2005. But on the tropes it treads, it executes well. This flick about an assassin and…

This is a Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical, and yet, the film adaptation just doesn’t click together. I understand you can’t do a complete 180 on a story – and this one is a doozy. But perhaps someone should have realized that the story of an obviously mentally-ill high school senior who leverages his classmate’s…

There’s no doubting that the past violent, scandalous behaviour of this film’s star has taken a toll on how critics – and viewers – have viewed it. Though Mark Wahlberg has since turned his life around, it seems not everyone is ready to forgive. Joe Bell follows the true story of a working class man…

The story of a cantankerous old bat and a troublemaking young boy has been told 1,000 times. While there is nothing new here in this grandmother-grandson drama, it succeeds through its impeccable ability to be a step up from every other film in the sub-genre. When young Sam, a good-looking, ill-tempered youth is suspended from…

As a queer writer, there’s something I find inherently interesting about other 2SLGBTQIA+ creatives and their stories. I was immediately drawn to No Straight Lines, while only knowing it was about comic books and the rise of artistry about queer culture. My spidey sense was right, this was a hell of a movie. It’s a…

I was a little bit apprehensive going into this one, I won’t lie. A movie on bird-watching sounds like just about the worst thing I could spend my time on. And yet, somehow, absolutely everything about this concept works, and I found myself entirely delighted. First and foremost, when I saw Michael Melski’s name attached,…

Knowing absolutely nothing about either Max Dean or his art, I went into this one an entirely blank canvas. After just 80 minutes, I feel like I know this man intimately, and that’s a compliment to the filmmaking and honesty put forward here. Dean, a Canadian artist, paints and does art about his own life,…