Nomadland | Movie Review | TIFF20

Chloé Zhao stuns with her 2020 film Nomadland starring Frances McDormand. The newly crowned Golden Lion winner at the Venice Film Festival is based on a novel of the same name written by Jessica Bruder and follows the nomadic life of Fern, a recently widowed woman from a small town in rural Nevada. After the …

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Penguin Bloom | Movie Review | TIFF20

Penguin Bloom, directed by Glendyn Ivin, is inspired by the true story of Sam Bloom (played by Naomi Watts) who goes through a tragic accident while on vacation with her husband and three kids in Thailand. As a result of the accident, she is paralyzed from the waist down and struggles to come to terms …

One Night in Miami | Movie Review | TIFF20

Regina King puts out a stunning drama as her directorial debut that will have movie lovers invested in the film's success. One Night in Miami imagines a 1960s in which some of the most famous black Americans of that era are close friends. What if Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown were …

A Tribute to Chadwick Boseman

Late on Friday night the World got news that Chadwick Boseman passed away after a secret three year battle with colon cancer. His family put out the statement on his Twitter account and fans of Boseman mourned the loss of a hero. 2020 seems to be serving blow after blow, but this one hit particularly …

Universal’s 1917 Campaign: A Momentum Building Success Story

With just over a week left for the Oscars, categories are becoming more and more set in stone. The results from the last few award shows (CCA, PGA, DGA) have somewhat solidified 1917’s spot as a clear frontrunner. 1917 will go into the Academy Awards with 10 nominations, including Best Picture. Let’s take a look …

Top 19 Movies of 2019

As the year dwindles to a close, it's time for all movie lovers to reflect on their favourite films of the last year. Lots of people refer to December as the most wonderful time of the year, and I would agree.... But I find it to be most wonderful not because of the Holiday season, …

Marriage Story | Movie Review | TIFF’19

Marriage Story is a Noah Baumbach film starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson playing Charlie and Nicole, a couple that is at the end of their marriage and about to start finalizing their divorce. I can very confidently say that no movie has ever had a lasting effect on me the way that Marriage Story …

Awards Buzz Movies for 2019-2020

With film festival season all wrapped up, we have heard a lot of buzz for a lot of movies. Some were expected, some were a pleasant surprise, and some were.... well, a total flop. It can be hard to keep track of what movies to watch, when you can actually watch them and how you …

Aladdin | Review

Premiere Date: May 24th Live-action remakes of classic Disney movies have been all the craze lately and show no sign of stopping. The latest of these is the adaption of the 1992 Disney classic; Aladdin. The 2019 version of the cartoon stars Will Smith as the Genie, Naomi Scott as Princesse Jasmine and Mena Massoud …

Academy Awards 2019 – Predictions

The 91st annual Academy Awards will take place on February 24th. We made it, folks! It has not been easy, but we have finally arrived at the end of the 2019 award show season. I'm sure the Academy itself is just as excited as the rest of us to put this season from hell behind …