Thirty-five years ago, an origami unicorn provided a tantalizing clue at the conclusion to the sci-fi noir classic, Blade Runner (1982). Deckard (Harrison Ford), an ex-cop “blade runner,” has been tracking down and attempting to kill replicants, near-human androids used…
To Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto, and Sundance we can now add Nelson. The Civic is calling this weekend’s Kinesis 2017 “A Celebration of Kootenay Film,” but I’m simply going to call it a “Film Festival Plus.” “Plus,” because, on top…
French director Luc Besson makes spectacular films that are delightfully bonkers. His latest sci-fi epic, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, is the most expensive French film ever made, and, like many of Besson’s movies, has split opinion…
One cliche of movie hyperbole that always attracts my attention is the annual “sleeper hit of the summer.” Add in “Sundance favourite” and I’m sold. This summer, The Big Sick is that film. https://youtu.be/PJmpSMRQhhs This romantic comedy premiered at the…
Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant is a sequel to his Alien origins movie Prometheus (2012), while also serving as a prequel of sorts to his original Alien (1979). https://youtu.be/svnAD0TApb8 If you’re a fan of the Alien film series, this will all…
Jim Jarmusch's latest film "Paterson" is a gem of a movie...I don't believe that I can find enough good things to say about it but I'll give it a try. I have prefaced this piece with the cover of a…
Ghost in the Shell (2017) is the much-anticipated live-action sci-fi thriller based on the Japanese comic (manga) Kōkaku Kidōtai, subtitled The Ghost in the Shell and first serialized in 1989. Since then, there have been several anime (Japanese animation) film…
My teenage daughters are eagerly awaiting the new movie set in the world of Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, directed by David Yates. I can’t pretend I’m not looking forward to it myself too. Although the…
As far as intriguing movie titles go, it’s hard to beat, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Tim Burton’s latest gothic extravaganza. I mentioned this movie as one of the upcoming young adult novel/movies that had caught my eye in my…
Hunt for the Wilderpeople is New Zealand director, Taika Waititi’s, latest critically-acclaimed feature film, following What We Do in the Shadows (2014), Boy (2010), and Eagle vs Shark (2007). It sounds like a thoroughly entertaining coming-of-age tale about a troubled…
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