Author: Nicholas Olsen
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Saying Goodbye to “The Leftovers”
The Leftovers has been a journey unlike anything else we’ve seen on television. It’s not just a stellar HBO drama steeped in otherworldly, pitch black fantasy, but also a meditation on life, death and loss. Last Sunday’s penultimate episode “The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Identical Twin Brother)” saw Kevin’s (Justin Theroux)… Read More >
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Why Logan is the most important superhero movie of our time
**Do not read on if you haven’t watched Logan. Massive spoilers ahead!** There are moments in Logan that rip and tear through the audience’s ears like a rabid animal, embodying its titular character in true form. With a runtime that exceeds two hours and a story so hardboiled and mature it feels as if the… Read More >
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Dumbledore confirmed to appear in Fantastic Beasts 2
Director David Yates has confirmed that Albus Dumbledore — the fan-favourite Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry — will make an appearance in Yates’ 2018 sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Yates told Screen Rant that the Harry Potter character will appear younger. The role has yet to be cast.… Read More >
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The Birth of a Nation – Review
Surging with a brutal, take-no-prisoners vision of a time much darker, yet comparable to today’s spectrum of injustice and loss of life, Nate Parker’s tale of a slave/preacher turned rebel leader navigating the blood-soaked Antebellum South is a searing piece of cinema. It’s aesthetic ranges from ghastly wide shots of murdered slaves hanging from trees,… Read More >
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The Belko Experiment – Review (Toronto International Film Festival)
The Belko Experiment is the sort of rambunctious horror film that rides on its ability to transmit psychological unease, the skin-crawling feeling of a character’s head exploding at any moment, their only means of survival is to brutally murder other innocents. A real horror show of Battle Royale flavoured Darwinism asking the question, would you… Read More >
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Colossal – Review (Toronto International Film Festival)
Genre mash-ups can be a work of genius or a flat out dud; able to breath life into a stale idea, or add another ill-conceived pastiche that appears more like a parody. Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal is a work of immense feeling, pivoting its dark, emotional story back and forth through a quirky small-town atmosphere and… Read More >
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City of Tiny Lights – Review (Toronto International Film Festival)
London, England makes for the perfect noir playground in Pete Travis’ (Dredd) latest film, City of Tiny Lights… Read More >
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Deepwater Horizon – Review (Toronto International Film Festival)
Big, noisy Hollywood disaster films have a tendency to drone on with CGI heavy montages of destruction, inaudible dialogue and a narrative we’ve seen a hundred times before. Even more so if you already know the outcome of the story. However, it’s possible for a film to hit a nerve with a harrowing display of… Read More >
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Arrival – Review (Toronto International Film Festival)
Movie magic reaches its outermost limits when you’re sitting in on a new Sci-Fi film that carries an aura of mystery. Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival hits all the traditional notes, he keeps it gripping, emotional and acutely down to earth. There’s no shaky cam, noisy explosions or monstrous aliens on the prowl in this… Read More >
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Nocturnal Animals – Review (Toronto International Film Festival)
Fashion icon Tom Ford follows up his superb debut film A Single Man with the equally sublime drama, Nocturnal Animals — packed with the same keen attention to detail, beautiful colours and chilling, yet delicate storytelling. Ford’s second turn in Hollywood is a picture supported by its ultra talented A-List cast. Amy Adams stars as… Read More >
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