TIFF 2024 Review: Rumours | The GATE
Sep 2, 2024 · 286. A pleasingly surreal, but narratively overdrawn treatise on political inefficiency with an all star cast, a large mysterious brain, and mummified bog people, Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson’s Rumours is creative, but also pushing the limits of how far a single joke can be taken.. Rumours takes place amid a gathering of G7 world leaders in Germany, where the theme of this ...
Spencer Lord on joining Heartland and playing Nathan Pryce Jr.
Nov 29, 2023 · 12.4K. Actor Spencer Lord spoke with me on the set of Heartland season 17, and shared what it was like playing Nathan Pryce Jr., joining the large, ensemble cast, and learning to ride a horse.
The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal Review | It's a Good Life If …
Sep 23, 2024 · 2.4K. The documentary miniseries The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal is an ideal example of this type of cultural deep dive. Comprehensive and detailed enough to tell die hard fans of one of Canada’s biggest bands things they never knew before and enlightening enough to show the uninitiated or unfamiliar why their work mattered, The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal is a series of equal ...
Reagan Review | Lose One for The Gipper
Aug 30, 2024 · 171. Depending on your political leanings and opinions on one of the most divisive presidents in American history, the biopic Reagan is either better or worse than you’re likely expecting, and neither is necessarily a good thing. The best that can be said about this right leaning, faith indebted effort is that – for the most part – Reagan is a classically made, hokey, crowd pleasing ...
Strange Darling Review | It's Really Squatchy | The GATE
Aug 21, 2024 · 588. Sometimes, especially in the case of writer-director JT Mollner’s creatively mounted thriller Strange Darling, it can feel like a critic is a bit late to the party before something has even come out.A slippery, but sometimes problematic film, Strange Darling has cleverness and visual ingenuity by the truckload. But it also wants to …
Goodrich Review | Quintessential Keaton | The GATE
Oct 18, 2024 · 39. A top form performance from Michael Keaton and a handful of great ideas help to elevate the otherwise predictable family drama Goodrich.Tapping into the deep reserve of comedic and dramatic chops that helped to make Keaton such an endearing and enduring on screen presence in the first place, writer-director Hallie Meyers-Sheyer’s tale of a floundering man in a time of turmoil feels ...
Inside Out 2024 Review | Sisters - The GATE
May 25, 2024 · 226. A frequently laugh-out-loud hilarious examination of the relationships that define what we think of as “family,” Sisters is a refreshing and engaging comedy that establishes all of the people behind and in front of the camera as major talents worth keeping an eye on. Singer-songwriter Lou (writer/director Susie Yankou) and stand-up comedian Esther (Sarah Khasrovi) are so close as ...
Red One Review | Jingle Bell Rock | The GATE
Nov 14, 2024 · 68. The holiday themed action-adventure Red One is a very silly movie. That’s not a knock against it, but rather a compliment. The best yuletide fantasies often carry with them a high concept premise that works well with an already highly …
Bad Monkey Review | A Twisted Island Paradise | The GATE
Aug 14, 2024 · 149. Bad Monkey, creator Bill Lawrence’s adaptation of a bestselling novel by Carl Hiaasen, is a perfect use for the trademarked comedic and dramatic stylings of lead actor Vince Vaughn and an all around showcase for one of the best ensemble casts ever assembled for a series.An off-beat, elaborately constructed dark comedy about a disgraced, but duty bound cop determined to take down a group ...
Alex Neustaedter on American Rust season 2, PTSD, and dark …
May 2, 2024 · Prime Video, thankfully, swooped in and resurrected it. The finale culminated with Billy Poe, portrayed by Alex Neustaedter, lying in a coma. After taking the fall for a murder that his best friend, Isaac (David Alvarez) committed, Billy was locked up in prison and brutally beaten.