Posted by Vance Garrett in New Release DVD on 04. May, 2010 | No Comments
It’s odd when life becomes a wheel, where you tread on ground already worn by your forging footsteps years before. Six years ago while working for a relatively young publication I reviewed this small film from then Edmonton based IDIOM Films entitled Reroute. I had been familiar with the company, having seen Lyrics To Dying, [...]
It’s not often I get to watch a movie that feels like it has been written, produced and directed deliberately for me, a wannabe independent film critic. Spoiler Alert is a real gem with an incredible script and very solid acting from start to finish.
The movie is centered around a passionate film [...]
Somebody knows their Hammer films. The British juggernaut production house, founded in the 1930’s by William Hinds, created a distinctly unique brand of horror film and defined the genre globally through the mid to late part of the last century. The breadth of the company’s impact still reverberates cinematically to this day with one of [...]
You can blame Rob Reiner. True the idea of mock documentaries (mockumentaries) had been around since the 60’s with the seminal A Hard Day’s Night but it wasn’t until 1984 and This Is Spinal Tap that the genre as we know it today was defined. That film lay the blueprint for the rhythm of the [...]
It is surprising how much of our entertainment is compared to meat; the central plot point is referred to as “the meat of the matter”; a work that’s relentless is considered to be “all killer, no filler”; becoming highly involved in a piece makes it a “visceral” experience all of which aptly sum up the [...]
Posted by Serina in Independent Films on 17. Sep, 2008 | 1 Comment
This film is a independent documentary on the wrongful and controversial imprisonment of famed hacker Kevin Mitnik. Publisher of the hacker magazine, Emmanuel Goldstein 2600.com heads an investigation into the wrongful way of convicting this computer specialist. From one locale to another, Goldstein explores the hacker community and the myths and truths behind Mitnik’s escapades [...]
Posted by Serina in User Submitted on 17. Sep, 2008 | 5 Comments
One cannot begin a review on The Dark Knight without first mentioning the late Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker. It was nothing short of extraordinary. He was the best evil minded joker in the history of this tale. No one will ever be able to portray this role again. Heath Ledger gave a performance [...]
Posted by Serina in New Release DVD on 15. Sep, 2008 | 2 Comments
In the mood for a great end of summer sci-fi flick? Well then you’re out of luck if you have chosen this one my fellow movie goers. Babylon A.D. is another one of those quickly pushed out, over budgeted, try to be summer blockbuster that just does not stack up on any level. I usually [...]
Posted by Dean in Independent Films on 02. Sep, 2008 | 8 Comments
No Burgers for Bigfoot is a mockumentary about a struggling, small-town filmmaker named Michael Justice with no budget trying to make a film called “Return of the Bigfoot.” He has bad brushed back 80’s hair, a creepy blond mustache and these utterly ridiculous flip-up sunglasses. He wears nothing but cut-off jean shorts with a Hawaiian [...]
Posted by Dean in Independent Films on 02. Sep, 2008 | 14 Comments
Hackers Are People Too is a documentary exploring the history and culture of individuals commonly know as “hackers.” The film sets out to debunk the myth of hackers as these sort of nefarious cyber-criminals and paint a more sympathetic picture of them as intelligent, respectable and hardworking citizens. The argument this film makes is [...]
