Films That Matter
No Caine, No Gain
Following in the recent action craze launched by John Wick, fusing it with The World is Not Enough Bond villain’s inability to feel pain, adding in some of the sadism found in Home Alone and its sequel, and throwing in some rough and tumble comedy to boot, Novocaine (2025), co-directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, holds no punches, or perhaps packs quite the punch if you’d prefer. Not for the weak of heart... an early warning to the wise – if you don’t like R rated violence then this movie is likely not for you, as it does not hold back in any which way. Though it does contain action, comedy, and romance, don’t let those last two genres suggest that this is a light date night foray for couples.
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Deadpool: It’s Alive
DeadpoolMay 19, 2016Lately, a lot of people have been suggesting that I watch Deadpool, so I checked it out and can now see why so many have enjoyed it. It has a high-octane frenetic pacing, entertaining dialogue, is a piece of cool filmmaking, and though it is a comic book movie, feels like the antithesis of most other Marvel and DC options. Fast talking Ryan Reynolds stars as Wade Wilson (aka Deadpool), the most unethical superhero you are likely to meet. He has a foul mouth, shoots searing insults, says it like it is, and enjoys killing baddies at a rather alarming rate. As I said, this is not your typical Marvel comic book movie.
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Wick Lights the Fuse
John WickDecember 21, 2015Every once in a while, an action movie comes out of nowhere and blows people away. John Wick is one of those movies.
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Star Pick with Joel O'Keeffe
Die Hard with AirbourneDie HardDecember 17, 2014I have been lucky enough to meet a lot of interesting and famous people in my life. One such person is rock star Joel O’Keeffe, the lead guitarist and singer of the Australian hard rock and roll band Airbourne, whose song Live It Up went number one in Canada this year (the first of their career in any country). I have been able to spend quite some time with the guys from Airbourne, and as you can probably guess, it did not take long for the conversation to turn to movies. Joel’s favourite film is the legendary action flick Die Hard, which he calls "the greatest film ever!!" He also added that, "Die Hard literally set the benchmark and wrote the book for the ‘One Man vs. heaps of Terrorists’ blockbuster action flick".
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Ice Cream and Blood
Hot FuzzNovember 21, 2013This may seem like an odd combination and strange title, but it is actually the name of a trilogy of British movies (also known as the Cornetto Trilogy – a type of ice-cream in the UK). Directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the films pay comedic homage to different genres. You may ask how the three movies connect together – they do not. All three movies have Pegg and Frost playing completely different characters. The only thing the three motion pictures have in common is that there is a lot of ice-cream and blood in them. One of the benefits of the no-connect trilogy is that you can watch them in any order. Today, I am going to review the second film, 2007's Hot Fuzz.
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Modern-day Fairy Tale
HannaJuly 31, 2013The modern-day fairy tale film seems to have become the typical Disney cookie-cutter movie. They usually follow similar formats: wicked witch captures young girl, princess needs to be rescued or male hero saves the day, yet very few pictures capture the eerie and often scary vibe of the original fairytales that these stories are based on. It is amazing how graphic and frightening the Grimm tales and other similar stories actually are.
