SIFF 2022 film reviews (final update!)
SIFF 2022 is upon us, in a hybrid edition that (as Amie ran down) includes a bunch of premieres amid over 100 features. While many…
SIFF 2022 FILM PICKS: 3 TO SEE CLOSING WEEKEND
While Embracey has been busy attending SIFF's 2022 in-person screenings, I've been streaming as much as I can at home! Here are three films I…
SIFF 2022 FILM PICKS: 3 DOCUMENTARIES TO SEE
While Embracey has been busy attending SIFF's 2022 in-person screenings, I've been streaming as much as I can at home! Here are three really entertaining…
Studio 666
Director BJ McDonnell (HATCHET III) isn’t messing around with the gore in STUDIO 666 — there’s an explosion of bloody splatter almost as soon as…
MASS
In actor Fran Kranz’ directorial debut, MASS, two couples meet years after a tragedy affecting them both in order to try and understand what happened…
SPIRAL (2021)
SPIRAL, aka SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW, is the much-anticipated 9th chapter in the SAW franchise, Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman who also helmed…
SIFF 2021 Film Picks: Three to See
Not gonna lie, friends - the freedom of being able to watch whatever SIFF movies I want WHENEVER I want is somewhat dizzying. THE ABSOLUTE…
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN
There’s a scene near the beginning of PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN where Cassie (Carey Mulligan), our avenging angel, gets catcalled by construction workers. Disheveled and devouring…
ANTEBELLUM
I’m not sure how (or why) they did it, but writers and directors Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz have somehow created a film that’s both…
Inmate #1: The Rise Of Danny Trejo
"Everything good that has happened to me has happened as a direct result of helping someone else. Everything." Known for his intimidating presence and distinctive…