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Seeing this film was one of the better whims I've gone on this year. I wish I'd seen this on Halloween. One group that I hope sees this are this group of boys who bullied me in sixth grade for being a quiet weirdo. Or maybe I don't. I've been able to move on. I... Continue Reading →
I may not be an American (I'm Canadian) but I can't think of anyone I know not paying attention to the U.S. election right now. I've anticipated this day more than any other in my entire life. It's the final hours of votes being counted in some key battleground states, and earlier this afternoon I... Continue Reading →
One of the posters self-advertises this movie as "The Most Terrifying Film You Will Ever Experience." And actually, I think they earned the right to call itself that. This is a pure horror movie as relentless as a creature with no conscience, aka the monsters breaking down the safe havens of their targets for misery.... Continue Reading →
Even the eight-year-old within me cringed. The same eight-year-old who's loved so many movies aimed at kids and preteens even today, and loved so many Adam Sandler movies that have been critically panned. Hubie Halloween is a mixture of these, and here they go together like whatever those three soups Sandler orders in this film... Continue Reading →
There's such a humungous history of classic movies that established itself way before I was born, and that's why I often prefer watching what's new and take it a week at a time. But after seeing the 2018 Halloween when it was released, I thought, Why the heck not? You know the story, and even... Continue Reading →
Even if I give a movie an F or an A+, I'm willing to accept why someone else might love or hate that same feature. Even pictures I've found completely insufferable or life-changingly astonishing. I don't like peanut butter, but why should I be concerned about someone who does like it on their toast, right?... Continue Reading →
"There have been better films that I have enjoyed less." For a little while after I first started reviewing movies, I didn't understand that logic some others were displaying. Shouldn't how much you enjoyed yourself be a deciding factor? But now I think I get it. I would rather rewatch this movie than Tenet, which... Continue Reading →
This isn't the first time we've had a female-take on the stereotypically male pluck-clues-from-dust keen but socially oddball detective. In fact, there are loads of examples, like Nancy Drew and a Canadian TV series called Shirley Holmes where Sherlock's great grand-niece takes over his work. But taking these sort of concepts and breathing new life... Continue Reading →
It looks like we have a new 2016 Ghostbusters or Star Wars: The Last Jedi on our hands for 2020; a critically acclaimed movie with a lynch mob and an endless discussion behind it. Back in March, the star of this movie said she stood by Hong Kong police who were caught tear-gassing citizens and... Continue Reading →
Here's how I put it: The Big Short, an amazing movie but one that takes repeated viewings to understand the way it needs you to, is easier to comprehend than this. Both of these movies require you to be fully awake and ready to nonetheless get lost, something most movies don't aim for in fear... Continue Reading →
William J. McGinn 