By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer In an Oscar season where over half the nominees are period pieces, it’s interesting to see the parallel storylines established between Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk and that of this, Joe Wright’s retelling of the tense days of World War II as England faced the threat of Nazi annexation while…
Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer After a record-breaking theatrical release that not only reignited fear of shapeshifting demons in the minds and hearts of millions of horror fans, not to mention legions of Stephen King readers, director Andy Muschietti’s IT remake excels in most ways, thanks to flawless editing, a…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Film Writer In what was another successful tale from the 2017 release roster which showed that crime does in fact pay very well — at least until it kills you, American Made took us on a joyride back to the early 80s and its era of drugs, guns and other illegal government…
Blu-Ray Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and TV Critic There’s something to be said about the unique experience of viewing an eclectic drama the likes of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. With its quirky narrative style, its haunting synth tones and mind-warping twists, it was a refreshing alternative to the primetime pablum from 1990 television….
Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Critic Seeing this film as a refreshing alternative from the popular but nonetheless brilliant Miyazaki fantasy tales of decades past, I found myself apprehensive whilst approaching In This Corner of the World, a period piece set perilously close to the fated August 6, 1945 historical nightmare that was the…
Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer Considered by many to be very topical if not overdue, Al Gore’s follow-up to 2006’s An Inconvenient Truth acts as a righteous reminder of the climate change warnings from the past decade, offering a bittersweet note of victory to the former Vice-President of the United States,…
Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor and Film Writer In the world of animation, seasoned viewers have come to know there’s more to the choice at hand than Disney classics. A lot more. When asked about my first suggestion given to newcomers to the genre, I invariably lean towards the works of Hayao…
Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Film Writer As the fifth (and no doubt not the last) of the Hasbro Toys – inspired line of action figure based sci-fi films, Transformers The Last Knight adds very little to the quickly aging franchise about alien robot shape shifters caught in a never-ending battle for the protection/destruction…
Blu-Ray Review by Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor in Chief and Film Writer The Plot: Word has it that the ecologically conscious criminal Poison Ivy has paired up with her similarly powered ally Floronic Man. Together, they seek to find the correct formula of marsh waters and chemicals that gave birth to the vegetation-based,…
By Dominic Messier, Founder, Editor in Chief and Film Writer The Plot: An obvious, semi-tongue in cheek nod to the most popular show on the planet (at least during the 1990s, that is), Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron lead a cast of funny and pretty beachheads who form the Baywatch team…