Set sporadically between multiple timelines, Dealer/Healer is a biopic about a former junkie drug dealer turned drug counsellor that struggles to capture the imagination. Set in Hong Kong, during a crime-rampant ’70s and ’80s, Dealer/Healer tells us the story of Chen ‘Cheater’ Hua (Lau Ching-wan), a young man living in the run-down Tsz Wan Shan public housing […] Read more
Two weeks ago, Wonder Women, one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer finally hit DVD/Blu-ray shelves. It’s a film that has been highly talked about due to the fact that it’s the first big budget female driven superhero film that also happens to be directed by a woman. I wasn’t able to see the […] Read more
Back in 2012, I saw and reviewed a little independent film called Goon, an ice hockey comedy with a ton of heart that easily joined the ranks of one of my favorite sports films. Over the years the film had spread quietly, winning sports film fans over with relative ease and in that time we […] Read more
It has been a few years since I’ve had the pleasure of screening a film from the twistedly gory mind of special effects/make-up artist extraordinaire, Yoshihiro Nishimura (Helldriver, Tokyo Gore Police), and his return to my mind comes with open arms. The Japanese director returns to Fantasia Fest with the Canadian premiere of Kodoku Meatball […] Read more
Due to unforeseen circumstances, I wasn’t able to cover Japan Cuts in the same depth that I have in the past but that didn’t stop me from catching a few films, all of which were very different in nature. The first one I had the pleasure of screening was Teruyuki Yoshida’s comedic thriller, Shippu Rondo. […] Read more
The top genre film fest in the world, Fantasia Festival, has been underway now for a couple of weeks and is set to wrap up next Wednesday. It’s easy to get bogged down by all the films, but I’m here to help a little bit. Last week marked the world premiere of director Ryan Prows’ […] Read more
Get ready to enjoy this low-key story about a stray cat which ends up with surprisingly high stakes, as the comedic thriller Alley Cat brings together three down-on-their-luck types who come together and end up being embroiled in a conspiracy. The film begins with a depressed ex-boxer (Yosuke Kubozuka) looking for his missing cat, Maru. He’s living […] Read more
Debuting his first Feature, French filmmaker Jean-Gabriel Périot attempts to take a look at the history of Hiroshima and the ongoing effects that still haunt the city 70 years after the bombing which began the end of the World War II. Summer Lights is focuses on Akihiro (Hiroto Ogi), a Japanese ex-pat filmmaker living in Paris, making […] Read more
When a festival describes a film as “a gloriously irreverent mash-up of White Men Can’t Jump, Rain Man, and Kingpin.” It makes it difficult for any film fan to turn away and skip that film. Having seen two of those three classics, I made sure to go out of my way to see Choi Kook-hee’s […] Read more
After an impressive opening weekend and rave reviews worldwide, it’s fair to say that Spider-Man: Homecoming is the Spider-Man film we’ve been waiting a long time to see. With a young actor (Tom Holland) who has already embodied the titled character seemingly with such ease, the sky is finally the limit for our favourite friendly […] Read more
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