ROCKFIELD: THE STUDIO ON THE FARM – Hot Docs 2021 review
ROCKFIELD: THE STUDIO ON THE FARM focuses on the legendary Welch farm studio that produced albums from Black Sabbath, Oasis, Coldplay, and The Stone Roses.
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THE DAIMAJIN TRILOGY gets a limited edition Blu-ray box set from Arrow Video
The Japanese kaiju series THE DAIMAJIN TRILOGY is getting the deluxe Blu-ray box set treatment from Arrow Video. Check out the extras here.
GUNDA filmmaker Viktor Kossakovsky on bringing the interior life of animals to light in his remarkable documentary
Gunda is an achingly intimate look at the lives of a series of farm animals that will forever change the way we look at these creatures.
NEWS OF THE WORLD 4K UHD review: Tom Hanks leads a visually-stunning homage to classic Westerns
Director Paul Greengrass reunites with his Captain Phillips star Tom Hanks for this moving and stylish Western. Rad our review of the new 4K Ultra HD disc here.
Like a House on Fire: Montreal filmmaker Jesse Noah Klein on his moving new drama starring Veep’s Sarah Sutherland
Montreal filmmaker Jesse Noah Klein on his new film LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE, a moving drama starring Sarah Sutherland, Hubert Lenoir, and Jared Abrahamson.
Black Widow and Cruella will debut day-and-date on Disney+ and in theatres
Black Widow and Cruella will open in theatres and be available as a $30 purchase on Disney+ the same day. Check out all of the new release info here.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is being filmed in Montreal this July
Transformers 7 is set to begin filming in Montreal this July. Rumours suggest the film will be titled Beast Wars, and incorporate the characters from the ’90s CGI show.
VIOLATION filmmaking duo Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli break down their “anti-revenge” feature debut
Madeleine Sims-Fewer in Violation. After making the festival rounds since last fall, Violation, the uncompromisingly visceral and strikingly beautiful twist on the [Read more...]
SXSW 2021 music documentary review roundup: Tom Petty, Poly Styrene, Sparks, and more
Reviews of a number of great music documentaries from SXSW 2021 including Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free, The Sparks Brothers, Without Getting Killed or Caught, and more.
JAKOB’S WIFE puts a welcome feminist spin on classic horror tropes [SXSW 2021 review]
Barbara Crampton stars as a repressed wife who undergoes a bloody transformation in the darkly comic JAKOB’S WIFE. Read our review here.