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REVIEW: 'Live by Night' is a hollow mess of gangster tropes and social critiques

REVIEW: 'Live by Night' is a hollow mess of gangster tropes and social critiques

New Releases, FilmRobert SnowJanuary 14, 2017live by night, ben affleck, elle fanning, chris cooper, brendan gleeson, movie, film, crime, gangster, dennis lehaneComment

REVIEW: 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' offers a scrappy, fresh perspective

REVIEW: 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' offers a scrappy, fresh perspective

Film, New ReleasesRobert SnowDecember 17, 2016diego luna, donnie yen, felicity jones, gareth edwards, mads mikkelsen, rogue one, star wars Comment

True North Streaming: The Best New Titles on Netflix Canada, Dec. 13/16

True North Streaming: The Best New Titles on Netflix Canada, Dec. 13/16

Film, Recommendations, TVRobert SnowDecember 13, 201610 cloverfield lane, calvary, martin scorsese, netflix, reggie watts, sin cityComment

Do we really need the immersion? HFR cinema and ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’

Do we really need the immersion? HFR cinema and ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’

FilmRobert SnowDecember 8, 2016ang lee, billy lynn's long halftime walk, garrett hedlund, HFR, high frame rate, joe alwyn, kristen stewart, vin diesel Comments

Reviews of Classic Movies: 'Paths of Glory'

Reviews of Classic Movies: 'Paths of Glory'

Film, Reviews of Classic MoviesRobert SnowNovember 29, 2016anti-war, george maccready, kirk douglas, movies, paths of glory, stanley kubrick, warComment

REVIEW: ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’, where enchantment becomes a product

REVIEW: ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’, where enchantment becomes a product

Film, New ReleasesRobert SnowNovember 20, 2016eddie redmayne, fantastic beasts and where to find them, Harry Potter, j-k- rowling, katherine waterston, magicComment

REVIEW: 'Doctor Strange' is an energetic but ephemeral spin through the mystic arts

REVIEW: 'Doctor Strange' is an energetic but ephemeral spin through the mystic arts

Film, New ReleasesRobert SnowNovember 5, 2016benedict cumberbatch, comics, doctor strange, marvel, movies, rachel mcadams, tilda swinton Comments

REVIEW: 'The Accountant', a silly but watchable action thriller

REVIEW: 'The Accountant', a silly but watchable action thriller

Film, New ReleasesRobert SnowOctober 15, 2016anna kendrick, ben affleck, film, j-k- simmons, jon bernthal, movies, the accountantComment

True North Streaming: The Best New Titles on Netflix Canada, October 7/16

True North Streaming: The Best New Titles on Netflix Canada, October 7/16

Film, Recommendations, TVRobert SnowOctober 7, 2016canada, deadpool, netflix, the town, the trip, werner herzogComment

Smash Hits and Train Wrecks: 26 Fall Movies We’re Keeping Our Eyes On

Smash Hits and Train Wrecks: 26 Fall Movies We’re Keeping Our Eyes On

FilmRobert SnowOctober 4, 2016accountant, arrival, film, girl on the train, la la land, moana, movies, rogue oneComment

How the new ‘Lion King’ proves we’ll get used to reboots and sequels

How the new ‘Lion King’ proves we’ll get used to reboots and sequels

FilmRobert SnowOctober 2, 2016art, essay, film, lion king, movies, remake, sequelComment

REVIEW: 'Birth of the Dragon', a lively and earnest Bruce Lee biopic

REVIEW: 'Birth of the Dragon', a lively and earnest Bruce Lee biopic

Film, New ReleasesRobert SnowSeptember 23, 2016billy magnussen, biopic, birth of the dragon, bruce lee, george nolfi, martial arts, philip ng Comments

REVIEW: 'The Bad Batch', a dystopian cannibal romance lacking some all-important bite

REVIEW: 'The Bad Batch', a dystopian cannibal romance lacking some all-important bite

Film, New ReleasesRobert SnowSeptember 20, 2016ana lily amirpour, dystopian, jason momoa, jim carrey, keanu reeves, suki waterhouse, the bad batch Comment

TIFF 2016 REVIEW: 'Free Fire'

TIFF 2016 REVIEW: 'Free Fire'

FilmRobert SnowSeptember 9, 2016armie hammer, ben wheatley, brie larson, cillian murphy, crime, free fire, movies, tiff Comments

True North Streaming: The Best New Titles on Netflix Canada, August 26/16

True North Streaming: The Best New Titles on Netflix Canada, August 26/16

Film, Recommendations, TVRobert SnowAugust 26, 2016canada, hitchcock, jon favreau, michael moore, movies, netflixComment