Zombie movies have been done, and it often feels like there’s not a lot more to do with the genre. But director Yeon Sang-ho has been working in the genre for a while, and he is back with “Colony” (Gun-Che, in Korean), now available on VOD. Even though this movie includes a lot of ...
I’m not entirely sure when I first saw Colin Higgins’ “9 to 5,” but I was definitely too young to appreciate what I was seeing. I definitely laughed at Mr. Hart being roasted on a spit, but I’m quite certain that I didn’t understand all of the nuances that led to Dolly Parton ...
Anthony Bourdain’s West Virginia episode of “Parts Unknown” is a great piece of media for truly understanding our state. What Bourdain did for our state, Matt Johnson does for him in his new biopic, “Tony.” The film opens with this quote from “Kitchen Confidential”: “I was – ...
“Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie” is one that I spent almost a year missing. I skipped it when I was at TIFF last year, I missed its brief run when it was in cinemas this year, and I missed a screener that was sent to me. But now that Matt Johnson’s ...
David Robert Mitchell has put in his time watching Steven Spielberg movies, and it shows in his latest movie, “The End of Oak Street.” This movie captures many of the beats one might expect from a 1980s Spielberg blockbuster, but it falls short by giving us well-performed yet ultimately ...
Grief is isolating in part because it can make people who are not going through the loss uncomfortable, but also because it is such a unique experience for each person, and what helps one person may be harmful to another. In her film “Magic Hour,” Katie Aselton explores the sudden loss of ...