Month: June 2022
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Obi-wan Kenobi Round Table Review – Episodes 5 and 6
Obi-wan Kenobi’s last episode dropped this week. Kim and Craig sort through the wreckage of laser blasts and Kenobi’s emotions to chat about the show. Read our conversation on the first two episodes here. Read our conversation on the 3rd and 4th episodes here. EPISODE FIVE KIM: As we wrote about the first four episodes,…
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The Criterion Cut – Tokyo Drifter
In this installment of The Criterion Cut, Douglas looks at Seijun Suzuki’s colourfyl and unconventional yakuza film, Tokyo Drifter, a delicious slice of pop art. EDITOR’S NOTE: There are some spoilers ahead. Seijun Suzuki is an interesting director and, I would argue, Tokyo Drifter is his best film. The 1966 yakuza thriller Tokyo Drifter is…
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Vortex
Gaspar Noe is back, with a different kind of visceral filmmaking and horror — old age and dementia. Vortex is a difficult but amazing film. Since 1998’s I Stand Alone, I’ve been watching Gaspar Noe films with interest. They’re always visceral and many of them hold some combination of horror, surrealness, and brilliant filmmaking. But…
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The Kids in the Hall 2022 (No Spoilers!)
The Kids in the Hall are back! The Canadian comedy troupe has returned with an all-new 8 episode series of their iconic comedy sketch show for Amazon Prime. “A beer.” That’s the line delivered by Dave Foloey in a season 2 (ep. 5) skit as he attempts to endure his blind date with what turns…
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Obi-wan Kenobi Round Table Review – Episodes 3 and 4
In this Obi-wan Kenobi Round Table, Craig and Kim discuss the third and fourth episodes of Disney Plus’ new Star Wars show, featuring Ewan McGregor. CRAIG: Okay, we looked at the first two episodes of Obi-wan Kenobi here. There’s six episodes in total, so we’ve decided to look at two more — then the last…
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Crimes of the Future
Cronenberg’s new film, Crimes of the Future, has a lot to say. Or does it? It’s a fascinating head scratcher featuring his trademark body horror. Iconic Canadian director, David Cronenberg, released his second film called Crimes of the Future this year. The first one was in 1970 (it was an interesting premise, but a pretty…
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Round Table – Craig and Kim Discuss Obi-wan Kenobi
Help me Obi-wan Kenobi — you’re my only hope! Craig and Kim watch (and then break down) the first two Kenobi episodes on Disney Ploos. KIM: After years of rumour and speculation, Ewen McGregor returns to his iconic roll for the first time since 2005 as Disney continues to expand the Star Wars universe and…