Documentary

Val

On IMDB, Val Kilmer’s Known For list includes The Doors, The Saint, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and The Salton Sea. For me, it will always be Real Genius, Top Gun, and, most importantly, Tombstone. I […]

Documentary

Fireboys

In 2015, we began researching California’s use of around 3,000 incarcerated firefighters living and working in conservation “fire” camps who are trained to combat mounting yearly wildland fires. These incarcerated firefighter camps were touted as […]

Comedy

Mandibles

MANDIBLES is above all a genuine and sincere comedy about friendship. It’s also, thanks to the presence of a giant fly at the heart of the story, a fantasy film. Quentin Dupieux, writer/director I’m not […]

Comedy

Ride the Eagle

I went into Ride the Eagle with very high expectations. I think if I’d expected less, I could have easily called this a 4.5-star or even a 5-star film. Honestly, I still really enjoyed the film, […]

Comedy

The Exchange

The Exchange. See it. That should be my review. It is honestly all that I need to do. Until recently, if you had asked me about the best Canadian coming of age film, I would […]

Action

Jolt

My editor, aka my wife, is not a fan of action flicks. When an action film shows up for review, it is difficult to get her to read the reviews I write and even harder […]

Drama

Joe Bell

It starts with all of us looking more deeply at ourselves, at where we might be part of the problem, and if enough of us did that then I think we’d all be better fathers, […]

Movies

Midnight in the Switchgrass

Midnight in the Switchgrass feels like it should be a good movie… after all it’s a thriller with Bruce Willis and Megan Fox. I’m a fan of both actors and I’m a fan of thrillers. […]

Drama

Pig

Truffle hunters will camp out on their porches at night, shotgun in hand, to fend off competing hunters trying to steal their valuable pigs and dogs. What? That was one of those facts that felt […]