Monthly Archives: August 2014

Wish I Was Here review

Directed by Zach Braff, written by Braff with his brother, Adam J. Braff The reputation of Scrubs star Zach Braff's first indie feature Garden State has taken some hits since it was a hit back in 2004. Braff became the punching bag as a representative of a certain kind of hipster cool, which I never thought he…Read More

A Most Wanted Man review

Directed by Anton Corbijn, written by Andrew Bovell from a John Le Carré novel. As Gunther, a heavy drinking, heavy smoking, cynical and burnt-out German spymaster, Philip Seymour Hoffman has left us yet another character unlike anything else he played. As if his legacy wasn't already solid. Gunther feels at least 20 years older than…Read More

Guardians of the Galaxy review

Directed by James Gunn, Written by Gunn and Nicole Perlman Looking at the predicted huge box office tallies for this first weekend in August, The Guardians of the Galaxy doesn't seem like the big gamble for Marvel Studios it must have been on paper. Consider that every movie they've done so far, with the possible…Read More

CTV Morning Live, August 1, 2014

This morning the always charming Heidi Petracek interviewed me about a few movies in cinemas, including Lucy, A Most Wanted Man (review coming soon), and Guardians of the Galaxy. We also spoke about a couple upcoming releases, Richard Linklater's Boyhood (opening in Halifax August 15, review will be up here on FITI before it opens) and The F…Read More