Tag Archive "movies"

Hamilton Film at Home is Flawless: Movie Review

It’s both surprising and not the Hamilton film is the most anticipated and acclaimed movie of 2020. As America celebrates Independence Day this weekend, the film celebrates a different accomplishment in its history.

Irresistible Simply Isn’t So: Movie Review

Former Daily Show host and political comedian extraordinaire Jon Stewart has made a quirky movie about a mayoral election in Wisconsin. While Irresistible is a passably fun film to watch, it isn’t as important as ...

Willoughbys make a Weird Winner: Movie Review

If you’ve been waiting for the perfect family movie night during quarantine, look no further than The Willoughbys. This animated feature film mixes a brilliant design, a funny story with high stakes. Netflix has produced ...

Best Films from OFFA Online Film Festival

68 films have been screened over the last six days at Oakville’s 7th annual film festival, but not all of them can be the best films from OFFA Online Film Festival this year. I’ve watched ...

The OFFA Online Film Festival is Here

Oakville’s OFFA Online Film Festival – the 7th annual and first online – has officially begun. Nearly 70 films will be shown from now until Monday. And all them are available from the comfort of ...

A Deeply Intense Battle in Da 5 Bloods: Movie Review

Writer/Director Spike Lee has achieved his starkest and most furious film to date with Da 5 Bloods. It’s viscerally important and an feverish experience, but it’s also among the best works of his 35 year ...

Artemis Fowl is Amazingly False: Movie Review

Disney’s new Artemis Fowl isn’t an atrociously bad movie. Despite a thin, traitorous script, Fowl is both exciting and fantastical The only problem is that it isn’t actually Artemis Fowl.

5 Drive-In reopened for business once again

The movies have returned to Oakville. New releases aren’t exactly the same, but with Oakville’s 5 Drive-In reopened, a small number of big movies have returned.

The Lousy, Last Days of American Crime: Movie Review

The Last Days of American Crime is the single new Hollywood release movie this weekend. The Netflix crime film, about the ethics of policing in a dystopia America, couldn’t be more timely. But being so ...

OFFA Online Film Festival previews upcoming events

Yesterday marked the OFFA preview for the upcoming OFFA Online Film Festival. In light of the current Covid-19 pandemic, the 7th annual Oakville Film Festival has moved online. To get things going, OFFA previewed some ...