Alicia Vikander and Jason McAvoy in a film together? Sold. Directed by Wim Wenders? Sold. A romantic thriller? A bit skeptical, but still sold. What could possibly go wrong?
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So apparently, you Canucks don't have access to the great American export of Trash Hollywood Remakes so I'm stepping in this week for a review of Overboard (2018). Believe it or not, there are other movies in theatres not named Avengers: Infinity War. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean the alternatives are very good.
With the introduction of services like Amazon, iTunes and others, more and more companies opt to release their films online rather than push for a limited theater release. Many of these films would have been categorized as straight-to-DVD or VOD films in terms of quality, but sometimes you find a diamond in the rough or in this case a fish in the sea.
Finally what I consider the most anticipated film of the year. It isn’t like it’s 10 years in the making and the culmination of 18 previous movies coming together in part one of a climactic conclusion to a ground-breaking franchise model. Definitely not a big deal. This is a big film, obviously, so this review will be spoiler-free.
Back in 2001, the comedian group of guys who went by the stage name of “Broken Lizard”released their sophomore feature length film Super Troopers. While Super Troopers only made a very mild splash during its box office run, which is not bad considering the movie made roughly $23 million against its $3 million production budget) as well as facing mixed reviews from critics, the movie itself found its popularity on home release where it gained...