Sonic the Hedgehog

SEGA’s blue blur mascot makes his way to the big screen in Jeff Fowler’s Sonic the Hedgehog. I’ve been a fan of Sonic for most of my life. Some of my fondest childhood memories involve me playing the old Sega Mega Drive -or Sega Genesis to some- games. The first game I ever completed was…

Westworld – Season 1 Episode 1

“The Original” HBO’s new sci-fi drama Westworld hasn’t had a quiet production history. Like the gunslinging pings and echoes of the Wild West, it has come out of the gate shooting, with a mix of both high expectations and slating complaints of unnecessary nudity and violence from the extras of the show. Ever since the…

EIFF 2015 – Welcome to Me

Welcome to Me is a very strange film that in many ways defies description. When Alice Klieg (Kristen Wiig) wins $86 million on the lottery she decides to fund a TV show where she gets to explore whatever comes to her mind. It’s a pretty solid idea and provides an interesting twist on the question…