Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man enters the world of cinematic animation in Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman’s reality hopping Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Audiences have seen a number of versions of Spider-Man since the 2002 Sam Raimi film set the world on fire and elevated interest in the character to a whole new level. We’re on our…

Captain Fantastic

A parent raises his children outside the bounds of society until a tragic event forces him to return to the world he left behind in Matt Ross’ Captain Fantastic. This film could have gone in so many different directions in terms of how I’d react to it. At its core it’s a film that celebrates…

Bad Moms

Frustrated mothers go wild in Jon Lucas and Scott Moore’s comedy Bad Moms where life just gets too much for three mothers feeling smothered by their responsibilities. The film follows Amy (Mila Kunis), a mother of two in her thirties who never really got to experience being young and carefree. It is established early on…

EIFF 2015 – She’s Funny That Way

The Peter Bogdanovich directed She’s Funny That Way is the rags to riches story of a call girl who gets a lucky break that helps her achieve her dream. Isabella Patterson (Imogen Poots) acts as the protagonist here as the story is framed through her account of the events that got her to where she…