By John Corrado Hailey (Em Haine) returns home to the Nova Scotia coast years after walking out on her family in the Canadian dramedy Hailey Rose, which shines a light on a quirky but complicated family. Hailey drolly narrates this complicated family history over a series of flashbacks in the film’s opening sequence. She tells… Read More Movie Review: Hailey Rose
By John Corrado New releases for the week of April 5th, 2024. Theatrical Releases: The First Omen (Wide Release): Director Arkasha Stevenson’s The First Omen is a surprisingly solid horror prequel that dovetails pretty seamlessly into Richard Donner’s 1976 original film, charting the events leading up to the birth of the spawn of Satan. Set… Read More New This Week (04/05/2024): The First Omen, Monkey Man, The Old Oak, & More!
By John Corrado Based on the real life case of the Littlehampton Letters (with an opening title card assuring us that “this is more true than you’d think”), Wicked Little Letters is an amusing trifle set in a small English town in 1920. The story centres around the scandal involving a series of insulting letters… Read More Movie Review: Wicked Little Letters
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