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Listen to This! – May 27, 2012

Jack Pereira — Sun, 27 May 2012 20:56:32 +0000

The Walkmen have grown up and found both confidence and happiness, while Craft Spells have taken a misstep on their journey after a solid debut. All that in another dose...

Win passes to an advance screening of ‘MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED’

Criticize This! — Sat, 26 May 2012 18:27:12 +0000

Our good friends at Paramount Pictures have hooked us up with 5 family passes (good for four people each) to give away to advance screenings of MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST...

‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ moving to March 2013

Criticize This! — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:53:03 +0000

In a note sent out to press this morning from Paramount Pictures it appears the studio has decided to move the release of G.I. Joe: Retaliation from this summer to March...

Win passes to an advance screening of ‘PIRANHA 3DD’

Criticize This! — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:09:53 +0000

Do you like movies where hot chicks and cool dudes get attacked and killed by man-eating fish? If you answered yes, you most likely want to see PIRANHA 3DD. And...

Movie Review: Men in Black III

Brian McKechnie — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:52:10 +0000

It’s been 10 years since the abysmal Men in Black II tortured our souls and made us forget what was so good about the first Men in Black film. Well...

Trailer for ‘The Great Gatsby’ released

Brian McKechnie — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:37:59 +0000

Baz Luhrmann has a hit and miss track record with filmgoers. While some enjoyed his contemporary take on Romeo & Juliet in 1996, a lot of people absolutely despised it. Same goes...

‘The Hunger Games’ coming home August 18

Criticize This! — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:11:17 +0000

Are you just itching to watch The Hungers Games again? Good news if so, as you’ll be able to get it on DVD, Blu-ray, digital download, and access it on-demand...

Interview: Director Constance Marks talks ‘Being Elmo’

Brian McKechnie — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:39:49 +0000

Elmo, the furry red puppet from Sesame Street, is one of the world’s most recognizable and lovable characters. But if you saw Kevin Clash walking down the street you would...

Hey, Toronto! Win passes to an advance screening of ‘THE INTOUCHABLES’

Criticize This! — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:14:13 +0000

THE INTOUCHABLES is one of the best films we’ve ever seen and we want as many people to see it as possible. Thankfully, Alliance Films does too and they’ve hooked...

Good news! Trailer for ‘Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues’ is here

Brian McKechnie — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:52:41 +0000

Last week we mentioned that Ron Burgundy had an announcement to make about the teaser trailer for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues premiering in front of The Dictator. In case...

Album Review: Dearly Beloved’s ‘Hawk vs. Pigeon’

Jessica Buck — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:29:12 +0000

It may have taken four albums, but Dearly Beloved’s Rob Higgins has learned to share. While still the mastermind behind the band and their latest release, Hawk vs Pigeon, Higgins has relinquished...

Q&A with Phil Elverum (Mount Eerie)

Jack Pereira — Tue, 22 May 2012 20:57:06 +0000

Phil Elverum releases his fourth LP as Mount Eerie today, titled Clear Moon, the album is one of minimal but far-reaching beauty. We spoke to Phil (who is, as expected,...

Featurette and four new clips from ‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted’ arrive

Brian McKechnie — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:44:50 +0000

As I mentioned in my 2012 Summer Movie Preview, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted is the only movie my 4-year-old son wants to see this summer. He’s been asking me...

Watch @ Home: May 22, 2012

Brian McKechnie — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:06:51 +0000

The Grey (Blu-ray) Criticize This! Pick of the Week – The Grey is a haunting survival story about an Alaskan oil drilling team on their way home for a break...

Watch This! Trailer for ‘Inspiration’ released

Brian McKechnie — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:07:56 +0000

If you need further proof that the Canadian indie horror scene is booming, check out this amazing trailer for Jason Armstrong’s Inspiration. It’s eerie. And that mask the killer wears...

Win a Blu-ray copy of ‘The Secret World of Arrietty’

Criticize This! — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:46:56 +0000

With the North American release of Studio Ghibli’s The Secret World of Arrietty coming out on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, May 22, our friends over at Walt Disney Home...

Summer Movie Preview: 2012 Edition

Brian McKechnie — Sun, 20 May 2012 03:24:28 +0000

Summer doesn’t officially arrive until June 20. But with the The Avengers taking over theatres and cleaning up at the box office for the last two weeks, and with Battleship,...

Listen to This! – May 19, 2012

Jack Pereira — Sat, 19 May 2012 21:04:10 +0000

This week’s Listen to This! features a pair of very different bands. The Cribs remind us of simpler times, when you needed little else than guitar, bass, drums and the...

Movie Review: Battleship

Brian McKechnie — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:40:16 +0000

Whoever thought it was a good idea to take the classic board game Battleship and turn it into an alien invasion movie is out of their mind. It makes no...

Movie Review: What to Expect When You’re Expecting

Andrew Parker — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:35:34 +0000

As a single male approaching 30 with no children of my own, I can safely say that I wasn’t expecting What to Expect When You’re Expecting to be as good as...