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Following The Great Salish Heist and Where to Find Them
The Great Salish Heist is headed to #Vancouver and Sidney, BC! Screenings of this #locally made #heist #comedy begin tomorrow and we got the info and #moviereview at:
Playing April 27 at the VIFF Centre (Vancouver, BC), and Star Cinema (Sidney, BC); May 4 (Comox Valley International Film Festival)
The Great Salish Heist is finally stretching its wings! Plans for a nationwide release have been methodical since its premiere back in February, and it’s justified in order for it to succeed. This weekend will see it extend to other territories and from there, the…
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Hopes and Dreams for the Future of Legendary Picture's Monsterverse
I offer a crazy #fantheory regarding @legendary #monsterverse following the departure of #GodzillaXKong in theatres. Also included are what I want to see should this #filmfranchise continue.
If we’re supposed to believe all the Monsterverse films share the same DNA, then the slow reveal about an ancient civilization as Earth’s true guardians must hint at a greater plot. Now that the latest film Godzilla X King Kong is leaving theatres, I can offer some thoughts after repeated views. I’m willing to support this film franchise for so long, and hope it can be steered back to what it…
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How The Inventor (2023) Seeks to Change the World, A Movie Review
@BlueFox_Ent's release of The Inventor is now here on #vod (check your local guide listings), and it's a charming entry for youths to discover why this Rennaisance man is who he is #animation #magicalrealism #moviereviews
Blue Fox Entertainment
Now on VOD (Amazon Prime link)
Nearly everything you want to know but were afraid to ask about the last decades of Leonardo da Vinci’s life is charmingly examined in the stop-motion masterpiece, The Inventor. I couldn’t spot anything that’s worth critiquing on since it’s so perfect in keeping me entertained. Not only does it have an internal rhythm like a nursery rhyme to…
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#Action#Adventure#Blue Fox Entertainment#Comedy#Daisy Ridley#Jim Capobianco#Stephen Fry#Stop-Motion Animation
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An Animated Guide to VC Film Fest (2024)
The Los Angles Asian Pacific Film Festival is celebrating an #anniversary and we got a guide of the #animation playing this year! (and top picks on what to see). @vcmediaorg #filmfestivals #shortfilms
Runs from Wed, May 1, 2024 – Fri, May 10, 2024
The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival / LAAPFF is now known as VC Film Fest and they’re celebrating 40 glorious years! This event is great at showcasing films from this region and this year, the shorts program includes Armed with Camera, Digital Histories and Pacific Cinewaves. This helps attendees select what they like to see, and sewn into…
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#2024#California#Feature#Los Angeles#Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival#Short Film#VC Film Fest
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In Max Beyond, There's No Such Thing as Infinite Lives
Instead of simply going back in time, the upcoming #animation #movie Max Beyond shows a young hero wanting to find another universe where he can be happy. Coming to #vod. #moviereview at:
Coming to Digital Platforms on April 22
There’s a young hero in town, and his name is Max (Cade Tropeano). He can travel to alternate universes and his only desire is to stop Leon (Dave Fennoy), his big brother, from being killed in the line of duty. In the movie simply titled, Max Beyond, this former marine is determined to rescue the kid from a tech firm intent on finding out how he gained ths…
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#Animation#Cade Tropeano#Dave Fennoy#Hasraf Dulull#HaZimation#Science Fiction#Streaming#Time Travel#VOD
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Transformers One Confusing Retcon Long Time Fans Will Reject
Not everyone will be excited for #TransformersOne, which is essentially retconning everything older fans enjoy. The kids will laugh, but others will cry at the changes. #movietrailer #review at:
Back when Transformers had a singular continuity, (known as G1), it easy to keep track of what went on. But as it gained in popularity, Hasbro crafted a series bible that future iterations of the franchise had to recognize, despite regular reboots. And all of that is forgotten in Transformers One.
What it doesn’t acknowledge concern how Cybertronians came to exist and why they were used as mostly…
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Chicken for Linda! The Crazy Quest for Who'll Count Coup for Poulet.
@gkids has more screenings for this year's best animated film, Chicken for Linda! and this #roadtrip #comedy is worth chasing down too! #moviereview at:
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Release Date: April 19, 2024
Please check local listings for screenings near you.
After a successful limited theatre run in New York and Los Angeles, the French animated masterpiece, Chicken for Linda! Is getting ready to be dressed for success! This hilarious slice of life film looks at everything a parent will do just to please a child. The hen is intended for slaughter, and there were…
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Simply Irrestiable! City Hunter on Netflix
Streaming on Netflix
Release Date: April 19, 2024 (USA) & April 25 (Canada)
Part of City Hunter’s appeal lies in the fact it’s a very hilarious buddy film about Ryo Saeba (Ryohei Suzuki), a merc who really loves his women while taking out crime in Shinjuku, Japan. Sometimes his behaviour gets in the way of getting the job done, and this is something Hideyuki Makimura (Masanobu Andô) dislikes. And…
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In Fallout, It's Wild and Wooly. A Review from a Non-Gamer's Perspective.
Streaming on Amazon Prime
Fans of post-apocalyptic narratives don’t really need a primer to enjoy Fallout. Everything gets explained during the course of eight episodes and folks can either binge or pace it out for the next two months. After its explosive debut last week, I’m hooked and love the undead cowboy who must have read a lot of Jonah Hex comic books. At first, I thought it was set during…
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When The First Omen is not the Last Omen for a Restart of an Old Franchise Favourite
#TheFirstOmen introduces one unique challenge to the franchise, and hopefully there'll be more! In the meanwhile, here's my #moviereview of this #horror redefining work!
There’s more than one terror afoot in The First Omen and nobody should be surprised that something new is added to continue this franchise. Back when it all started, writer David Seltzer and director Richard Donner may have had only two ideas in mind: Satanism was on the rise and cults existed at places few communities least expected. This film arrived before the book Michelle Remembers was…
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Star Trek Lower Decks is Beaming to Home Video For Those Slow To Catch Up
While some animation fans are eager for more #startrek Lower Decks season 5 to air soon, we can all binge offline with season 4 on this #homevideo release. Info at:
Available to preoder on Amazon USA
Streaming on Paramount Plus and Coming to Home Video on April 16, 2024
Although I wasn’t fully hooked on Star Trek Lower Decks right away, it’s found a place in my viewing schedule after seeing the Strange New Worlds episode, “Those Old Scientists.” To see the Jack Quaid reprise the role in live action was enough to earn my respect for the sci-fi comedy.
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Celebrating Ennio Morricone and His Contributions to Orchestral Music in Cinema
Now avaiable to view on #vod is a wonderful #documentary about Ennio Morricon. You'll know him best for composing the soundtrack to The Untouchables. Review at:
Now Available on VOD
Ennio Morricone is a musical genius and at long last, the self-titled documentary that’s been hitting film festivals is available to view at home. This composer is well known for Fistful of Dollars and many other classic Westerns, and to list everything else he’s done would be a separate article in itself! His signature would define the sonic landscape of music in this genre…
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When a Movie Titled, “With Love and a Major Organ” is Constantly Beating, Who Can Stop Me Now?
Coming to theatres in #Canada this week is the wonderful #independentfilm With Love and a Major Organ. It's not just another #romcom #sciencefiction #drama. #moviereview at:
Playing at select movie theatres in Canada.
When machines are being used to tell people how to manage the everyday in the the sublime and thoughtful science fiction drama With Love and a Major Organ, sometimes that individual can’t get to live the life the way they want. It’s a problem today’s society may well face if social media platforms and AI get their way. If there are issues to be found,…
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When The Blood Has Dried in this Mad Cave Studios Comic Book Release
If you love #fantasy, spaghetti #westerns and @MadCaveStudios, then you'll want to check out this week's #comicbook release of When The Blood Has Dried! review at:
Mad Cave Studios
Release Date: April 10, 2024
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When Meabh wants to leave the Adventurer’s Guild, not everyone from that club is happy. In the opening pages, what’s suggested is that there’s only one person who is sympathetic. And when the tale picks up some years later in the comic book, When The Blood Has Dried, it seems the others are not happy and want to take her down. The reason…
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An Interview with Patrick Ramey of Lethal Shadows Productions, Seattle's Best Kept Secret for All Things Tabletop Gaming Related
If you're a #ttrpg #rpg or even a #minipainter, then you'll love that #seattle's Lethal Shadows Productions has a new product line to explore! #dnd fans will be excited! #interview with Patrick Ramey at:
Lethal Shadows Productions is a producer of many role playing game style goods, and they have a bit of everything for the discerning player. They launched their paint line this week, and I’m very interested in seeing how well they can fare against the other companies like Games Workshop and Reaper Minis who manufacture just as diverse a range! The difference lays in not producing a huge set of a…
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Emerald City Comic Con 2024. It's Great To Be Back!
There's lots to do at this year's Emerald City Comic Con. Despite some repeat guests and lack of industry exhibitors, it was still a great time! #ECCC #fandom #pacificnorthwest #convention report at:
Emerald City Comic Con certainly exploded in size since 2019. Instead of occupying one building and a quarter during the time I last attended, it’s a full building and a half! I’ve heard stories about last year’s and am glad I didn’t go. Folks had problems navigating around and getting used to the new space. And although the pandemic caused this event to lose momentum back in 2020, it continued…
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#Comic Books#Concert#Convention Report#Role Playing Games#Seattle#Washington#Washington State Convention Center
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When X-Men 97 Forgets What Made the Original Tales Special, Is This Animated Series Worth Watching?
Not everyone will be enjoying #xmen97 as the storylines aren't as perfect as the original works they hail from. After four episodes, I have my verdict in this #animation series #review.
Spoiler Alert
The rebranded version of X-Men the Animated Series off to a rocky start. Although I enjoyed the first two episodes of X-Men 97, the next pair were not as good. After seeing how the Inferno storyline got compressed and spat out, it seems nobody in the writers’ room really understands the key moments that define that story arc.
In the original tale, S’ym and N’astirh plan to invade…
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