REVIEWS
FilmSpeak begins the Fantasia Festival looking at Ari Aster’s attempts to make sense out of a year (and decade) that doesn’t make sense with his latest dark comedy, ‘Eddington’.
When ‘Superman’ was first announced, and since subsequently teased and advertised, a lot of folks wondered what writer/director James Gunn was going to do to break the genre’s ongoing funk.
The Dinosaurs are back wreaking havoc yet again in the latest Jurassic World instalment. ‘Rebirth’ may deliver some new thrills, but like its predecessors, fails to live up to the magic of the original Spielberg classic.
EDITORIALS
Blumhouse’s latest horror sensation THE WOMAN IN THE YARD will be available on Blu ray and DVD on May 27, 2025. Own the supernatural tale of fear and the unknown with never-before-seen extras including a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film.
Blumhouse and Universal brings you the at-home release, of ‘The WolfMan’ which contains over 30 minutes of behind-the-scenes content, including a peek at the terrifying transformation, breakdowns of the gnarly action & scares scenes throughout the film, and much more!
In honour of its ten-year anniversary, Interstellar gets an IMAX re-release. While its reputation has not dimmed since 2014, the world has undergone a myriad of changes, for better or worse. With all that change, does it influence how one looks back on this sci-fi epic?
Leaves fall, rain begins to freeze, and the Toronto International Film Festival rolls around once more. We’re here to give you a peek behind the curtain before the festival kicks things off this Thursday, so that you can know what to expect from this year’s slate.
In many ways, the last explosive moments of Spike Spiegal’s shoot out in ’Cowboy Bebop’ defines how life cannot exist without chaos. We examine how the show and Spike’s character reflects the weight of life we all often carry.
‘Affliction’ tells the story of a mentally unstable local police officer, Wade Whitehouse played by Nick Nolte, who while in the midst of a divorce. Reexamining this lost work, we can study the effects of trauma, and how it is never easily overcome.
‘The Counselor’, which was so written by Cormac McCarthy as a screenplay, explores a terrain through the arrogance of a person who thinks that they can fix all the damage that led them down a dark path. But much like other McCarthy works, there was no undoing the mistakes that sowed the seeds of their own demise.
To celebrate the at home digital release of ‘IF’, and courtesy of our friends at Paramount Canada, FilmSpeak is giving the chance to win an ‘IF’ PRIZE PACK, including a digital code of the film! Click now for contest details. Contest closes June 23rd 2024.
Since its release, ‘No Country For Old Men’ has stood the test of time as one of the greatest films of all time. Even to this present day, it is cited as a master class of writing and impeccable characterization. It succeeds not only as a great thriller, but as an existential exploration into violence, the unrelenting uncertainty of it, and how we can learn to live with what we can’t exactly prepare for.
News
Fresh from Hall H of ComicCon, Paramount+ has dropped an exciting and easter-egg filled teaser trailer for ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’, which debuts early 2026.
The first film may have received mixed-reviews, but the trailer for ‘Mortal Kombat II’ is essentially a flawless victory, and has anticipation at an all time high.
It has been over a decade since audiences last had the chance to see a Tron film in cinemas. After much post-Legacy deliberation, Disney’s iconic ‘game-to-life’ franchise respawns in the form of ‘Tron: Ares’, with a new trailer and sneak peek at the NIN composed soundtrack.
Netflix is no stranger to taking the world by storm, but in November of 2022, the streaming television landscape was hit with a weather emergency in the form of two black pigtails and a sentient hand. Get ready for season 2 of ‘Wednesday’ with this new trailer.
The first trailer for Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s upcoming animated adaptation of The Cat in the Hat has just been released, showcasing voice performances from some of the funniest actors working today, particularly Bill Hader as the titular lead.
The Toronto International Film Festival - long considered to be Canada’s premiere festival, enters its 50th year, which is shaping up to be their biggest yet.
After years of anticipation, Marvel Studios’ ‘Ironheart’ is signaling its release being around the corner, thanks to another new trailer.
After much anticipation, Pixar’s ‘Elio’ is right around the corner, having now debuted its final trailer.
‘Ironheart’, a long awaited and often rumored Disney + original series, has finally been slated for release with a new trailer following the character’s appearance in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Aside from some structural hiccups, the fourth feature attempt at adapting The Fantastic Four is fittingly the strongest, which means that ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ is an aptly named film.