REVIEWS
Tom Cruise embarks to complete his most challenging mission yet in ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’, the seemingly final installment in the long-running, beloved franchise that packs plenty of emotional and visceral punch for the action-hungry fans of the series. Here's our review:
Josh Hartnett fueled widespread conversation last year with his performance in the M. Night Shyamalan thriller ‘Trap’. So, following a polarizing performance such as that one, what is an actor to do next? Star in the B-movie action thriller ‘Fight or Flight’ and dye your hair blonde.
Bolstered by Tim Robinson's amazing talent, Andrew DeYoung’s ‘Friendship’ is designed to make audiences as uncomfortable as possible during sequences of massive embarrassment that are as aesthetically thrilling as they are painfully hilarious.
EDITORIALS
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.
Are you interested in Horror films like ‘The Watchers’? What about animated films like ‘Inside Out 2’ or ‘Despicable Me 4’? Or family movies like ‘IF’? This summer there are plenty of movies for everyone and these are just the tip of the iceberg. Let’s take a look at FilmSpeak’s list of 20 films that you need to see in theaters this Summer.
News
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.
While it’d be nearly impossible to cover every single thing set to be shown, we can at least cover the “heavy hitters” of SXSW 2025. So here are the big debuts that have the most folks buzzing for their festival premiere.
As we near the end of 2024 and Disney prepares for what the company has to offer in 2025. If you thought this year was wild, feast your eyes on this up-to-date full slate for Disney and Disney-adjacent releases next year.
Disney has pulled all their aggregates together once more to put on D23, showcasing most everything they’ve got on the docket for the next few years across their blockbuster list of major franchises. We’ve got you with a breakdown, start to finish, all in one place.
FilmSpeak’s social media coordinator, Ryan Daly is funding his next project, and the production has an amazing cast and crew, including a big name Youtuber.
Steve Buscemi, Isabella Rossellini, Abigail Breslin, and Jon Jacobs win top acting honors as Bella Thorne, ‘The Stranger’s Case’, ‘Go for Grandma’, and ‘Shape of Red’ earn Grand Jury prizes at this year’s Seattle Film Festival.
This past week, at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Netflix unveiled their upcoming slate of animated projects. The newly announced projects seem to be in-line with Netflix’s previous animated catalogue, promoting new stories and revitalizing existing franchises for all ages and demographics. Let’s break down some of the key announcements and reveals.
Fans of murder mystery films can rejoice, because they have a new bone to gnaw on thanks to recent news. Film auteur Rian Johnson announced on social media that his next film would be titled ‘Wake Up Dead Man’, the third film in his whodunnit series.
Unsettling and emotionally effective all the same, ‘Bring Her Back’ is a very solid horror-thriller, which has no shortage of stunning emotional beats and set-pieces, merging together into one of the year’s finest so far.