Kevin Smith says Mallrats sequel is back on the table

Kevin Smith hopes that Universal relinquishes the rights to Mallrats so he can finally make the sequel to his 1995 comedy. Say, would you like another chocolate-covered pretzel? Malls may have passed their prime but the rats still roam, as Kevin Smith is still actively interested in returning to his much-discussed Mallrats sequel, Twilight of … Read more

The Full List of Winners

For the second time this year, it’s time for the annual Emmy awards. That’s not a typo: Last year’s Emmys were delayed because of the 2023 Hollywood strikes and only took place in January of 2024. Those awards were intended to honor TV’s best of the 2022-2023 season; the latest batch is for the 2023-2024 … Read more

Saturday Night (TIFF) Review: The Definitive SNL Movie?

Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night Live movie is frenzied and chaotic – just like the show itself. PLOT: In the ninety minutes before the live airing of the first episode of Saturday Night Live, a young Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) desperately tries to keep NBC from pulling the plug while dealing with a cast, writers and … Read more

We Just Saw The Next Great Cult Comedy

Tim Robinson makes the leap to the big-screen with this wild indie comedy co-starring Paul Rudd at his most charming. PLOT: A suburban dad (Tim Robinson) becomes hellbent on being BFFs with his charismatic new neighbour (Paul Rudd). REVIEW: Confession time – this movie is my introduction to Tim Robinson. Sure, I’ve had folks name-drop … Read more

Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck nabs top TIFF award

Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck took home the People’s Choice Award at this year’s TIFF, officially making it an Oscar contender. The winners for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival have been announced, with Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck taking home the People’s Choice Award. Check out the full list of winners below: … Read more

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has a massive second weekend; Killer’s Game a disaster

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice held up really well in week two, but new releases struggled to draw in an audience. The weekend box office numbers have begun rolling in, and it looks like Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice held up much better than anyone (except us) expected in week two. According to Deadline, the popular sequel grossed $51.6 … Read more

How out of control was Shia LaBeouf while making Megalopolis?

Francis Ford Coppola says that Shia LaBeouf brought a Dennis Hopper-level electricity to the set of Megalopolis. Dennis Hopper is tied to some of the wildest behind-the-scenes stories in Hollywood history, not the least of which stem from Apocalypse Now, with tales ranging from nearly getting into fistfights with Marlon Brando to requesting to be … Read more

Studio Horror Needs To Take A Lesson From Indie Horror

With Blumhouse’s creatively bankrupt year, are there lessons the studio can learn from the Indie horror world? There used to be a very big difference when talking about independent horror and mainstream horror. The latter would often be much more tame, with a goal of maximizing the audience, therefore maximizing Box Office. Indie horror would … Read more