‘Wild Girl Waltz’ Review 0.5

‘Wild Girl Waltz’ Review

Release Date: TBD
Director:
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: .5/10

Wild Girl Waltz is an ultra-indie feature film from writer/director Mark Lewis that aims to recapture the simplicity and intelligence of

Hot Docs 2013: ‘Tales from the Organ Trade’ Review 8/10

Hot Docs 2013: ‘Tales from the Organ Trade’ Review

DIRECTED by                                                                             Film Pulse Score: 8/10

Ric Esther Bienstock’s Tales from the Organ Trade delves deeply into the world of illegal organ trafficking across the globe. While the practice may sound

United Film Fest 2013: PARK CITY Review 6

United Film Fest 2013: PARK CITY Review

Imagine the film you have spent thousands of dollars upon and toiled over for what seems like decades has been accepted to the Sundance film festival. It’s a veritable mecca of movers and shakers and for an independent filmmaker it’s the place you want your film to play. Very exciting no doubt. Now imagine finally getting there and the only existing print of your film has suddenly vanished hours before their screening. Horrifying to say the least. This is the dilemma that befalls the cast and crew of the film “Hearts and Cash” in director Hannah Rosner’s first feature film, the amusing comedy Park City.

‘The English Teacher’ Review 2.5/10

‘The English Teacher’ Review

Release Date: May 17, 2013 (Limited)
Currently Available via OnDemand Platforms
Director:
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 2.5/10

There are really only two reasons I wanted to see The English

Hot Docs 2013: ‘ALIAS’ Review 5/10

Hot Docs 2013: ‘ALIAS’ Review

Release Date: April 26, 2013 (Hot Docs)
Director: Michelle Latimer
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 5/10

When you think about Canada, the first thoughts that come to mind are probably not about gangster rap in Toronto.  For some

MUD Review 8.5

MUD Review

When thinking about “coming of age” films the first ones that come to mind might be a John Hughes film or Rob Reiner’s Stand By Me. Perhaps American Pie is more to your liking. Not to be forgotten there’s Stoker, The Apu Trilogy, City of God, Running on Empty, The Squid and the Whale and Flirting, just to name a few. The “coming of age” genre typically follows young protagonists, usually teenagers, as they make that awkward transition from puberty to adulthood.

‘Pain and Gain’ Review 4/10

‘Pain and Gain’ Review

Release Date: April 26, 2013
Director:
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 4/10

A pop-hollywood ride through a real life story, Pain and Gain does not rivet, ravish, or even investigate its

‘Arthur Newman’ Review 4/10

‘Arthur Newman’ Review

Release Date: April 26, 2013 (Limited)
Director:
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 4/10

“Arthur Newman” does not exist. As a person, that is. The name, however, is used for the new

‘The Lords of Salem’ Review 3/10

‘The Lords of Salem’ Review

Release Date: April 19, 2013
Director: 
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 3/10

In Rob Zombie’s latest feature he appears to be exercising a rather surprising level of restraint.  For a time the

‘Oblivion’ Review 6.5/10

‘Oblivion’ Review

Release Date: April 19, 2013
Director:
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 6/10

Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion is not an easy film to review.   There are plot twists abound in this science fiction/adventure that