It’s the end of January and, as such, all the movie chatter is centered around what will win Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. Every year presents a new lineup of polarizing choices, but 2016 really took the cake with a severe lack of diversity. The Revenant and its 12 nominations were acknowledged, but …
A maverick gets attacked by bears. They’re beaten down by a cutthroat, capitalist system and threatened by partners who aren’t as trustworthy as they seem. After a series of blows and ostensible defeats, they persevere. Inspired by dreams of family, they ignore their detractors and challenge the machinations of evil commerce. In the end, they …
The towering technical achievements and bravura sequences of ‘The Revenant’ are enough to warrant a visit to this grim wilderness
If you win an Academy Award for playing a role with multiple personalities, do they award each one of them? If so, that would make up for the snubs so far in Leonardo DiCaprio’s career. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the star of The Wolf of Wall Street and Inception is set to take on …
Every thirty days, I like to post a list of my favorite films I’ve recently watched. Here are the best films I’ve seen throughout the month of September. This list is based on movies theatrically released here in Canada, and I do not include what I have seen at film festivals. **** 1: Beasts of …
The Revenant Directed by D. Kerry Prior Screenplay by D. Kerry Prior 2009, USA Written, produced, directed and edited by D. Kerry Prior (visual effects artist on films such as Bubba Ho-Tep, Phantasm II – IV, The Lost Boys, The Abyss), The Revenant is a truly remarkable experience – a dark comedy that creeps …
#6- The Revenant Directed by D. Kerry Prior The night after his funeral, Bart, a soldier killed in Iraq, gets up out of his grave and seeks help from his best friend Joey. No explanation or higher education will make sense of his return, and Bart wouldn’t care in any case. Now it’s all about …
Fantaisa has expanded its programming in the past five years and with that the festival has become even longer – perhaps too long. Ranging anywhere from three to four weeks, it leaves me pretty much brain-dead by the end of the month. Bloodshot eyes, Sleep deprivation and repetitive dinners at Al-Taib aren’t exactly a recipe …
This kind of assertion gets thrown around too much, but The Revenant has a real shot of becoming a cult classic. It has enough gore and violence to satisfy the horror set, but it also has a sharp wit, a surprising heart, and a unique story. The Revenant Directed by Kerry Prior Undead horror has …