My hopes for Emerald City Comic Con weren’t high this year. I was fresh off of working San Diego Comic Con for the first time and feeling underwhelmed with the artist alley areas. As it turns out, I’ve been spoiled by ECCC—of all the conventions I’ve been to, they have the most robust artist alley….
REVIEW: Interview with the Vampire is a Savage Garden of Unearthly Delights
Beautiful, Byronic creatures of the night existed before Interview with the Vampire, but in the 46 years since Anne Rice’s debut novel, nearly every major pop culture vampire – Spike, Bill Compton, Damon Salvatore, even the kinky, comedic bloodsuckers on What We Do in the Shadows – has taken a midnight stroll through her Savage…
Catch These Hands! is a Sweet, Romantic Treat
If you were a Fruits Basket teen and felt that Arisa Uotani should’ve been queer, I’ve got good news for you! Catch These Hands! is here to grant your wish. Catch These Hands! finds Ayako Takebe, a former delinquent, lost in her adulthood. As a teen Takebe was one of the best fighters around, but…
TIFF 2022 Review: Sarah Polley’s Women Talking Is Uneven But Relevant
In Women Talking, a group of women come together to discuss their options following a wave of violence in their tight-knit colony. They each have different opinions about what to do next but all have one hope—they need to make this stop.
TIFF 2022 Review: Zwigato Makes a Strong Case Against Corporations Profiting Off Gig Workers
With a focus on the gig economy in India, Zwigato follows Manas (Kapil Sharma), a man who lost his job during the pandemic and becomes a food delivery app driver to make ends meet. But the daily grind of ratings and quotas makes him reconsider how life is really meant to be lived.
TIFF 2022 Review: Kacchey Limbu Will Make You a Cricket Convert
Sibling rivalry takes to the field in Kacchey Limbu when a brother and sister in Mumbai, India, compete against each other in opposing cricket teams.
TIFF 2022 Review: Raymond & Ray is a Humorous and Cathartic Look at Family Dysfunction
Raymond & Ray follows two long-estranged brothers who must come to terms with their past when a family tragedy brings them together, and makes them question everything they thought they knew.
TIFF 2022 Review: You’ll Want to Swim with the Fishes Watching Patrick & the Whale
In the documentary Patrick & the Whale, marine videographer Patrick Dykstra explores the relationships whales have to each other and to humankind. While this is director and editor Mark Fletcher’s film debut, his background in nature documentary shows and film helped create a delightful and awe-inspiring visit underwater.
TIFF 2022 Review: Chevalier Brings to Light a Musical Genius Erased by Racism
Joseph Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr), the titular Chevalier de Saint-Georges, has one goal—become the leader of the Paris Opera. But in pre-revolution France, how is a Black man going to achieve his dreams? Director Stephen Williams, perhaps best known for Lost, returns to feature film-making in this look at the virtuoso violinist who has been…
TIFF 2022 Review: The Banshees of Inisherin Never Recovers from its Tonal Shift
Pádraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson) have been lifelong friends in The Banshees of Inisherin. When Colm ends their friendship on a whim, Pádraic refuses to back down, resulting in consequences that will impact their lives in horrifying ways. Director and writer Martin McDonagh (In Bruges, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) returns to Ireland…
DC PUBWATCH: September 2022 Edition
The months are getting chilly, but DC’s books are remaining hot, or at least most of them are. Hottest this month though was Superman: Space Age #2.
TIFF 2022 Review: Unsurprisingly, I Didn’t Like The Whale
In The Whale, Charlie (Brendan Fraser) is an online writing teacher facing down his own mortality, when a series of surprise visitors makes him reconsider his life choices. From director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), this highly anticipated comeback was less of a celebration and more a fatphobic disappointment.