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The Official 2018 CGMagazine TIFF Awards

Phil Brown September 17, 2018

It’s been 11 days with roughly 11 hours of stretched out in between. I saw 32 movies. Wrote somewhere between 40 and 50 articles.

First Man – TIFF Review

Phil Brown September 13, 2018

On a certain level, the prospect of a biopic about Neil Armstrong doesn’t sound like a particularly exciting cinematic experience.

Halloween – TIFF 2018 Review

Phil Brown September 10, 2018

It’s safe to say that there are probably enough movies in the Halloween franchise. Giving fans seven sequels, one remake, and a sequel to that

The Predator TIFF 2018 Review

Phil Brown September 9, 2018

This year’s Midnight Madness slot at Toronto International Film Festival kicked off with a hell of a bang. Rather than show some indie underseen genre

The Top Ten Genre Movies To Get Excited About At TIFF 2018

Phil Brown August 31, 2018

September is here. Summer is over. All those dreams you had about how to wisely spend those precious warm months? They’re dead. But there’s good

The Top Ten Action Movie Heroines

Phil Brown August 2, 2018

If the summer of 2017 has accomplished nothing else, it’s confirmed that women can kick some blockbuster ass just as well as the boys. Whether

Praise for the Sequels of the Planet of the Apes

Phil Brown July 20, 2018

The concluding chapter of the current Planet of the Apes reboot trilogy just hit screens and has already received praise for its searing social commentary

The Top Five Movie Crucifixions

Phil Brown April 3, 2018

Well, it’s Easter. You know, that springtime holiday filled with bunnies, chocolate eggs, and one of the most horrendous ways to die imaginable. We here

Red Sparrow Review

Phil Brown March 1, 2018

It’s time to give credit where credit is due and rank Francis Lawrence amongst the worst filmmakers currently working in Hollywood. After all, the guy