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Shook

August 16, 2025Addison Wylie0 Comments

Shook puts the “eh” in GTA; as in someone from the Greater Toronto Area recognizes something they see in the movie, elbows you and says, “eh! Remember that? From Toronto! Pretty neat that it’s in a movie, eh?”. Truth be told, Amar Wala’s feature filmmaking debut has been conceived from a genuine, semi-autobiographical point-of-view (expanding on Wala’s short film of the same name starring Fondi ’91‘s Raymond Ablack and The Joke Thief’s Sugith Varughese). However, Wala’s attempts at authenticity…

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The Pee Pee Poo Poo Man

September 22, 2024Addison Wylie0 Comments

I can picture filmmaker Braden Sitter Sr. watching the news and becoming sidetracked by the ticker scrolling across the bottom of the screen. I can also picture the filmmaker getting lost down a rabbit hole of ridiculous clickbait articles on social media. This isn’t a knock against Braden because a movie as off-the-wall as his unauthorized comedy The Pee Pee Poo Poo Man needs sheer mischievous curiousity to make it work, and there’s no shortage of…

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Between the Temples

August 26, 2024Wylie Writes Staff0 Comments

By: Trevor Chartrand The notoriously quirky Jason Schwartzman (The Overnight) stars in Between the Temples as – brace yourself – an odd-ball character.  Shocking, right?  In all seriousness though, Nathan Silver’s offbeat film does ultimately prove to be a relatively serviceable, if tired, indie-style dramedy.  To the movie’s credit, Silver explores an otherwise formulaic narrative with a character-focused vulnerability that truly enhances the material.

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Cora Bora

July 23, 2024Addison Wylie0 Comments

Comedienne Megan Stalter receives an overdue leading role in Hannah Pearl Utt’s Cora Bora.  While the film may not make her an overnight star, similar to the likes of Bridesmaids’ Melissa McCarthy or Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’s Maria Bakalova, Cora Bora is a solid enough vehicle for Stalter to show her capabilities as a potential character actor.

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Dad & Step-Dad

June 15, 2024Addison Wylie0 Comments

Sporting an unstoppable slew of passive-aggressive, allegedly improvised, humour and a refreshing spin on man-child comedies, Dad & Step-Dad is one of the funniest films ever made. Don’t believe me? How about if I told you I’ve watched Dad & Step-Dad four times, and have doubled over with hearty laughs with each viewing? How about if I told you I’m worried that my fifth viewing will put me in the hospital?

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Villains Inc.

April 18, 2024Addison Wylie0 Comments

After watching kids have a ball with subversive superhero fodder like Megamind, The Bad Guys, and the Despicable Me franchise, older audiences finally get to have their fun with Villains Inc.  But instead of assuming that adults want another frenetic flick with balls-to-the-wall violence and a four-to-twelve-letter colourful dialect (ala Kick-Ass and its sequel), Villains Inc. works within a more patient element with organic wit while outrageous characters build charismatic rhythms.

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Suze

February 26, 2024Addison Wylie0 Comments

With only two features under their belt, married filmmakers Dane Clark and Linsey Stewart have demonstrated that a story can be singlehandedly developed on a unique and personal dynamic between two characters. While their debut indie I Put A Hit On You may have fizzled after liftoff, their sophomore effort Suze shows growth in all the right areas; resulting in an absolute crowd-pleasing charmer.

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Love in Dangerous Times

November 3, 2020Shannon Page0 Comments

Written and directed by Jon Garcia, Love in Dangerous Times is among the first of what is sure to be a plethora of pandemic-themed projects that will emerge over the coming months, and even years.  Written and filmed entirely in lockdown, the film follows Jason (Ian Stout), a struggling playwright searching for love in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

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