Movie Culture Features
News: TIFF - MIDNIGHT MADNESS '10 #10 FIRE OF CONSCIENCE
FIRE OF CONSCIENCE sends MIDNIGHT MADNESS 2010 off with a bang - literally. Lots of loud explosions and gunshots in this flick. See you next year!.
WATCH THIS INSTEAD: True Grit vs. Little Fockers
Including today there are 2 more shopping days before Christmas. Take a break from the holiday rush and go see True Grit! I heard that it's the reason for the season...
REVIEW: The Way Back
Good to see Peter Weir back in the saddle! Mike braves the ice and snow to bring you this review of Weir's latest, an endurance/survival drama about Russians escaping a gulag.
TIFF - MIDNIGHT MADNESS '10: #5 - THE WARD
John Carpenter's THE WARD screened at last night's Midnight Madness event and it wasn't too bad! We talked with some fans and discussed the fine art of the jump-scare..
REVIEW: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows pt. 1
Mike from thesubstream.com chimes in about the latest film in a franchise he's not that big a fan of. But in the end even he isn't immune to Harry Potter's magic...
News: REVIEW - Toy Story 3
Yeah it's... that's a good movie there Thanks to Tom Berger for another animated movie review!
WATCH THIS INSTEAD: Paranormal Activity 2
Paranormal Activity 2 isn't for everybody... for those that require a little less subtlety, Rajo reminds us of some fantastic horror films of Midnight Madness' past...
News: Our Trip to BNAT 12!
We've only just now, a week later, recovered from our amazing trip to Austin TX! Thanks, Harry! Butt-Numb-A-Thon was an absolute blast...
TIFF - MIDNIGHT MADNESS '10: #7 - RED NIGHTS
Last night we saw Red Nights in TIFF's MIDNIGHT MADNESS program, and we even talked to programmer Colin Geddes about his awesome job..
TIFF - MIDNIGHT MADNESS '10: #2 - SUPER
Last night's screening of James Gunn's SUPER (with Rainn Wilson and Ellen page) was... wait for it... sssssssso great (though I was gong to say 'super' didn't you?). TIFF - MIDNIGHT MADNESS CONTINUES!
News: The Great HARRY POTTER Debate 2010
Matt and Matt from rowthree.com's MAMO podcast have invaded thesubstream.com studio! And all because Mike said some bad things about the Harry Potter movies...
News: REVIEW - Get Him to the Greek
Review: Get Him to the Greek So much puke
News: The V.I.D.A.D.I.F.H. Biography Show: Wes Craven
Wes Craven is a very important dude in film history because of his major contributions to the horror genre as we know it. Also he has the coolest name...
News: Hollywood Remakes of Foreign Films
With the releases of Let Me In and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Hollywood proves once again that there's money to be made by copying off your neighbour.
The V.I.D.A.D.I.F.H. Show: Terrence Malick
Terrence Malick's TREE OF LIFE recently won the Palme D'Or at Cannes and opens in theatres this friday. We asked Malickian scholar Matthew Price to examine the master's body of work in this week's Very Important Dudes And Dudettes in Film History Show
HOTDOCS '11: Rajo's Diary 1- fueled by Steam Whistle Pilsner
Rajo's out on the prowl, watching documentary films, meeting documentary fans, and making a daily documentary of his experiences. Check back every day this week for more updates!
WATCH THIS INSTEAD: Faster
Happy Turkey day, Yanks! Mike from thesubstream is finding it very hard to NOT recommend you go see Dwayne "The Rock Master" Johnson in the straight-up, no-laugh old-school action flick Faster.
News: REVIEW - Inception
THE STREAM - REVIEW: INCEPTION
News: WATCH THIS INSTEAD - Your Highness
If you are faint of comedy heart, then stay away. But if you want to see a full-frontal-nudity Minotaur, then by all means, go see Your Highness...
Modern Horror: The Mock-umentary
Lately, to great effect, horror filmmakers have embraced the mock-umentary as a viable way to freak their audiences right out of their minds. Mike brings you 3 reasons why this technique works...
Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Mike loved Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and he even says so in this handy video! Go Edgar Wright!
WATCH THIS INSTEAD: Fast Five
Mike likes what Water For Elephants gets right and recommends a Kevin Costner favourite, from back when he made really good movies. This one co-stars Darth Vader.
News: WATCH THIS INSTEAD - Pirates of the Caribbean 4
An exhausted Mike from thesubstream.com complains, at length, about more of the same, always the same exact same slurry of loud familiarity that is the fourth Pirates movie and suggests something to watch instead.
WATCH THIS INSTEAD: Due Date
The sad truth is that the funniest bits of Due Date are in the trailer, but it's biggest problem is that it just doesn't work as a road movie. Instead, why not turn to David Lynch?
HOTDOCS '11: Morgan Spurlock Interview - fueled by Steam Whistle
Rajo comes moustache to moustache with Morgan 'SUPERSIZE ME' Spurlock! The have a quick chat about branding, product placement and the like right before his new film kicked off hotDocs 2011.
REVIEW: The Eagle
Our buddy Matt Brown (of MAMO fame) pops by to give us the lowdown on The Eagle, a new road trip movie about Roman soldier buddies who may or may not be gay.
WATCH THIS INSTEAD: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Oliver Stone's sequel to his 1980's masterpiece isn't horrible, but also isn't nearly as good as our favourite episode of the This American Life podcast.
TWO MINUTE CRITIC: Blue Jays Curve Ball Editon
Our good budy and pal Dave D'amico hung out with us in the studio all week, except of course for the time he spent watching the Blue Jays take on the Yankees.
News: What's The Deal? Nowhere Boy
Aaron Johnson stars as John Lennon in the latest Beatles biopic to hit the screen, and Rajo's a little weary, natch. Though, Aaron Johnson is the MAN.
TIFF - MIDNIGHT MADNESS '10: #3 - BUNRAKU
MIDNIGHT MADNESS CONTINUES: thesubstream.com's water-logged coverage of BUNRAKU is not to be missed! What's more fun than watching people catch pneumonia?.
News: REVIEW - Paul
Our pals Matt and Matt of the beloved MAMO podcast chime in on Paul, a movie brought to you by Simon, Nick and Greg. And they liked it!
TIFF - MIDNIGHT MADNESS '10: #1 - FUBAR 2
Midnight Madness is here! We are so freakin' excited... Last night we saw FUBAR 2 and THE LEGEND OF BEAVER DAM, both of which were incredible.
Oscar Week 2011 - WRAP UP: with Mike The Greek!
Mike 'The Greek' hangs his head in shame, as he only got 14 of his Oscar predictions right. I guess that's what happens when you trust your gut on an empty stomach... Get this man some meat, PRONTO
The VIDADIFH Biography Show: James L. Brooks
James L. Brooks has a new movie out! To celebrate the release of How Do You Know, we here in the Film Lab thought we'd take a trip down memory lane and celebrate the man's ouvre...
WATCH THIS INSTEAD: Unknown
Unkown is not bad, if you think of it as a B-movie. Go in with those expectations and you probably won't be disapointed. Otherwise, it's been done before. By Roman Polanski over 20 years ago...
News: So there's this new Predators movie.....
We don't often get super excited about upcoming flicks over at thesubstream.com, especially during the long, hot & more-often-than-not disappointing stretch of cinematic cruelty that summer has become. We've been hurt before. We've been buoyed up on cresting glorious waves of hype and what-ifs and heady nostalgia only to be sent hurling like a fat guy from Ohio on vacation down onto the cruel, razor sharp Jar-Jar Binks reef.
News: Top 5 3D Movies of All Time! No, Really!
Going to see Piranha 3D this weekend? Love 3D movies? Then, seek out these gems because it doesn't get any better than this!