Andrew Parker
@andrewjparker.bsky.social
Film watcher, critic, all around writer. Excited for soup season.
Kinda hard to notice, but Joseph Kahn's ICK quietly slipped onto digital in Canada yesterday, and while it's my least favourite of his chaotic flicks, it has some good moments throughout.
Ick Review | Down in the Muck and Mire
A review of Ick, starring Brandon Routh and Mena Suvari, now available to rent or buy on digital, and on DVD December 23, 2025.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Kinda hard to notice, but Joseph Kahn's ICK quietly slipped onto digital in Canada yesterday, and while it's my least favourite of his chaotic flicks, it has some good moments throughout.
Opening in Toronto this weekend at the Carlton is the well intentioned drama CALORIE, which comes from the heart, but is too stilted and stagey to fully work.
Calorie Review | A Noble Attempt
A review of Calorie, starring Ellora Patnaik and Anupam Kher, opening at Carlton Cinemas in Toronto on Friday, November 28, 2025.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Opening in Toronto this weekend at the Carlton is the well intentioned drama CALORIE, which comes from the heart, but is too stilted and stagey to fully work.
ZOOTOPIA 2: a sequel that's on par with the original. A good time. Opens everywhere tomorrow.
Zootopia 2 Review | The Fuzz is Back
A review of Zootopia 2, featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman, in theatres everywhere on Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
ZOOTOPIA 2: a sequel that's on par with the original. A good time. Opens everywhere tomorrow.
Here's a conversation I had with filmmaker Tasha Hubbard and actor Michael Greyeyes about the drama MEADOWLARKS, which hits Canadian cinemas this weekend.
Filmmaker Tasha Hubbard and Actor Michael Greyeyes Discuss a Journey of Healing and Self Discovery in Meadowlarks
An interview with director Tasha Hubbard and actor Michael Greyeyes about the film Meadowlarks, in theatres Friday, November 28, 2025.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Here's a conversation I had with filmmaker Tasha Hubbard and actor Michael Greyeyes about the drama MEADOWLARKS, which hits Canadian cinemas this weekend.
Had a great talk with journalist and author @hertzbarry.bsky.social about his deep dive into the Fast and Furious franchise, WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, which hits all fine booksellers this week.
Author and Journalist Barry Hertz on His New Book and The Fast & Furious Family
Like many great stories involving people in and around the film industry, this one begins with a trip to the movies. Although this time it doesn’t begin with a wide
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November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Had a great talk with journalist and author @hertzbarry.bsky.social about his deep dive into the Fast and Furious franchise, WELCOME TO THE FAMILY, which hits all fine booksellers this week.
Had a lovely chat with Edgar Wright about THE RUNNING MAN. Talked about soundtrack choices, action cinema techniques, revisiting Stephen King's source material, and assembling an ensemble cast.
Director Edgar Wright Talks About The Running Man
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November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Had a lovely chat with Edgar Wright about THE RUNNING MAN. Talked about soundtrack choices, action cinema techniques, revisiting Stephen King's source material, and assembling an ensemble cast.
Not sorry in the slightest for enjoying the hell out of NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DON'T, a franchise that holds the kind of joy for me that I think others get from the Fast and the Furious movies. In theatres tomorrow.
Now You See Me, Now You Don't Review | You Won't Believe Your Eyes
A review of Now You See Me, Now You Don't, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson, in theatres Friday, November 14, 2025.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Not sorry in the slightest for enjoying the hell out of NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU DON'T, a franchise that holds the kind of joy for me that I think others get from the Fast and the Furious movies. In theatres tomorrow.
Here's a look at the disappointing, but laid back documentary BEING EDDIE, which hits Netflix today and won't tell you anything you don't already know about Eddie Murphy.
Being Eddie Review | The Comic Stays Close to Home
A review of Being Eddie, a documentary about Eddie Murphy, streaming on Netflix starting Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Here's a look at the disappointing, but laid back documentary BEING EDDIE, which hits Netflix today and won't tell you anything you don't already know about Eddie Murphy.
I watched PLAYDATE, a movie so awful that it can fuck right off into the goddamned sun.
Playdate Review | Cancel Your Plans to Hang Out with This One
A review of Playdate, starring Kevin James and Alan Ritchson, streaming on Prime Video starting Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I watched PLAYDATE, a movie so awful that it can fuck right off into the goddamned sun.
Had a great chat with the very charming and warm hearted Lee Pace about his role as a masked network assassin in Edgar Wright's upcoming adaptation of THE RUNNING MAN.
Who's That Masked Villain in The Running Man? It's None Other Than Lee Pace!
You would be forgiven for not immediately knowing that actor Lee Pace has a prominent role in director and co-writer Edgar Wright’s adaptation of Stephen King’s early novel, The Running
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November 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Had a great chat with the very charming and warm hearted Lee Pace about his role as a masked network assassin in Edgar Wright's upcoming adaptation of THE RUNNING MAN.
Surprised at how much I ended up liking NUREMBERG (in theatres today), which takes a look at several individual perspectives on the titular trials and not a sprawling, overstuffed history lesson.
Nuremberg Review | The People Behind the Trial
A review of Nuremberg, starring Rami Malek and Russell Crowe, opening in theatres everywhere on Friday, November 7, 2025.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Surprised at how much I ended up liking NUREMBERG (in theatres today), which takes a look at several individual perspectives on the titular trials and not a sprawling, overstuffed history lesson.
I really wanted to like PREDATOR: BADLANDS as much as a lot of y'all do, but this feels less like a Predator film and more like an uninspired attempt to cast the character as a Manadlorian clone in a rehash of Prey. Opens everywhere today.
Predator: Badlands Review | The Hunt is a Little Off
A review of Predator: Badlands, starring Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi and Elle Fanning, in theatres on Friday, November 7, 2025.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I really wanted to like PREDATOR: BADLANDS as much as a lot of y'all do, but this feels less like a Predator film and more like an uninspired attempt to cast the character as a Manadlorian clone in a rehash of Prey. Opens everywhere today.
CHRISTY has great leading performances from Sydney Sweeney and Ben Foster, but the biopic beats are so strong and predictable that it makes the movie as a whole a bit of a repetitive slog. In theatres today.
Christy Review | Comes Down to the Scorecards
A review of Christy, starring Sydney Sweeney and Ben Foster, opening in theatres everywhere on Friday, November 7, 2025.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
CHRISTY has great leading performances from Sydney Sweeney and Ben Foster, but the biopic beats are so strong and predictable that it makes the movie as a whole a bit of a repetitive slog. In theatres today.
Also opening in Toronto and other Canadian cities this weekend is the hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt Australian animated comedy LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS, which is one of the most delightful surprises I've seen all year.
Lesbian Space Princess Review | A Hero for All Times
A review of Lesbian Space Princess, an animated comedy, in select Canadian theatres starting Friday, October 31, 2025.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Also opening in Toronto and other Canadian cities this weekend is the hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt Australian animated comedy LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS, which is one of the most delightful surprises I've seen all year.
The musically minded historical drama KÖLN 75 can't figure out what story it wants to tell and falls apart just as it should be getting around to its point. In select Canadian theatres starting today.
Koln 75 Review | Out of Tune
A review of Köln 75, a drama starring Mala Emde and John Magaro, opening in select Canadian theatres on Friday, October 31, 2025.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The musically minded historical drama KÖLN 75 can't figure out what story it wants to tell and falls apart just as it should be getting around to its point. In select Canadian theatres starting today.
Much to my own surprise, I quite liked SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, which keeps the biopic cliches to a tasteful minimum and goes to some believably dark places.
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere Review | Debts No Honest Man Could Pay
A review of Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, starring Jeremy Allen White, in theatres everywhere on Friday, October 24, 2025.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Much to my own surprise, I quite liked SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, which keeps the biopic cliches to a tasteful minimum and goes to some believably dark places.
On Yorgos Lanthimos' suitably bleak, sometimes funny, and successful (?) dark comedy/thriller BUGONIA, which opens in limited release tomorrow and everywhere else next Friday.
Bugonia Review | Another Tale for the End of the World
A review of Bugonia, a dark comedy starring Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone, in select theatres starting Friday, October 24, 2025.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
On Yorgos Lanthimos' suitably bleak, sometimes funny, and successful (?) dark comedy/thriller BUGONIA, which opens in limited release tomorrow and everywhere else next Friday.
I've seen the first five episodes of IT: WELCOME TO DERRY (premiering on Crave and HBO Sunday night at 9pm), and while the first two are good, the third is AWFUL, and then the last two are okay but overburdened by exposition. It's trying VERY hard to be Stranger Things.
It: Welcome to Derry Review | Sometimes It Comes Back
A review of It: Welcome to Derry, a new series based on the novel by Stephen King, premiering on Crave and HBO on Sunday, October 22 at 9pm.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I've seen the first five episodes of IT: WELCOME TO DERRY (premiering on Crave and HBO Sunday night at 9pm), and while the first two are good, the third is AWFUL, and then the last two are okay but overburdened by exposition. It's trying VERY hard to be Stranger Things.
The second season of NOBODY WANTS THIS drops on Netflix today, and it's just as delightfully funny (albeit not as romantic) as the first instalment.
Nobody Wants This Season 2 Review | The Love and Laughs Continue
A review of the second season of Nobody Wants This, starring Adam Brody and Kristen Bell, now streaming on Netflix.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The second season of NOBODY WANTS THIS drops on Netflix today, and it's just as delightfully funny (albeit not as romantic) as the first instalment.
I also have a talk with Alex Ross Perry about working in a video store and his essay film VIDEOHEAVEN, which screens at TIFF Lightbox in Toronto this Thursday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZVy...
Director Alex Ross Perry talks about his essay film VIDEOHEAVEN | Interview
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October 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I also have a talk with Alex Ross Perry about working in a video store and his essay film VIDEOHEAVEN, which screens at TIFF Lightbox in Toronto this Thursday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZVy...
Here's a chat I had with film critic, content creator, and director CHRIS STUCKMANN about his big screen horror thriller SHELBY OAKS, in theatres in this weekend.
Writer/Director/Film Critic Chris Stuckmann on his feature Shelby Oaks | Interview
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October 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Here's a chat I had with film critic, content creator, and director CHRIS STUCKMANN about his big screen horror thriller SHELBY OAKS, in theatres in this weekend.
WHO KILLED THE MONTREAL EXPOS?, asks a new Netflix documentary that dropped earlier this week. The answer: a lot of people, but certainly not the fans, players, and coaches. Definitely worth a watch this World Series season.
Who Killed the Montreal Expos? Review | A Failure with Many Fathers
A review of Who Killed the Montreal Expos?, a documentary by Jean-François Poisson, now streaming on Netflix.
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October 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
WHO KILLED THE MONTREAL EXPOS?, asks a new Netflix documentary that dropped earlier this week. The answer: a lot of people, but certainly not the fans, players, and coaches. Definitely worth a watch this World Series season.
Want to have some fun this weekend watching some big meaty men slapping, slicing, and stabbing meat? The charming and silly remake of DEATHSTALKER has you covered. Now playing in select cities.
Deathstalker Review | Big Meaty Men Slapping Meat
A review of Deathstalker, a remake of the 1983 adventure film by Steven Kostanski, now playing in select theatres.
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October 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Want to have some fun this weekend watching some big meaty men slapping, slicing, and stabbing meat? The charming and silly remake of DEATHSTALKER has you covered. Now playing in select cities.
JOHN CANDY: I LIKE ME is a nice look at someone who by all accounts included here was a nice man. A nice movie for not so nice times. Nice. On Prime Video today.
John Candy: I Like Me Review | A Man in Full
A review of John Candy: I Like Me, a documentary by Colin Hanks, streaming on Prime Video starting Friday, October 10, 2025.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
JOHN CANDY: I LIKE ME is a nice look at someone who by all accounts included here was a nice man. A nice movie for not so nice times. Nice. On Prime Video today.
Here's a look at the decent erotic horror thriller BONE LAKE, which opened this weekend. If your choice this weekend is between this and the new Strangers movie, dear god see this instead.
Bone Lake Review | Do You Guys Want to Play a Game?
A review of Bone Lake, starring Maddie Hasson, Alex Roe, and Marco Pigossi, now playing in theatres everywhere.
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October 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Here's a look at the decent erotic horror thriller BONE LAKE, which opened this weekend. If your choice this weekend is between this and the new Strangers movie, dear god see this instead.