Articles by Cal MacLean
22 Jump Street
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2014
Two years ago, 21 Jump Street flew in under the radar, for reasons that hardly need explaining — it being based on a television serie...
Heaven Adores You
Nickolas Dylan Rossi
PUBLISHED May 10, 2014
It's been over ten years now since cult favorite Elliott Smith died from a stabbing to the heart. Since then, there's been a steady release...
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Marc Webb
PUBLISHED May 2, 2014
It seemed premature to reboot the Spider-Man franchise so soon after Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 squandered its potential in 2007. But to the...
The Dirties
Matthew Johnson
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2014
After seeing Matthew Johnson's directorial debut, The Dirties, filmmaker Kevin Smith decided to help distribute it; he's called it "the mos...
The Returned
Manuel Carballo
PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2014
The Returned should have been a great zombie film. On paper, it appears that way: in a slightly dystopian future where a zombie-like virus...
Enemy
Denis Villeneuve
PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2014
With Oscar season behind us, hopefully there will be a chance for a few of the overlooked films to find new audiences. As always happens, s...
Alan Partridge
Declan Lowney
PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2014
After nearly 20 years, Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge character is finally coming to North America. In that time, Partridge has been part of...
Blue is the Warmest Colour
Abdellatif Kechiche
PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2014
Blue is the Warmest Colour is a film with many layers. The one you need to get past is the controversy that ignited when the film premiered...
