A JBO Reel Review of: The White Tiger (2021)
The White Tiger is as smart as it is silly. As harrowing as it is hilarious. As intelligent as it is entertaining. In other words, it’s on the hunt but it’s happy just to play. Based on Aravind Adiga’s 2008 novel of the same name, The White Tiger tells the story of...
A JBO Reel Review of: The Willoughbys (2020)
It’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory without the charm. It’s The Nightmare Before Christmas without the magic. It’s Tim Burton without the edge. It’s A Series of Unfortunate Events without the impending doom. It’s Mary Poppins without the music. Basically, it’s...
A JBO Reel Review of: The Tomorrow War (2021)
The Tomorrow War is a confused mess of a movie but it’s still pretty damn well entertaining. Even if only because of Sam Richardson. In 2022, biology teacher and former Green Beret Dan Forester (Chriss Pratt) gets conscripted into a war—that hasn’t happened yet. Dan...
A JBO Reel Review of: The Platform (2019)
The Platform really wants you to know that it’s an allegory—obviously. A cult favourite, The Platform panders to its intended audience at the expense of the patience of wider audiences. One particularly great performance and decent execution save this film from...
A JBO Reel Review of: The Old Guard (2020)
The Old Guard is fun and enjoyable if a little tonally discordant. The film would certainly have benefitted from a cinematic release where bigger pictures and louder sounds would have distracted audiences from some of the on-screen guff. Nevertheless, the action...
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Brendan Da Costa is an award-winning short story writer, poet, novelist, copywriter and (very, terribly opinionated) blogger.