Easily one of the illest documentaries I’ve ever seen. This story of two grown men living out their destinies to become the World Champion in Donkey Kong is amazing on too many levels. You won’t believe the characters at first. I initially suspected it might be a mockumentary. But make no mistake, this is not FUBAR. The 80’s Arcade Nerd is alive and well. It baffles me how serious these dudes take themselves. Billy Mitchell. Steve Wiebe. Roy Shildt aka Mr. Awesome. Besides being obsessive gamers, they all have on thing in common. They’re all oblivious to the fact that the film they’re starring in reeks of irony.
Mandatory viewing.

-Arcee

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Easily my favourite movie of the year. The Coen Brothers return with a flick destined to go down in history as one of the most original suspense films ever created. Javier Bardem’s performance alone is worth the price of admission. Cinematically brilliant. Unbelievable acting. Phenomenal editing. And absolutely no music throughout the entire flick. Act like the Jungle Brothers on The Promo and don’t front. And yes, it’s better than American Gangster.

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- Arcee

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Eastern Promises

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When I think Canadian movie, I immediately think of some CBC-funded, Anne of Green Gables type bullshit. David Cronenberg’s “Eastern Promises” squashes my ignorance like a cigarette. The quasi-gangster flick that employs the talents of Cronenberg staple Viggo Mortensen(Lord of the Rings, A History of Violence), Vincent Cassel (La Haine, Irreversible) and Naomi Watts (King Kong) tackles the Russian Mafia in London. The Oscars might seek credibility by nominating Viggo for Best Actor. He deserves it. This flick is full of hard-to-watch, cringe in your seat moments that should satisfy the sadistic motherfucker in all of us.

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- Arcee

Oh you thought we had the drop on new music only?! Naaaaaaaaaw, we thorough over here… the word sclusie does not only apply to music, believe dat! All bragging aside, I just peeped this movie last night and its undoubtedly a classic. Directed by Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington takes on the role of Frank Lucas, a country boy from North Carolina who comes to the big apple to take advantage of the Heroin craze in 1970s during the Vietnam war. Frank is all about business and quickly takes a no-nonsense approach to it by making an example of Idris Elba in broad daylight early on in the movie after Idris tries to strongarm him. Others featured in the movie include Cuba Gooding Jr. as Nicky Barnes (hustler turned snitch), Common as one of Frank’s brothers, T.I. (Common’s son [no pun intended] and Frank’s nephew), Russell Crowe as the police officer assigned to take Lucas down, and RZA as one of the detectives on Crowe’s team. This is definitely a must-see, as it shows how heroin was such a lucrative business in the 70s and the creative ways Frank used to sneak his heroin into the country. If you are a fan of crime movies, you will certainly not be dissapointed, as I believe this movie is on the level of “The Departed”, and will definitely cop an Oscar just like it

The greatest zombie movie ever is how you would simply describe “Planet Terror”, the collaboration between Robert Rodrgiuez (creator of “Sin City” ) and Quentin Tarantino. The action, character development, and acting in this movie are all top notch. Visually, the movie is stunning and the little sub-plots are interconnected really well. There are some very unncessary scenes, in typical Tarantino fashion, especially the initial scene where “another pair is added to the collection”.

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Overall, this movie absolutely shits on it’s Grindhouse partner “Death Proof” , which I found ridiculously boring and bland. I mean, come on, Quentin, it takes more than 45 minutes of a bunch of hotties talking shit about men and weed (even though it doesn’t sound that bad, it’s not that good either), followed by a 15 minute car chase to make a good movie. Take some notes from Robert, Quentin.