Jordan Parker
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https://parkerandpictures.wordpress.com/Jordan Parker is a PR professional and journalist in Halifax, and these reviews appear first on his film blog Parker & the Picture Shows.
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Film review: Wonder Woman: 1984 surpasses lofty expectations
When the original Wonder Woman was released in 2017, weary fans everywhere applauded a female hero and a fantastic change of pace for DC.
After critical drubbings...
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Film review: Soul is a toe-tapping adventure with a big, beautiful core
This latest Pixar offering is a wondrous, beautiful picture that you won’t soon forget. Soul has energy to spare, and it’s an evocative, human story.
A...
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Film review: Splinters is a perfect depiction of a fractured family
Thom Fitzgerald’s return to the film landscape after half a decade in television is his most quietly disconcerting work.
Splinters works itself into your soul...
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Film review: Mulan is a soulful, live-action remake, but loses original’s fun
Disney has once again revived a classic animated film from their canon to produce a remake, but unlike last year’s Lion King, this live-action...
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Film review: Bill & Ted Face The Music is a most excellent reboot
It’s been nearly two decades since we last saw the lovable oafs Bill & Ted in their Bogus Journey, but seeing the aged faces...
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Film review: Halifax filmmaker Thom Fitzgerald’s Stage Mother is a dazzling, delightful instant classic
If there’s one thing movie lovers have unequivocally yearned for in 2020, it’s escapism from the difficult world we face.
Stage Mother won’t cure all...
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Digital review: Halifax-shot Spinster boasts wonderful script and winning turn from Chelsea Peretti
Andrea Dorfman’s wonderful romantic-comedy Spinster defies genre tropes to give audiences one of the most unabashedly enjoyable films of 2020.
A favourite at last year’s...
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Film review: Nicolas Cage goes Primal in jaguar-on-a-boat B-movie delight
Nicolas Cage has long been a laughing stock in Hollywood. The Oscar-winning, once-formidable presence has been relegated to cheap, genre fare for a decade,...