Justine Smith

3 days ago | cultmtl.com | Justine Smith

When Joseph Kosinski took the helm of the Top Gun franchise, he was following in the footsteps of one of American cinema’s great blockbuster auteurs. While tonally and narratively reminiscent of Tony Scott’s groundbreaking 1986 film, Kosinski made Top Gun: Maverick his own. Sunkissed action sequences reminiscent of old-school cinema were enhanced using new technologies to create a singular, visceral experience.

5 days ago | cultmtl.com | Justine Smith

Vroom vroom! Among the many new movies to watch in June is a treat for Formula One fans, who are in for some big-screen cinematic action to follow this month’s big race in Montreal. Brad Pitt stars in F1 (June 27), from Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski, as a former Formula One driver who comes out of retirement to mentor a rookie. Made in close collaboration with F1 racers (and there are many cameos), the film also stars Damson Idris, Kerry Condon and Javier Bardem.

1 week ago | cultmtl.com | Justine Smith

One thing you can say about Dangerous Animals is that it delivers on the promise of the trailer: It’s definitely a movie about a serial killer who uses sharks as his weapon of choice. More serial killer film than shark attack film, the movie follows a lone-wolf travelling surfer, Zephyr (Hassie Harrison), who must survive after being kidnapped by “swim with the sharks” tour guide, Tucker (Jai Courtney), who likes to create home-grown snuff videos for his own fulfilment.

1 week ago | cultmtl.com | Justine Smith

One thing you can say about Dangerous Animals is that it delivers on the promise of the trailer: It’s definitely a movie about a serial killer who uses sharks as his weapon of choice. More serial killer film than shark attack film, the movie follows a lone-wolf travelling surfer, Zephyr (Hassie Harrison), who must survive after being kidnapped by “swim with the sharks” tour guide, Tucker (Jai Courtney), who likes to create home-grown snuff videos for his own fulfilment.

1 week ago | cultmtl.com | Justine Smith

In his book Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage, Stanley Cavell explores, through the glamour of 1930s Hollywood, the perception of marriage in screwball and romantic comedies. Tackling films like The Lady Eve, It Happened One Night and The Awful Truth, he examines marriage within modern parameters. When love becomes divorced from purely economic or religious motivations, what does marriage look like? Why, in the 21st century, would anyone get married?