Shakyl Lambert

Toronto

Film Writer at Comics and Gaming Magazine (CGMagazine)

31. 🇨🇦 by birth, 🇬🇾🇹🇬 by blood. 1/3 of @Seequels. I write/talk movie stuff mainly at @CGMagonline. 🍅-approved. Semi-ironic Garfield enthusiast.

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Warfare Review - CGMagazine

1 week ago | cgmagonline.com | Shakyl Lambert

Co-writers and directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s new film Warfare is a war movie that forgoes character development, thematic subtext or overt political messaging. The film opens with a title card that doubles as both tagline and mission statement: “Everything here is based on memory.” Its sole aim is to be a note-for-note recreation of a singular, harrowing day in combat, pieced together from the real accounts of U.S. troops who were there—including Mendoza himself.
Warfare Review

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Shakyl Lambert

Co-writers and directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s new film Warfare is a war movie that forgoes character development, thematic subtext or overt political messaging. The film opens with a title card that doubles as both tagline and mission statement: “Everything here is based on memory.” Its sole aim is to be a note-for-note recreation of a singular, harrowing day in combat, pieced together from the real accounts of U.S. troops who were there—including Mendoza himself.
A Working Man Review

4 weeks ago | cgmagonline.com | Shakyl Lambert |Jason Statham

The Beekeeper was not only one of last year’s most fun surprises, but it also marked a return to form for both Jason Statham and director David Ayer. It worked out so well that the duo immediately teamed up on another film less than a year later. The end result is not a Beekeeper sequel, but rather A Working Man—an adaptation of the Chuck Dixon novel Levon’s Trade.
A Working Man Review

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Shakyl Lambert

2 hours agoJoe Rogan Says Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds ‘F—ed Up’ With Justin Baldoni Legal Battle: ‘Everyone Is Scared of Them’Joe Rogan is team Justin Baldoni in the ongoing legal battle between the actor-director and his “It Ends With Us” co-star Blake Lively.
A Working Man Review

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Shakyl Lambert

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysThe Beekeeper was not only one of last year’s most fun surprises, but it also marked a return to form for both Jason Statham and director David Ayer. It worked out so well that the duo immediately teamed up on another film less than a year later.
The Alto Knights Review

1 month ago | cgmagonline.com | Shakyl Lambert |Cosmo Jarvis |Debra Messing

On paper, The Alto Knights seems like an easy lay-up: a crime epic about the downfall of the American Mafia written by Goodfellas scribe Nicholas Pileggi (who wrote the original novel Wiseguy, the basis for the film), directed by Bugsy filmmaker Barry Levinson, and starring Robert De Niro, whose legacy in the mob-movie genre cannot be overstated. The end result, however, is a lacklustre drama that is far less than the sum of its parts.
The Alto Knights Review

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Shakyl Lambert

On paper, The Alto Knights seems like an easy lay-up: a crime epic about the downfall of the American Mafia written by Goodfellas scribe Nicholas Pileggi (who wrote the original novel Wiseguy, the basis for the film), directed by Bugsy filmmaker Barry Levinson, and starring Robert De Niro, whose legacy in the mob-movie genre cannot be overstated. The end result, however, is a lacklustre drama that is far less than the sum of its parts.
The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Review

1 month ago | cgmagonline.com | Shakyl Lambert |Candi Milo |Peter MacNicol

Out of the many decisions Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav has made since taking leadership of the studio, his seemingly apparent disdain for the Looney Tunes might be the most infuriating. One only needs to look at his cancellation of the already-completed Coyote vs. Acme as a tax write-off despite heavy praise from the few people in the world who’ve seen it.
The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Review

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Shakyl Lambert

Out of the many decisions Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav has made since taking leadership of the studio, his seemingly apparent disdain for the Looney Tunes might be the most infuriating. One only needs to look at his cancellation of the already-completed Coyote vs. Acme as a tax write-off despite heavy praise from the few people in the world who’ve seen it.
Mickey 17 Review

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Shakyl Lambert

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysMickey 17 is a weird movie. Even though it’s a wacky sci-fi dark comedy on the surface, director Bong Joon Ho’s first film following the Oscar-winning success of Parasite is an ambitious Russian nesting doll of ideas and tones blended together in one offbeat package.