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Stephen Cole

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Requiem for a Dream (2000) 80% 3/4 EDIT “...[Darren Aronofsky] has somehow managed to turn Selby's road map to hell into a frequently compelling misadventure. He has done so, against all odds, with a display of cinematic daring...” – National Post Aug 22, 2025 Full Review Jurassic Park III (2001) 49% 2.5/5 EDIT “What a disappointment it is to report that in a film full of shocks there rests not a single surprise. ” – National Post Jun 25, 2025 Full Review Planet of the Apes (2001) 42% 2.5/5 EDIT “Whereas the 1968 film was designed to make you stop and think, Burton's remake encourages its audience to run out and buy related action figure knick-knacks.” – National Post Apr 30, 2024 Full Review Traffic (2000) 93% 3/5 EDIT “Traffic is handsomely mounted and intricately conceived. ” – National Post Sep 6, 2023 Full Review The Matrix (1999) 83% EDIT “How could filmmakers who are so skilled and imaginative lose themselves (and us) in what feels like a college stab at Aldous Huxley metaphysics?” – National Post Jul 13, 2023 Full Review Gladiator (2000) 80% EDIT “At its best, which would be the opening 100 minutes and first two acts of Scott's two-and-a-half-hour tale of betrayal, martyrdom, and revenge, Gladiator more than satisfies our basest film-going desires.” – National Post Nov 1, 2022 Full Review Beloved (1998) 71% EDIT “One depressing development in '90s film-making has been Jonathan Demme's belated conversion to weighty, issue-oriented movies.” – National Post Feb 2, 2022 Full Review Juliet, Naked (2018) 82% 2.5/5 EDIT “Grownup couples in need of a ticklish love story in an air-conditioned movie theatre could do worse than Juliet, Naked. Just skip buying the soundtrack; order a large soda instead.” – National Post Aug 29, 2018 Full Review Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) 54% EDIT “In his new work, Lucas often forgets his story to linger on sets. Perhaps more accurately, this is a film about sets and mythologies that come out of the cheesiest sci-fi tradition.” – National Post Nov 16, 2015 Full Review Alien (1979) 93% 4/4 EDIT “Seen again a quarter-century later, we marvel at how the filmmaker generates so much tension and sweat with a bare minimum of moving parts.” – Globe and Mail Jun 30, 2015 Full Review Here Comes the Boom (2012) 42% 2/4 EDIT “Here Comes the Boom will probably connect like a haymaker with most of its intended audience. The leads are likeable, and the plot, though beyond incredible, is at the very least distracting.” – Globe and Mail Oct 12, 2012 Full Review The Bourne Legacy (2012) 56% 3/4 EDIT “Bourne fans will find much to enjoy about The Bourne Legacy, even if they are forced to do without the title character.” – Globe and Mail Aug 10, 2012 Full Review The Boss (2011) 1/4 EDIT “What could these women see in a dreary sack of mutton like Ricardo?” – Globe and Mail Jun 22, 2012 Full Review Piranha 3DD (2012) 11% 2/4 EDIT “Like so much adolescent, made-for-guys comedy-horror, Piranha 3DD is so weirdly uptight about women you figure exhibitors should hand out teen health guides as well as 3-D glasses.” – Globe and Mail Jun 1, 2012 Full Review The Intouchables (2011) 75% 3/4 EDIT “The Intouchables works as a crowd-pleaser not because it's true, but because it's a plausible enchantment.” – Globe and Mail Jun 1, 2012 Full Review Jesus Henry Christ (2011) 22% 1.5/4 EDIT “Watching Jesus Henry Christ sometimes feels like being trapped in a building with a faulty fire alarm.” – Globe and Mail May 25, 2012 Full Review Dark Shadows (2012) 35% 2/4 EDIT “Dark Shadows' only meaningful relationship is between Depp and his audience. He's a persona now, no longer an actor.” – Globe and Mail May 11, 2012 Full Review Sound of My Voice (2011) 76% 3/4 EDIT “A sharp little cult thriller with a do-it-yourself ending.” – Globe and Mail Apr 27, 2012 Full Review My Way (2012) 19% 2/4 EDIT “Adolescent boys will savour My Way's bombast and solemnity. Cringing adult audiences will more likely beat a retreat before final call.” – Globe and Mail Apr 20, 2012 Full Review My Way (2011) 21% 2/4 EDIT “The big-budget South Korean film is a mash-up of Chariots of Fire and Saving Private Ryan linked together with pounding orchestral swells. The film too often gets stuck in a shooter video game groove upon entering Spielberg domain, however.” – Globe and Mail Apr 20, 2012 Full Review Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011) 82% 3/4 EDIT “A surprisingly tender look at San Diego Comic-Con...” – Globe and Mail Apr 20, 2012 Full Review The Three Stooges (2012) 51% 2.5/4 EDIT “The Three Stooges weighs in at about 15 howlers over 90 minutes. Not bad, about the same ratio of hilarity to hokey as the Stooges' old shorts.” – Globe and Mail Apr 13, 2012 Full Review Fightville (2011) 61% 2/4 EDIT “If only there was more of Dustin and his colleagues' back story in Fightville, the fight film might have been a real knockout.” – Globe and Mail Apr 6, 2012 Full Review American Reunion (2012) 45% 2/4 EDIT “Confirms the perception that only losers attend high-school reunions.” – Globe and Mail Apr 6, 2012 Full Review Off World (2010) 2/4 EDIT “It would be interesting to see what Guez, a director who clearly knows his way around a camera, might be able to do with a few charismatic actors.” – Globe and Mail Mar 16, 2012 Full Review
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