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Written by Tyler Davis on 07 March 2017
Back in 2002, Disney took a trip to Hawaii and young movie lovers (and the young at heart) were introduced to Lilo and Stitch; a young lady and her “dog”. The film became an instant classic adding to Disney’s already impressive repertoire. Fast forward to 2016 where Disney decided to [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 28 February 2017
The Marvel Universe is expanding yet again on the big screen. The company that has brought us the likes of Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man and Hulk is now introducing us to a lesser known character, Doctor Strange. As with every Marvel movie, viewers can expect impressive visual effects, and [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 20 February 2017
War and violence go hand-in-hand. War has played a major role in our history and seemingly has shaped our society to what it is today. When we see pictures, or watch videos, we see brave soldiers carrying guns into dangerous battlefields. For the most part, this picture plays true-that is unless [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 14 February 2017
Over the past few years, Denis Villeneuve has slowly been gaining a reputation for one of Hollywood’s top directors. The native of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec first gained notoriety for his 2009 film “Polytechnique” (about the Montreal school shooting). His 2010 film “Incendies” was nominated [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 24 January 2017
Dan Brown’s bestselling novel “The Da Vinci Code” was adapted for the big screen and released in theatres in 2006. The film would go on to gross a mind boggling 758 million dollars which naturally lead the way to part 2 of the book trilogy, “Angels and Demons”, to release in theatres in [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 17 January 2017
ONJanuary has been an exciting month for new releases and this week continues that trend. A twist filled thriller, a hilarious action comedy, a spooky possession story, and a new animated adventure all release this week making it quite a diversified slate of new titles sure to please every member [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 10 January 2017
Since opening our doors on December 1st, 2010, one of the most popular actors with our customers seems to be Mark Wahlberg. His movies never fail to perform- including our number 1 rental of all time- Contraband. This week, Wahlberg is back in an incredible true story about an oil rig disaster. [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 04 January 2017
Here’s hoping that everyone had a safe and happy New Year as well as an enjoyable Holiday season! For most, the break is now over and it’s back to work- or school. There were a number of great new movies to keep the movie lover occupied over the holidays, and this trend will continue in [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 13 December 2016
This summer saw a reunion of sorts in which some of DC comics most notorious super-villains were given their own major feature film. Harley Quinn, Deadshot, The Joker and crew were teamed together in the big budget smash hit “Suicide Squad”. Debuting in theatres on August 3rd, Suicide Squad [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 06 December 2016
A couple of weeks back I touched on the fact that December 2016, as is the case with most Decembers, would be a big month for new releases. The first batch of December releases hit our shelves this week led by one of the biggest action stars of the past decade in a triumphant return [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 29 November 2016
It seems hard to fathom that in less than 30 days Christmas will have come and gone. In addition to the new releases each week, we’ve been quite busy filling our shelves with all of kinds of great gift ideas for everyone and anyone in the family! Focusing back now on new movies, this week [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 22 November 2016
Imagine being in your twenties, working a job that you hate and finding out that your girlfriend is unexpectedly pregnant with your first child. How will you support this child? Will things ever get better? These are just a couple of the questions facing young David Packouz in this week’s [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 15 November 2016
Last week, we touched on the progression of animated movies over the years from the Disney classics to “Sausage Party”, the raunchy animated film geared for adult audiences. This week, we turn back our attention to family friendly animated fare. Back in 2003, the world was introduced to Nemo- [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 08 November 2016
For many years, spanning decades, animated movies have been seen as kid and family friendly. Many kids grew up watching what we now perceive as Disney classics like Cinderella, 101 Dalmatians, Pinocchio, etc. More recently, titles like Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc. and the Incredibles have all become [Read more]
Written by Tyler Davis on 25 October 2016
When it comes to scary movies over the past decade, James Wan has become the go to guy. The Malaysian-born Australian director has a knack for creating taut, atmospheric and downright creepy films. Some of his best work can be found in the Conjuring 1 and 2, Annabelle and Insidious 2 and 3. Wan was [Read more]