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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 03/10/2026

#295: A BAY OF BLOOD (1971) dir. Mario Bava First time seeing this classic on the big screen, courtesy of Fox Theater. Few gialli have had the sense of place this one does- the locations and art direction are perfect. Only one that comes close off the top of my head is Lamberto's BLADE IN THE DARK

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 03/10/2026

#294: THE GREAT CANADIAN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL, DAY 2 - BOO BLOCK (2026) It is hard to overstate how much better the second night of this was. So many good shorts it was almost too hard to pick a favorite - almost. Shawna Edward's found-footage flick MIMICS was perfectly creepy and well executed

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 02/10/2026

#293: PORTAL TO HELL (2025) dir. Woody Bess I missed this one when it played last year at the Forest City Film Festival in London, so I was stoked to see it pop up at the Revue. Funny and surprisingly sweet-natured horror comedy built around the rock solid foundation that is Keith David

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 02/10/2026

#292: THE GREAT CANADIAN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL, DAY 1 - BLOOD BLOCK (2026) Tonight's block, the first of three, had a total of 12 indie shorts. Highlights include Stephen Packer's UNPROMPTED and Noah Berc's BRO. It would be mean to dish on the lowlights but believe me when I say they were LOW

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 02/10/2026

#291: BACKROOMS (2026) dir. Kane Parsons Second go round for this one. While the horror didn't quite hold up on repeat viewing, the middle-aged ennui and dread still hit

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 02/10/2026

#290: TONY (2026) dir. Matt Johnson I don't know much about Anthony Bourdain, so mostly I approached this as a character study. Johnson pretty effortlessly sketches out a '70s coming of age story with the help of a killer cast and photography that makes everything feel like a fond memory

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 02/10/2026

#289: COLONY (2026) dir. Yeon Sang-ho Absolute monster of a zombie flick. Loved the hell out of it. Of the two Korean horror flicks currently in theaters, HOPE is getting more press but I think this is the better film

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 27/09/2026

#288: THE STUNT DRIVER (2026) dir. Michael Dowse After reading mostly middling reviews out of TIFF, I didn't anticipate loving this as much as I did. Like RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING, it reached into some deep part of my psyche and drew out major feelings. See it, see it, see it

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 25/09/2026

#287: RUNNER (2026) dir. Scott Waugh Reacher punches his way through Brisbane and I'm 100% onboard. Thinking we got an unrated cut here in Canada because this thing - rated PG-13 down south - is chockablock with way too many F-bombs and bloody headshots to qualify for that rating

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 24/09/2026

#286: WELCOME II THE TERRORDOME (1995) dir. Ngozi Onwurah Deep cut from the UK long teetering on the edge of becoming a "lost" film, now restored by Criterion and Janus Films. The spirits of the Igbo Landing dead struggle to survive in a dystopian AfroFuturist urban afterlife. Just as relevant now

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 24/09/2026

#285: THE HOOTERS MURDERS - DEADLY SHIFT (2026) Essentially an overlong episode of FORENSIC FILES. Spoiler-guys who frequent Hooters suck, although not as much as the Hooters Corporation. One day I'd like to think we'll have a reckoning for the insanity that happens in the name of customer service

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 23/09/2026

#284: ITS NAME WAS MORMO (2024) dir. Mark Andrew Bowers Found footage 101. Starts strong then nosedives straight into the genre's worst tropes - husband refuses to believe despite overwhelming evidence, drawn-out security footage where nothing happens, characters whispering followed by loud noises

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 22/09/2026

#283: THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING (2026) dir. Andrew Patterson I've thought about this movie every few days since first seeing it in theaters. It is a classic in the making. Just a lovely, sweet, kind film with a real dark streak and an incredible soundtrack. It's on PVOD - check it out

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 22/09/2026

#282: THE PREDATOR (2018) dir. Shane Black Look, this is a bad movie. Straight up. And yet I've seen it at least five times, not counting the times I've seen bits and pieces. It's just...watchable

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 20/09/2026

#281: ROGUE TROOPER (2026) dir. Duncan Jones The only full-on dud I saw @ TIFF. I feel like a heel saying that because Duncan Jones was there to present it and seemed like a good dude. To its credit, it has imaginative visuals and some solid British humor. Unfortunately, it's also narratively inert

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 20/09/2026

#280: HOPE (2026) dir. Na Hong-Jin I'm a little cooler on this one than a lot of folks. Manages to pull off fun and scary with equal success, I just wished it didn't take almost 3 hours to tell half a story

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 20/09/2026

#279: THE WEIGHT (2026) dir. Padraic McKinley If I hadn't seen this way down at the bottom of the Cineplex listings I wouldn't even know it existed and that'd be a shame. An old-school hardboiled crime thriller with Ethan Hawke proving yet again that he's one of the best actors working today

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 20/09/2026

#278: RESIDENT EVIL (2026) dir. Zach Cregger The horror movie as amusement park ride. Overall, I dug this a lot, including the comic beats. The only exception was the Paul Walter Hauser sequence because as much as I like that guy, it felt spliced in from a completely different film

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 17/09/2026

#277: THE UPRISING (2026) dir. Paul Greengrass My first Greengrass flick since JASON BOURNE rises and falls on Andrew Garfield's performance. He is so, so good. Otherwise it's a totally fine historical epic. Argument could be made about how well the whole handheld thing works in a period context

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 15/09/2026

#276: KICK ON (2026) dir. Nick Kozakis Australia's answer to GREEN ROOM. Relatively tight single location thriller with some absolutely wild practical effects. Spoiler: body parts will, essentially, be pulped

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 15/09/2026

#275: THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH (2016) dir. Zack Snyder I'm in the minority but I kind of loved this. A brutal revenge story with a melodramatic streak a mile wide. Imagine 80s J. Lee Thompson & Charles Bronson making THE SEARCHERS by way of YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE on location in rural Colombia

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 15/09/2026

#274: PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 (2026) dir. Susanne Bier Lord have mercy this sucked. Sandra Bullock acts like she's doing the whole film at gunpoint. While I didn't love the first film, I'd watch it again a dozen times before I sat through this again once. Not a shred of charm or originality

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 15/09/2026

#273: BELOW (2026) Josh Hartnett's skin is glowing way too much for him to be a crumbling, hard-bitten Newfie sailor and father of four but there's enough sea monster tease for me to keep watching. First 2 episodes screened as part of TIFF

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 14/09/2026

#272: SUPERGIRL (2026) dir. Craig Gillespie Wanted to rewatch this after a friend lent me the graphic novel it's adapted from. Actually liked it less the second time around and wished they'd pulled more from the source material, which is very good. Milly Alcock is still the highlight of the thing

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 14/09/2026

Big Zack Snyder introducing THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH at TIFF. A brutally violent revenge pic with a melodramatic streak a mile wide. I kinda loved it

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 11/09/2026

#271: THE DEVILS (1971) dir. Ken Russell Absolutely mad. Oliver Reed is magnetic. Appreciated it even more after watching the full 3 hr recut of CALIGULA and seeing the wrong way to do it My first ever TIFF film and North American premiere of the new 4K director's cut

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 11/09/2026

#270: THE VELOCIPASTOR 2 (2026) dir. Jesse Gouldsberry Genuinely funny and even sweet in a few places. In short, miles better than the first film and a ton of fun. Canadian premiere at the Revue Cinema

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 10/09/2026

#269: HOLLOW MAN 2 (2006) dir. Claudio Fäh DTV follow-up to Verhoeven's 1999 original. Has 5% of that film's substance but also 90% less of its whole gross psychosexual thing, so even stevens. Surprisingly watchable

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 09/09/2026

#268: WILDCAT (2026) dir. James Nunn 2 true things: James Nunn is a hell of a talented guy and I am a fan of his work I did not enjoy this in the slightest

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 09/09/2026

#267: X-FILES - I WANT TO BELIEVE (2008) dir. Chris Carter Got about halfway through this before I realized I wasn't watching the new VRACH FRANKENSHTEYN cut. Switched over and found I actually liked this one more. Sure, its "just" one long bottle episode, but it's great, so who cares?

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 08/09/2026

#266: OBSCENE DESIRE (1978) dir. Giulio Petroni Essentially a horned-up Italian riff on ROSEMARY'S BABY. A number of good-looking people take their clothes off, which passes the time

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 08/09/2026

#265: IT ENDS (2026) dir. Alex Ullom A brilliant little time loop flick that also manages to hit you in the feels. Shades of BRIGHTWOOD but with more of an emotional center and less horror

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 05/09/2026

#264: ONSLAUGHT (2026) dir. Adam Wingard Lots to like here - great setup, killer visuals & score. Just didn't land for me

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 05/09/2026

#263: FALL 2 - DEADPOINT (2026) dir. The Spierig Brothers More emotionally satisfying than the first FALL, tho that one had the advantage of a simpler premise. This one gets unwieldy toward the end. Always nice to see something new from the Spierig Brothers

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 04/09/2026

#262: ARMAGEDDON ROAD (2026) dir. Karen Lam Shaggy, likeable Canadian apocalyptic road trip flick from the director of the better-than-it-had-any-right-to-be BRING IT ON: CHEER OR DIE. Toronto premiere at the Revue Cinema

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 03/09/2026

#261: OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN (1983) dir. George P. Cosmatos Peter Weller versus the smartest, meanest rat you've ever met and I am here for it

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 03/09/2026

#260: THE WHISPER MAN (2026) dir. James Ashcroft The most Netflix movie that ever Netflix movie'd (derogatory)

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 03/09/2026

#259: NASHVILLE (1975) dir. Robert Altman Rewatch with Altman's commentary on the Criterion Blu-ray. Somehow even better the second time

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 03/09/2026

#258: COYOTE VS. ACME (2026) dir. Dave Green An absolute joy

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 28/08/2026

#257: INSIDIOUS - OUT OF THE FURTHER (2026) dir. Jacob Chase Have there really been 6 of these? Damn. Easily 4th best of the franchise, with Jacob Chase killing it. Just enjoy the scares and don't start picking at dangling threads, otherwise you'll have a bad time For the record: 1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 4

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 28/08/2026

#256: MORTAL KOMBAT II (2026) dir. Simon McQuoid Rewatch at home was a great reminder as to why I fell asleep in theatre. Josh Lawson walks away with the film as Kano, and his bantering w Karl Urban's Johnny Cage give you a sense of what this film could have been if it wasn't so damn self serious

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 28/08/2026

#255: JOY RIDE (2001) dir. John Dahl 25th anniversary *shudder* screening at the Revue. Still a solid time at the movies, even if the brothers grate on my nerves a hell of a lot more than I remember. The truck imagery still hits just as hard, especially the cornfield scene

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 25/08/2026

#254: MUTINY (2026) dir. Jean-Francois Richet This and SHELTER were so good that my biggest takeaway is we must keep Statham and David Ayer apart at all costs. Comparing them to BEEKEEPER and A WORKING MAN is like comparing K'nex to Duplo. Tight, punchy, satisfying

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 25/08/2026

#253: THE SHOGUN'S VAULT 2 (1982) dir. Yoshiyuki Kuroda A made-for-TV sequel that flattens everything interesting about the first film. A real snooze

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 25/08/2026

#252: NASHVILLE (1975) dir. Robert Altman My first time seeing this and I was rapt. A huge, sprawling movie that makes you excited to be alive at the same time as art of this caliber

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 24/08/2026

Turns out I like to drive. Not sure how I've avoided the central states for so long

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 22/08/2026

After the BUDDY screening night before last, I stopped at my neighborhood market to grab some groceries and struck up a conversation with a guy buying industrial quantities of garlic. Turns out he chefs up $5 gnocchi at Via Gnocchi around the corner and now so do I

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 21/08/2026

#251: THE EXPERT (1995) dir. Rick Avery When it comes to the lesser 90s DTV stars, Jeff Speakman ranks somewhere above David Heavener and below Jeff Wincott. He has good flicks, this isn't one of them. Sloppily - often incoherently - edited, with its only high point being a brief Jim Varney cameo

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 20/08/2026

#250: BUDDY (2026) dir. Casper Kelly Holy shit is this movie good. Easily in my top horror films of the year, possibly THE top. Funny, inventive, pitch black, and creepy. The filmmakers have conjured a minor miracle here and I cannot wait to watch it again

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Brennan Storr @largelythetruth.com · 19/08/2026

#249: THE END OF OAK STREET (2026) dir. David Robert Mitchell I'm always up for suburban dinosaur shenanigans, especially when they involve Anne Hathaway. A generally enjoyable summer flick with the caveat that we, as a culture, desperately need to move past the Amblin thing

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