October 30, 2017 2017, film, horror, retrospect halloween, Jack Nicholson, nicholas lay, Set The Tape, Shelley Duvall, Stanley Kubrick, stephen king, The Exorcist, The Omen, The Shining Leave a comment

Is The Shining Greatness or Overrated?

by Nick Lay

With halloween comes horror; and where better to start than Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining? ILT looks back at a classic of the genre, and discusses whether it could have been even better…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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October 20, 2017 2017, discussion, star wars Attack of the Clones, Dead Leaves, disney, featured, gareth evans, george lucas, hbo, Iko Uwais, Kill Bill, Mad Max, Marvel Studios, netflix, nicholas lay, Revenge of the Sith, star wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: Underworld, The Phantom Menace, the raid Leave a comment

Five Other Ideas for Star Wars TV Series

by Nick Lay

With the latest season of Star Wars Rebels on the way, ILT discusses ideas for five other Star Wars TV series…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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October 18, 2017 2017, review David Lynch, Harry Dean Stanton, John Carroll Lynch, Lucky, nicholas lay, vancouver international film festival Leave a comment

Review: Lucky (VIFF 2017)

by Nick Lay

ILT’s final review of this year’s VIFF covers the beautiful frail display of cult hero Harry Dean Stanton, as John Carroll Lynch’s Lucky…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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October 17, 2017 2017, review Borg McEnroe, Janus Metz Pedersen, nicholas lay, Shia LaBeouf, Stellan Skarsgard, Sverrir Gudnason, vancouver international film festival Leave a comment

Review: Borg vs. McEnroe (VIFF 2017)

by Nick Lay

Next up at VIFF 2017, Janus Metz Pedersen’s Borg vs. McEnroe; an examination of the behind-the-scenes drama leading up to the 1980 Wimbledon final…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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October 12, 2017 2017, profile Aerosmith, Alien 3, Billy Idol, Brad Pitt, David Fincher, Edward Norton, Fight Club, Gone Girl, house of cards, Kevin Spacey, Madonna, Mindhunter, netflix, nicholas lay, Panic Room, Seven, Sigourney Weaver, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Game, The Social Network, zodiac Leave a comment

Mindhunter – A Profile of David Fincher

by Nick Lay

David Fincher’s Mindhunter drops tomorrow on Netflix. To get you in the mood, ILT profiles the career of the man himself…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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October 12, 2017 Uncategorized Angkor Awakens: A Portrait of Cambodia, featured, Have a Nice Day, Liu Jian, nicholas lay, Robert H. Lieberman, vancouver international film festival Leave a comment

Review: Have a Nice Day and Angkor Awakens (VIFF 2017)

by Nick Lay

Continuing the East Asian theme at this year’s VIFF is Liu Jian’s bluntly satirical examination of modern China, Have a Nice Day, and Robert H. Lieberman’s brutally frank documentary, Angkor Awakens: A Portrait of Cambodia…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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October 10, 2017 2017, review arrival, Cheng Pei-pei, Chun Xia, Come Drink with Me, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Geng Le, Grey’s Anatomy, Huang Jue, Meditation Park, Mina Shum, nicholas lay, Rush Hour Leave a comment

Review: Meditation Park and The Hidden Sword (VIFF 2017)

by Nick Lay

Next up from ILT’s VIFF 2017 coverage, a couple of examples of the festival’s always marvellous Chinese connection: Mina Shum’s Meditation Park and Haofeng Xu’s The Hidden Sword…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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October 9, 2017 2017, review Ana de Armas, Benjamin Wallfisch, blade runner, blade runner 2049, Dave Bautista, denis villeneuve, disney, Hans Zimmer, harrison ford, j.j. abrams, Mackenzie Davis, nicholas lay, ridley scott, roger deakins, Rutger Hauer, ryan gosling, star wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Sylvia Hoeks, Vangelis 1 Comment

Review: Blade Runner 2049

by Nick Lay

Blade Runner 2049 is finally here. As always, ILT has you covered…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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October 6, 2017 2017, retrospect amy adams, arrival, Benicia del Toro, blade runner 2049, denis villeneuve, emily blunt, Enemy, hugh jackman, Incendies, Jake Gyllenhaal, jóhann jóhannsson, josh brolin, Lubna Azabal, nicholas lay, polytechnique, Prisoners, roger deakins, sicario, taylor sheridan, Wajdi Mouawad Leave a comment

A Canuck in Hollywood: The Films of Denis Villeneuve

by Nick Lay

With Blade Runner 2049 fast approaching, ILT examines the ever-evolving, increasingly ambitious filmography of French-Canadian director Denis Villeneuve…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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October 5, 2017 2017, review Barry Keoghan, colin farrell, dunkirk, Efthymis Filippou, Johnnie Burn, Nicole Kidman, Rafael Cassidy, Sunny Suljic, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Lobster, vancouver international film festival, Yorgos Lanthimos Leave a comment

Review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (VIFF 2017)

by Nick Lay

With the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival in full swing, ILT will be covering the weirdest and best releases.

First up, it’s the follow up to Yorgos Lanthimos’s absurd social satire, The Lobster; the darkly humorous The Killing of a Sacred Deer…Follow ILT on twitter @iltfilm
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