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In her feature film directorial debut Seeds, Kaniehtiio Horn tackles what happens when social media influencing and Indigenous identity collide through a rather violent lens. It’s a perspective we haven’t really seen in the genre, or in cinema at large, so to say it’s a crucial piece of genre cinema is an understatement. Ahead of the film’s release on VOD this September, we have a new trailer for the film below!

But first, read the film’s full synopsis:

Ziggy, a social media influencer, is hired to promote a seemingly eco-friendly campaign celebrating “nature.” However, she soon uncovers a dark corporate conspiracy to exploit Indigenous knowledge, erase cultural practices, and patent ancient seeds for profit. Realizing the campaign is a sham, Ziggy finds herself hunted by corporate forces. To protect her heritage, Ziggy must reconnect with her Mohawk community, language, and ancestral lands. She rediscovers her strength,...

Magnolia Pictures will be giving the post-apocalyptic thriller 40 Acres, starring Danielle Deadwyler of The Woman in the Yard and Carry-On, a theatrical release on July 2nd – and in anticipation of that release, we’re proud to share an Exclusive clip from the movie! You can check it out in the embed above.

40 Acres marks the feature directorial debut of R.T. Thorne, who also wrote the screenplay with Glenn Taylor from a story by Lora Campbell. The film has the following synopsis: After a plague eradicates all animal life, famine spreads across the globe leaving society at war and in ruins, but the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on their ancestral farm so long as they dispatch the occasional raiding party. But what good is surviving the end of the world if it means snuffing out your own humanity? Former soldier Hailey made that choice years ago, believing that isolation was...

Reservation Dogs star Kaniehtiio Horn plays a cat-and-mouse game with a home intruder looking to steal her family’s spiritual legacy in the trailer for Seeds, which dropped on Friday.

The release of the teaser comes as Horn’s directorial debut has its world premiere Friday at the Toronto Film Festival. “War has been declared and do you know what my people did to our enemies during wartime?” Horn, who plays Ziggy, a young Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) woman, says at one point in the trailer while brandishing a rifle on her reservation and ancestral lands to protect her aunt’s cache of seeds from a menacing thief named Bondsman.

Eventually, the seeds hold a totemic power as they come to represent Ziggy’s family’s indigenous legacy, and she discovers her inner warrior to hold on to them. The tense thriller with comic overtones marks Horn’s first effort in the...

Indigenous horror has become increasingly popular in recent years, particularly in Canada where efforts are being made to seek out, fund, and promote First Nation stories (see also: Slash/Back and the late Jeff Barnaby’s work like Blood Quantum and Rhymes for Young Ghouls).

With Seeds, we can add Kaniehtiio Horn’s name to the list. The multi-hyphenate is known for her acting work on series like Letterkenny and Reservation Dogs, but for her first feature, Horn takes up writing, directing and starring duties to tell the personal story of a Mohawk woman thrown into battle with a corrupt corporation.

Ziggy (Horn) is a late-twenty something living in Toronto. She’s an ambitious woman – hustling to carve out a spot as a social media influencer with cute videos of her and her cat Potato in between making a living as a food delivery woman.

A montage of these social media...

There was exciting news for Canadian and Indigenous genre fans yesterday as Deadline was the first to announce the cast of Kaniehtiio Horn's directorial debut, Seeds. Seeds follows Ziggy (Horn), who is offered her first gig as an online influencer, promoting Nature’s Oath, a seed and fertilizer company. When her cousin summons her back to the rez, she is forced into a battle to save her people’s legacy, finding her power along the way. Horn has taken the lead in their own film, along with writing, directing and executive producing it. They have added legendary Indigenous actor Graham Greene, character actor Patrick Garrow, Reservation Dogs' Dallas Goldtooth, Meegwun Fairbrother (Burden of Truth) and Dylan Cook (Letterkenny). They are joined by two more Indigenous actors...

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Exclusive: Reservation Dogs and Letterkenny star Kaniehtiio Horn has revealed the cast for her feature directorial debut Seeds as production gets underway in Ontario.

Horn will star and serves as writer, director and executive producer for the genre-bending home-invasion comedy. The film was previously announced as one of Telefilm Canada six Indigenous projects selected for support through its Indigenous Stream for Theatrical Documentary Program and the Production Program. Jonathon Cliff is cinematographer on the project.

Seeds follows Ziggy (Horn), who is offered her first gig as an online influencer, promoting Nature’s Oath, a seed and fertilizer company. When her cousin summons her back to the rez, she is forced into a battle to save her people’s legacy, finding her power along the way.

Graham Greene, Patrick Garrow, Dallas Goldtooth, Meegwun Fairbrother and Dylan Cook also star, with Bonnie Whitlow, Cherish Violet Blood and Peter Keleghan rounding out the ensemble.

Warning: Major Spoilers For Fubar Season 1 Below!Fubar season 1 ends on a suitably dramatic note for Arnold Schwarzenegger's Luke and his family, but it still left some unanswered questions behind. The first season of Netflix's spy comedy saw Luke learn his daughter Emma (Monica Barbaro) was secretly a CIA agent too, so the two are forced to work together and deal with the stresses of the job and the toll it takes on their personal lives. Fubar's ending followed Luke as he tried to win back ex-wife Tally (Fabiana Udenio) as she was about to get remarried - only for the church to be invaded by gunmen.

In the aftermath, Luke and Emma drive their family to safety, only to learn their secret identities have been exposed, meaning every terrorist or criminal they've ever crossed with be coming for revenge. This is a promising setup for Fubar...

Jack Reacher is the hero we deserve, a massive hulk of a man whose incredible physicality matches his sharp wit and intellect. He's the perfect dude, capable of taking down armies with nothing but his bare hands while outwitting the most cunning of villains.

I've read almost all of Lee Child's sprawling book series featuring Reacher. Each comes jam-packed with intricate plots, violent criminals, and beautiful women. Think James Bond with more violence and fewer jokes.

Reacher's journey to the screen kicked off with the brilliant Tom Cruise vehicle "Jack Reacher," but has since found new life in the form of Amazon's "Reacher," starring Alan Ritchson in the title role. The series, adapted from Child's first novel, "The Killing Floor," is a dream come true and perfectly captures the character's nature without compromise. That includes a flurry of fight sequences that pit our muscle-packing hero against swarms of enemies,...

Stars: Evan Ross, Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Danny Glover, Henry Czerny, Colm Feore, Mayko Nguyen, Jim Watson, Kyle Mac, Michelle Mylett, John Ralston, Patrick Garrow, David Hayter | Written by Shahin Chandrasoma, Matthew Currie Holmes | Directed by Matthew Currie Holmes

There seems to be endless low budget horror with titles like the one above (and I have watched many!). ‘The Curse of…’ or ‘The Haunting of…’ and it’s always 50/50 on the quality so I generally go in with low expectations.

I will say right off the bat that The Curse of Buckout Road exceeded those expectations. Buckout Road is ‘the most haunted road in America’ and the movie covers some of the myths, legends, ghosts and folklore that apparently haunt the road. There’s plenty on show and I’m sure plenty more if they were needed for a sequel. A group of young people start to think that these myths might...

In today’s roundup, Showtime sets a premiere date for the final season of “The Affair” and Starz releases the official trailer for “The Rook.”

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The fifth and final season of “The Affair” will debut on Showtime on Aug. 25 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. The new season sees the cast come to terms with the consequences of their actions after the horrific events of season 4. Helen (Maura Tierney) begins the season with a new affair with a movie star, played by guest actor Claes Bang, while Noah (Dominic West) must swallow his pride and step in to take care of his family during her absence.

The third season of “Mr. Mercedes” will premiere on Audience on Sept. 10 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt. The new season will follow the story in “Finders Keepers,” the second book in the trilogy on which the show is based. Brendan Gleeson, Justine Lupe, Jharrel Jerome...

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The fifth and final season of Syfy’s Killjoys will see the show close things out on its own irreverent terms.

Killjoys, as its fans certainly know by now, is coming to a close with the upcoming fifth season. The space-set Syfy series, which launched back on June 19, 2015, has enjoyed four seasons on the NBCU-owned cable channel in the U.S. and Space channel in Canada. However, by the conclusion of Season 4, it was already revealed that Season 5 would be the final chapter of galactic saga of bounty hunters Yalena “Dutch” Yardeen (Hannah John-Kamen), Johnny Andras Jaqobis (Aaron Ashmore) and D’avin Jaqobis (Luke Macfarlane).

In the latest on the fifth and final season of Syfy’s Killjoys, the full-length trailer has dropped...

Killjoys Season 5 Trailer

Here's the full-length trailer for Killjoys Season 5!

Video of Killjoys Season 5 – Official Trailer

And here is the first teaser trailer...

As Yogi Berra might have put it, it’s “Armageddon deja vu” all over again in the final season teaser for Syfy’s Killjoys.

The sci-fi series is set to launch its fifth and final season on Friday, July 19 at 10/9c, it has been announced by the cabler, and the teaser video above cheekily warns that our heroes will endeavor to prevent “the end of the galaxy… for the last time.”

In addition to series lead Hannah John-Kamen, Luke Macfarlane and Aaron Ashmore, other returning favorites for Season 5 include Mayko Nguyen as Delle Seyah, Thom Allison as Pree; Sean Baek...

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What will become of Mennonite Pastor Noah Funk? Has the Pure TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Wgn America? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Pure season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?   

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A Canadian drama which first ran on CBC in Canada and streamed on Hulu in the Us, Pure stars Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. The Wgn America series centers on Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk (Robbins). Noah must find a way...

We don't have to wonder whether the Pure TV show will be cancelled or renewed for season two on Wgn America. Originally a CBC and Hulu TV series, Wgna and Super Channel partnered with those networks to produce a second season of Pure that would originate on their stations. In the meantime, Wgna is running the first season of Pure, before debuting season two later this year. Will the American audience tune in, or have most interested viewers already streamed it on Hulu? The ratings will tell the tale, so stay tuned.

A Wgn America drama, Pure stars Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. The story centers on Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk (Robbins). Noah must...

Do you find pure joy in watching the first season of the Pure TV show on Wgn America? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Pure is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the Pure season one episodes for us, below.

A Wgn America drama, Pure stars Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. The story centers on Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk (Robbins). Noah must find a way to protect his family, remain true...

Network: Hulu, Wgn America. Episodes: Ongoing (hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates (Us): July 7, 2017 — present. Series status: Cancelled but later revived. Performers include: Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. TV show description: A Canadian drama series inspired by real-life events, the Pure TV show centers on a Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk (Robbins). Noah must find a way to protect his family, remain true to his faith, carry on with his ministry, and run his dairy farm, all the while rooting out a drug trafficking ring.Because he is anxious to keep the...

Vulture Watch What will become of Mennonite Pastor Noah Funk? Has the Pure TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Hulu? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Pure season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?   What's This TV Show About? A Canadian drama streaming on the Hulu paid subscription platform, Pure stars Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. The story centers on Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk (Robbins). Noah must find a way to protect his family, remain true...

Network: Hulu. Episodes: Six (hour). Seasons: One. TV show dates (Us): July 7, 2017 — July 7, 2017. Series status: Cancelled. Performers include: Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. TV show description: A Canadian drama series inspired by real life events, the Pure TV show centers on a Mennonite pastor, Noah Funk (Robbins). Noah must find a way to protect his family, remain true to his faith, carry on with his ministry, and run his dairy farm, all the while rooting out a drug trafficking ring.Because he is anxious to keep the police out...

Although season one of the Pure TV show premieres tomorrow on Hulu, when CBC released its 2017-18 programming slate, a second season of the crime drama wasn't included. TV, eh?, a Canadian television site, reports Pure is cancelled. Will it do well enough on Hulu, that the streaming service will pick it up? Stay tuned. The Pure TV series stars Ryan Robbins, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Peter Outerbridge, A.J. Buckley, Gord Rand, Dylan Taylor, Rosie Perez, Jessica Clement, Dylan Everett, Aaron Hale, Lanette Ware, Cory Bowles, Felix Bieger, Patrick Garrow, Gary Levert, Joanne Miller, and Wendy Lyon. The story follows Noah Funk (Robbins). A Mennonite pastor and dairy farmer, Noah goes undercover to rid his community of a drug trafficking ring. Read More…...

Before he swung into the Spider-Man suit, Tom Holland found some time to lead an independent drama alongside Joel Kinnaman. Edge of Winter, the directorial debut from Rob Connolly, follows the two as father and son as they venture into the woods on a day trip that turns dangerous. Ahead of a release later this summer, the first trailer has arrived today.

Hopefully a strong acting showcase for the lead actors, the trailer sells an intense dynamic between our main ensemble. Also starring Percy Hynes White, Rachelle Lefevre, Shiloh Fernandez, Rossif Sutherland, Patrick Garrow, and Shaun Benson, check out the trailer below, following the synopsis.

Recently divorced and laid off from his job, Elliot Baker (Joel Kinnaman, Suicide Squad; Run All Night) is desperate to spend more time bonding with his sons, Bradley (Tom Holland, Captain America: Civil War) and Caleb (Percy Hynes White, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb...

Two episodes were provided prior to broadcast.

It’s more fitting than frustrating that Slasher, horror network Chiller’s first foray into original scripted programming, unspools as an unabashed amalgam of horror movie tropes. After all, the NBCUniversal-owned channel has carved out a funky little niche for itself broadcasting “scary good” films and TV series, from classics like Kolchak: The Night Stalker to little gems like Harper’s Island, not so much curating its content as airing it all as a bloody buffet for horror hounds.

That approach has kept the lights on up until now, encouraging Chiller to think bigger with original features like Animal and (excellent) SXSW entry The Boy. And so, despite the creative energies of director Craig David Wallace (Todd and the Book of Pure Evil) and writer-creator Aaron Martin (DeGrassi: The Next Generation), it makes sense that Slasher is also guided by the techniques and...

‘RoboCop’ 2014 movie: Full-fledged flop at domestic box office (photo: Joel Kinnaman in ‘RoboCop’ 2014) Directed by José Padilha, and starring Joel Kinnaman and Abbie Cornish, Sony Pictures’ $100 million-budgeted RoboCop 2014 remake opened with disappointing numbers on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. Things improved a bit over the weekend, but there’s no denying that RoboCop 2014 will become a major domestic box office bomb. (See also: José Padilha hates ‘RoboCop’ 2014 filmmaking process.) According to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo, Padilha’s remake of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 "classic" (as mentioned elsewhere on this site, just about anything made before 2003 is considered a classic these days) landed in third place this extended Presidents Day Weekend, February 14-17, trailing both Warner Bros.’ overwhelmingly well-received The Lego Movie and Sony Pictures / ScreenGems’ low-budget romantic comedy About Last Night. Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street), and featuring the voices of Chris Pratt,...

Any movie that tries a lot harder than it needs to is all right in my book. And that’s exactly the case with RoboCop, an impressive reboot of the Paul Verhoeven classic that, much to my delight, fires on all cylinders, blending furious action, strong acting and an inventive script to create a film that uses familiar parts to build something sleek, smart and entirely capable of going toe-to-toe with Verhoeven’s original.

I’m well aware that fans of the original RoboCop will balk at that praise, call it unsubstantiated and probably even berate me for entirely missing the point, but hear me out. What Verhoeven’s film did fantastically was address the political hot topics and concerns of its time (declining industry, privatization, etc.) by playing them out in a futuristic, but believable, setting. And while José Padilha’s PG-13 remake arrives without the original’s enticing ultraviolence,...

Trying to do a beat-by-beat remake of a classic film is usually a recipe for disaster, and to his credit, director Jose Padilha doesn't do that with the new iteration of RoboCop.  Paul Verhoeven's 1987 original is a mix of biting satire and ridiculously gratuitous violence, but Padilha turns RoboCop into a blend of familial bonds and social commentary.  Unfortunately, both efforts never reach their full potential as the emphasis on the family relationship lacks depth, and the story casts too wide of a net on its commentary, so it never really finds fresh insight into any particular issue.  Although it ditches the extreme violence of Verhoeven's film, the new RoboCop manages to be at least a serviceable action movie with admirable goals. Detroit Police Detective Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) is attempting to bring down criminal kingpin Antoine Vallon (Patrick Garrow), but Vallon retaliates by using a car bomb to almost completely destroy Murphy.

Feature Ryan Lambie 10 Feb 2014 - 06:05

We delve into the RoboCop remake to provide a spoiler-filled look at how it compares to the original, and what it gets right...

Nb: this article contains spoilers.

The problem with most modern movie remakes, perhaps, is that they're a compromise where commerce frequently trounces art. With brand-aware studios keen to revive old names and properties for the sake of profit, it becomes the job of a new generation of filmmakers to rework an existing idea for a contemporary and often suspicious audience.

When it came to bringing back RoboCop, the level of internet cynicism was understandable: how could you possibly equal - let alone improve on - one of the most respected genre films of the 1980s?

Director Jose Padilha's RoboCop remake doesn't have the unfettered, angry edge of his Brazilian Elite Squad movies, but that's understandable given that he's made a $130m...