I appear on “CTV News at 11:30” with anchor Andria Case to talk about the best movies and television to watch this weekend, including the Apple TV+ docuseries “Cowboy Cartel,” the borderline “Borderlands” and the heist flick “The Instigators.”
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I join CP24 to have a look at the borderline “Borderlands,” the cuckoo “Cuckoo” and the heist flick “The Instigators.”
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I join “CTV News Toronto at Five” with host Zuraidah Alman, to talk about the borderline “Borderlands,” the cuckoo “Cuckoo” and the heist flick “The Instigators.”
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I join the CTV NewsChannel anchor Roger Peterson to talk about the borderline “Borderlands,” the cuckoo “Cuckoo” and the heist flick “The Instigators.”
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I joined CP24 Breakfast to have a look at new movies and television shows coming to theatres and streaming services. Today we talk about the borderline “Borderlands,” the Apple TV+ heist flick “The Instigators,” the fourth season of “The Umbrella Academy” on Netflix and the Prime Video animated series “Batman: Caped Crusader.”
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I sit in on the CFRA Ottawa morning show with host Bill Carroll to talk the new movies coming to theatres and streaming including the borderline “Borderlands,” the cuckoo “Cuckoo,” the heist flick “The Instigators” and the Blake Lively drama “It Ends with Us.”
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Fast reviews for busy people! Watch as I review three movies in less time than it takes to snap your fingers! Have a look as I race against the clock to tell you about the borderline “Borderlands,” the cuckoo “Cuckoo” and the heist flick “The Instigators.”
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SYNOPSIS: “Borderlands,” a new sci fi action comedy based on the video game series of the same name, prompted me to write words you don’t often see in the same sentence: Cate Blanchett, action star. The two-time Academy Award winner plays ruthless bounty hunter Lilith in a post-apocalyptic world, hired by the powerful president of a giant corporation (Edgar Ramírez) to track down his kidnapped daughter Tiny Tina (Ariana Greenblatt). The search leads her to the planet of Pandora, a wasteland at the edge of human civilization, home to monsters, “psychos” and a treasure trove of valuable alien technology.
CAST: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Edgar Ramírez, Ariana Greenblatt, Bobby Lee, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon, Jamie Lee Curtis. Directed by Eli Roth.
REVIEW: It’s hard to know exactly who “Borderlands” is aimed at. It shares the bright and bold aesthetic from the video games that inspired it, but the tone is radically different. The lewd and crude video game, rated M for mature audiences, features mature humor, strong language, gushes of blood and decapitation. The PG13 rated movie, directed by Eli Roth, maker of splatter movies like “Cabin Fever” and “Hostel,” smooths down the video game’s rough edges, leaving behind a movie that is neither fan service or something new.
Of course, Blanchett pulls off the action hero role. She’s Cate Blanchett and can do anything. She could play a doorknob and it would be the greatest doorknob in cinema history. It’s just too bad the script requires her to spout recycled action movie platitudes.
Kevin Hart inspires a sense of déjà vu in his portrayal of warrior Roland. He’s likable, and earns some of the film’s few laughs, but his performance here is interchangeable with almost every other character he’s ever played on screen.
Fan favorite CL4P-TP, better known as Claptrap, the chatty, uni-wheeled cycloptic robot featured in the video games, is part of the gang of characters. Voiced by Jack Black, he’s like an annoying little brother who never knows when to shut up, and, who poops bullets.
“Borderlands” aims to be a good time at the movies, but by trying to appeal to a wider audience it betrays the source material, and falls flat.
Fast reviews for busy people! Watch as I review three movies in less time than it takes to walk the dog! Have a look as I race against the clock to tell you about the adorably raunchy “Strays,” the superhero origins of “Blue Beetle” and the gyrations of “Back on the Strip.”
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