Gabe celebrates that there’s always something to watch—even a hidden gem of a film here and there—in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
All by Gabriel Ricard
Film / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / March 2024 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabe muses about Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind turning 20 years old and reviews some films in the latest Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
Film / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / February 2024 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabe shares some observation about how people read and watch films in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
Film / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / January 2024 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabe counts down his most and least anticipated films of 2024 in the first Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo of the year.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / December 2023 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabe ends this year optimistically in the latest Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / November 2023 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabe goes to bat for indie studios in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / October 2023 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabe shares a lovely tribute to his mom in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / June 2023 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabe goes to bat for creatives during these uncertain times with AI in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / May 2023 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabe loves going to the movies and we do, too, in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / April 2023 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabe returns this month with Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / March 2023 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabe revisits films which he previously gave poor ratings to in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / February 2023 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabe discusses film resolutions in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / January 2023 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabe thinks 2022 was a good year for cinema in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / November 2022 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabe keeps celebrating Halloween in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / October 2022 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabe gives his take on streaming platforms and more in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / September 2022 / Gabriel Ricard
This month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo finds Gabe reflecting on films from 1993, in addition to reviewing a slew of interesting movies.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / August 2022 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabriel Ricard loves movie recommendations—and not just from cinephiles or film fanatics—in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo!
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / July 2022 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabriel Ricard discusses sex in world cinema and more in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo!
100 WORD BOOK REVIEWS / Under Your Skin / Matthew Standiford
If Under Your Skin is any indication of things, Matthew Standiford is a horror writer you’re going to want to keep an eye on. In his story of a young man whose bleak day-to-day life takes a surreal turn into the brutality that’s possible when you don’t have anything else to turn to. Without making his characters seem overly sympathetic, Standiford takes main character Brandon’s search for girls whose skin can be of use to his ailing, damaged girlfriend Jennifer, and tells a deeply effecting story. It’s a particularly twisted mediation on redemption and accountability, making Under Your Skin is a must-read for genre fans.
100 WORD BOOK REVIEWS / Dumb Dumb Dumb: My Mother’s Book Reviews / Mary Jo Pehl
Dumb Dumb Dumb: My Mother’s Book Reviews is MST3K alumni and celebrated humorist/comedian Mary Jo Pehl at her very best. The book essentially functions as a memoir, looking back at Pehl’s relationship to her extraordinary mother. A fascinating woman and voracious, informed reader of more books than most human minds can conceive, Pehl creates a portrait of her mother as someone who you sincerely wish you could meet for yourself. Pehl’s writing here is as detailed as it is hilarious. She has always had the incredible talent for making us laugh amidst a vivid depiction of the everyday. That has never been more apparent than it is here.