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BlackBerry Rhombus Media, Zapruder Films Elevation Pictures Description ‘BlackBerry’ tells the story of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the two men that charted the course of the spectacular rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone Release dates February 17, 2023 (Berlin) May 12, 2023 (Canada) My Rating 7/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating 75% #whatonwhatsgood Express Review BlackBerry is a comedy biopic that tells the story of the rise and fall of the world’s first smartphone. Best friends Mike Lazaridis (Jay Baruchel) and Doug Fregin (Matt Johnson) are trying to pitch their new mobile phone. They have a great product on their hands but have no idea how to sell it. They do manage to sell their idea to the ruthless and cunning businessman Jim Balsillie (Glenn Howerton). You get that bully (Glenn Howerton) vs nerds (Jay Baruchel and Matt Johnson) in this film.  It's fun. Directed by Matt Johnson Screenplay by Matt Johnson and Matthew Miller Based on ...

Archive 81 Atomic Monster Productions/Sonnenshine Productions Netflix #whatonwhatsgood Express Review (by: Jovin Tardif) The drama/horror/mystery series Archive 81 on Netflix is about a video archivist, Dan Turner (Mamoudou Athie) who is hired by CEO, Virgil Davenport (Martin Donovan) to restore a series of old tapes by himself in a secured and isolated compound for 100K.  At first, Dan was hesitant but his friend Mark (Matt McGorry) convinces him to take the job. At the compound, he has no internet access and very little cell reception.  His only job is to uncover what’s on those tapes.   On the recordings, Dan discovers that they are recording of a young woman, Melody Pendras (Dina Shihabi), in 1994 in an apartment called Villers. Dan's job is to figure out how the fire happened in the  building.  In the 1994 video cassettes, we learn that Melody is trying to learn about the community and her birth mother.  We watch as Melody interviews apartmen...

Crisis LOD Productions/Bideford Productions/Green Room Films/Martingale Pictures/Flying Horse Productions/Construction Film/Tuesday Films/Burn Later Productions/Such Content/Caviar/Paradise Entertainment Quiver Distribution/Elevation Pictures Release date: 03/16/2021 My Rating 7/10 #whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating: 68% Directed by Nicholas Jarecki Written by Nicholas Jarecki Produced by Nicholas Jarecki, Cassian Elwes Starring Gary Oldman as Dr. Tyrone Brower Armie Hammer as Jake Kelly Evangeline Lilly as Claire Reimann Greg Kinnear as Dean Talbot Michelle Rodriguez as Supervisor Garrett Luke Evans as Dr. Bill Simons Lily-Rose Depp as Emmie Kelly Guy Nadon as Mother Veronica Ferres as Dr. Meg Holmes Scott Mescudi as Ben Walker Mia Kirshner as Susan Michael Aronov as Minas Éric Bruneau as Guy Broussard Duke Nicholson as Derrick Millebran Martin Donovan as Lawrence Morgan Indira Varma as Madira Brower Nicholas Jarecki as Stanley Foster Ellora Torchia as Reeva Adam Tsekhman as A...