Aloha suffers from an incomprehensible plot

Aloha is about, um, it’s about. . . Okay, let’s start with the basics: Brian Gilcrest (Bradley Cooper) is a contract worker for the...

A mysterious falcon is Aloft in this feel-bad movie

Here are some things you can look forward to in Aloft: a pig giving birth in the opening shot, numerous sex scenes where the...

Epik High were here for the fans

Korean hip-hop group Epik High took the stage by storm during the Vancouver stop on their North American tour, living up to their reputation...

San Andreas’s only fault is clichés

Oh my God, that was the most awesome movie I’ve ever seen. Yes, yes, I know, no written work, let alone a film review, should...

The Young Romantics are well represented in SFU’s art collection

On a massive canvas, tar, enamel, varathane, oil, and corduroy create images of bodies which frame a circular opening. Adorned with flowers, the opening...

Comic Connoisseur: Birthright re-energizes cliché-ridden fantasy genre

At first glance, Birthright seems like a hodgepodge of ideas audiences have seen a hundred times over. It has the usual smattering of concepts...

The ladies have it in J Caesar

Julius Caesar is an epic political drama full of betrayal, and I’ve always thought of it as one of Shakespeare’s most masculine plays. But...

A Tribe Called Red’s Suplex is a diverse EP

Suplex, the latest offering from Ottawa’s electronic trio A Tribe Called Red, finds the group jumping from one influence to the next, and even...

Cinephilia: When Marnie Was There is a poignant film about loss

If you’ve ever lost a loved one, you’ve experienced the emptiness, depression, and longing to retain every memory. How are you going to live...

Poltergeist doesn’t live up to its original

The original movie is better. I know that is probably not  what you’re wondering about as you go into 2015’s Poltergeist since most of...