Alex Bloom
Album Reviews
July 9, 2017By: Alex Bloom, Courtney Miller, Natasha Tar Evolve by Imagine Dragons This is an album that could have been so much more. Then again, I shouldn’t be too surprised. Imagine Dragons are, in my opinion, a fairly hit-and-miss group. Their frontman, Dan Reynolds, has always had a pretty powerful vocal quality, and this shows through in songs like “I Don’t Know Why.” But overall, the album isn’t their best work. Even that song has a repetitive pop chorus that undercuts the raw emotion of the rest of the song. Apart from “Believer,” “I Don’t Know Why,” and “Whatever It…
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Must-see event: Indian Summer Festival
July 8, 2017By: Alex Bloom Taking place from July 6–15, this year’s festival is themed as “Tales of War and Peace.” It is a celebration of the good that artists of various kinds do in society, as well as of Indian culture…
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Three Day Road: a Cree story from the Great War
July 4, 2017By: Alex Bloom Based loosely on a true story, Three Day Road follows two young brothers of the Cree people, Xavier and Elijah, who join the Canadian infantry during World War One. Their upbringing in the country and experience hunting…
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Famous musicians and bands from Canada
July 3, 2017By: Alex Bloom and Edna Batengas Tory Lanez: This Canadian hip-hop artist from Brampton, Ontario is most known for his hit singles “Say It” and “Luv” which landed on the Billboard Hot 100. Fun fact: His birth name is Daystar…
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Famous actors and actresses from Canada
July 3, 2017By: Alex Bloom and Edna Batengas Michael J. Fox: Best known for playing Marty McFly in Back to the Future, this Edmonton, Alberta-born actor has gone on to play significant roles in TV series such as Spin City, Rescue Me,…
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It Comes At Night — horror with an existential twist
June 17, 2017By: Alex Bloom It Comes At Night (directed by Trey Edward Shults) is a gripping horror movie that will leave you feeling deeply disturbed, without quite terrifying you. It isn’t the kind of movie that has you hiding under the…
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Book of the Week: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
May 16, 2017It is hard to know where to begin with this one. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an extremely talented writer. She conveys the emotions and thoughts of each of her characters in a very real and relatable way; it is impossible…
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Shows to binge-watch this summer
May 9, 2017As the summer term begins, many students may be finding themselves with too much time on their hands. The weather will likely be gorgeous, by Vancouver standards, but who are we kidding? None of us are actually going to go…
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Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: The Legend of the Sword promises a fresh take on an old story
May 9, 2017The legend of King Arthur is a tale that has been subject to countless retellings. Guy Ritchie’s take on the story, however, is bound to stand out. Ritchie’s vision as a director comes out through a mix of absurd comedy…
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Three must-see events this month
May 5, 2017May 19 — Existence as Resistance: Two Spirit Cultural Placeholders in Art, Activism, and Kinship: Artists and activists Jamie Lee Hamilton, Raven John, Tyler Alan Jacobs, and Trevor Blackman-Wulff will be discussing what it means to be Indigenous and queer.…
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