Film
Still Alice is a genuine portrayal of life with Alzheimers
January 12, 2015Still Alice, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Lisa Genova, stars Julianne Moore as a 50-year-old linguistics professor who is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Being diagnosed with this disease at such a young age is extremely rare, and the film follows her journey through the stages of the debilitating disease from the beginning of her symptoms to the eventual end of her ability to retain any recent memories The disease begins with subtle signs: from a renowned linguist forgetting the word ‘lexicon’ to forgetting what lecture she was meant to present, and then onto…
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Cinephilia: Existentialism in 2014 American cinema
January 12, 2015Many movies of 2014 pondered the meaning of life and brought up explicit existential questions. Does it really matter whether you live nobly or criminally, whether you are full of pleasure or pain, whether you continue to live or die?…
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Women have nothing to fear from pursuing a career in cinematography
January 12, 2015A moving image and its impact on viewers has always fascinated me. I love to create, I love to work in an intense environment, I love being surrounded by passionate people, and I love film. All these factors combined lead…
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We Are The City succeed in both filmmaking and music
January 9, 2015“It feels like happiness. It feels like remembering faces and words. It feels like water. It feels like electricity. It sounds like a humming fridge.” What is the girl who utters these words after every chapter of Violent describing? In…
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Cinephilia: Your review sucks
January 5, 2015Why listen to movie critics when I can offer an equally informed and competent opinion? Aren’t they just talentless hacks bashing other people’s work because they can’t make any of their own? Why follow a movie critic’s recommendation since most…
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The best films of 2014
January 5, 201510. Men, Women & Children Masterfully written and directed by Jason Reitman, the genius behind Juno, this film perfectly encapsulates our era by examining the effects of social media, texting, and the Internet on the psyche of society. 9. Tusk…
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The Homesman is a haunting, feminist western
November 24, 2014There is an unforgettable moment in The Homesman when a pale woman living in a modest south-western style house during the 1800s takes what appears to be the corpse of a baby and walks it over to an outhouse. The…
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Foxcatcher is ambitious but unfocused
November 24, 2014Foxcatcher, the latest film from director Bennett Miller (Capote, Moneyball), is a true crime story set in the world of wrestling. A cauliflower-eared Channing Tatum plays 1984 Olympic gold medalist Mark Schultz, who several years after his win finds himself…
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Quidditch comes into its own in Mudbloods
November 24, 2014Quidditch is a sport that had its beginnings in a fantasy world, but it is now played by hundreds of teams around the world. Directed by Farzad Sangari, Mudbloods: A Film about Quidditch is a documentary centred around the UCLA…
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Corner Gas comes to the big screen
November 24, 2014As the only gas station for 40 kilometres around in any direction, Corner Gas is the hub of life in the small fictional town of Dog River, Saskatchewan. Besides being a place that all of Dog River’s residents pass through…
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