Film
A portrait of connections in Men, Women & Children
October 13, 2014Stop. Look up. What do you see? Hallways full of people looking at their cellphones — texting, taking selfies, and tweeting about their lives. The technological revolution has affected the ways in which people connect. And no, I’m not referring to a wifi hotspot. In Jason Reitman’s powerful time capsule of the odd time in which we live, Men, Women & Children, he examines how social media, texting, and internet pornography have tainted friendships and marriages by twisting the ways men perceive women, and the ways women perceive themselves. Amidst all the insidious virtual escapes in the film, there is…
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Gone Girl sees one mystery from two perspectives
October 13, 2014Gone Girl is a loose adaptation of Gillian Flynn's novel of the same name. Contrary to my usual preference, it was unexpectedly refreshing to delve into the novel after watching the film. The film was intriguing in its own right,…
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VIFF 2014 Reviews: White Bird in a Blizzard, 1987
October 6, 2014White Bird in a Blizzard By: Christopher Cross, SFU Student Given the many young adult novels being adapted to film recently, it is no surprise that Shailene Woodley finds herself playing the lead actress in yet another adaptation. What is…
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Haunting images in Kevin Smith’s Tusk
October 6, 2014What the hell did I just see? A walrus rendition of the human centipede? A comedy? A fable? One of the scariest damn things ever! In all my time watching movies, I cannot say that I have ever seen something…
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The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
October 6, 2014Teenage girls have their young adult adaptations; teenage boys have their super hero flicks; older folks, I suppose, have protagonists like Allan Karlson — a hundred year old man who flees his dreary retirement home to regain his independence. Alan…
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VIFF partners with SFU Woodward’s as a screening venue
September 29, 2014This year, the Vancouver International Film Festival will come to SFU Woodward’s. Celebrating its 33rd year, this annual festival brings some of the best films from around the globe to Vancouver, and is making a stop at all of SFU’s…
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Laughter is bitter in The Skeleton Twins
September 29, 2014Sometimes the only thing that stops us from crying is laughing. Perhaps this is the reason depressing subject matter such as suicide, infidelity, and sexual abuse makes Craig Johnson’s indie comedy, The Skeleton Twins, such a hoot. In the film,…
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The Boxtrolls is entertaining for children and adults
September 29, 2014Animated children’s films are a tricky recipe to get right. They must entertain two widely different demographics with antithetic expectations: children need simplistic stories with simple messages, while adults desire material that is more complicated and cerebral. The Boxtrolls is…
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SFU grad Joel Salaysay wins Best Fiction Film for Lifers
September 29, 2014“When you wash dishes for a living, your mind wanders, not to fantasy worlds and distant universes . . . it wanders to familiar places, all the places in this world you'd rather be.” This quote, taken from Joel Salaysay's…
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Fathers and sons share laughs and tears in Delivery
September 29, 2014So four guys walk into a comedy club . . . and end up making a hilarious and sentimental film about their attempts at performing stand up comedy. Mark Myers is about to become a father for the first time,…
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