Film
Cinephilia: The Secret in Their Eyes proves remakes aren’t easy
November 16, 2015At their worst, remakes appeal to popular laziness and an unwillingness to read subtitles, submerge into foreign cultures, or watch older films with slower editing. Although it’s easy to blame Hollywood for this supposed sacrilege, the remake can be effective at commenting on different contexts: old stories seen from new perspectives. Earlier this year, Poltergeist, which resembled the original in many ways, presented a compelling portrayal of an updated nuclear family. The conscious deviations from the source material changed the meaning by playing off of different contemporary anxieties. The best remakes hardly remake. They adapt. They alter. They submerge deeper…
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Spectre succumbs to Skyfall’s spotlight
November 13, 2015The 24th film of the James Bond saga, Spectre, was unfortunately unable to live up to the hype surrounding it. You could tell that director Sam Mendes had the pieces to build a worthy spy thriller, but was unfortunately unable…
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Charlie Brown stars in this uplifting story of perseverance
November 6, 2015For those of you, like myself, who are not familiar with Peanuts, it is pretty much the greatest comic strip ever thought of in the history of the world. At its peak in the ’60s, Peanuts had won over 355…
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Victoria thrills as a plausible heist film
November 6, 2015Victoria is an intense, gut-wrenching experience filled with suspense. Director Sebastian Schipper makes the intelligent choice to use one shot for the entire film, forcing us to be right beside the characters as they undertake a dangerous journey. What we…
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The Last Witch Hunter is a mundane supernatural murder mystery
November 6, 2015The Last Witch Hunter is exactly what viewers have come to expect from superstar Vin Diesel and Sahara director Breck Eisner: a passable action flick bearing low expectations and all the buzz of a half-pitcher of red wine sangria. The…
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Cinephilia: Theeb is a Western set in the East
November 6, 2015Theeb is a Western with guns, outlaws, and savages, depicting a world on the brink of change and gentrified order — a frontier moving toward industrialization. The narrative centres on a foreigner with secrets and a quest across the desert…
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Sean Garrity presents a moving father-daughter journey in Borealis
November 6, 2015Borealis, at its heart, tells the story of a father’s attempt to reconnect with his daughter, who is on the verge of becoming completely blind. The film is a horse charging across steep hills and stunning valleys, determined even in…
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Cinephilia: Wim Wenders retrospective features Paris, Texas
November 2, 2015With the upcoming release of Everything Will Be Fine, Wim Wenders’ latest film starring Rachel McAdams and James Franco, The Cinematheque is presenting a retrospective of this important filmmaker’s nearly 50-year career, showcasing 14 of his features and a collection…
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Pumpking Carving on Campus
October 26, 2015SFU's Red Cross Club held a pumpkin carving contest to raise funds. Which pumpkin is your favourite? You can vote here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1507346622909854/ Created by: Paige Smith & Eric Smith
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Cinephilia: Goodnight Mommy is an unsettling psychological tragedy
October 26, 2015Children need their mother’s love; mothers innately care for their children. With this double-edged sword, Goodnight Mommy terrorizes our minds by imagining a scenario where either a mother is neglectful, or a boy is unreceptive to his mother’s care. Finding…
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