Movies
CINEPHILIA: Son of Saul captures daily life in Auschwitz-Birkenau
January 19, 2016Most films we view emotionally and cerebrally but Son Of Saul, the holocaust drama from first-time director Laszlo Nemes, is experienced physically: it hits like a truck, leaving bruises under your skin; it pulverizes like a wrecking ball, smashing the core of your being into broken pieces. Although I saw it months ago at a festival, where I watched and recovered from dozens of other films, writing this review has been like peeling back a bandage over an old wound, revealing an aging and soiled disfigurement that hasn’t healed. The film’s subject matter, the inner workings of Auschwitz-Birkenau as told from…
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The Best of Everything of 2015
January 4, 2016Click the image to enlarge
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Carol is beautiful and emotionally stirring
January 4, 2016Carol will rattle your heart and leave you wanting more. This lesbian romantic drama film is both aesthetically pleasing and cinematically genius. Admittedly, the plot moves slower than most other modern romantic movies; in fact, while I was enchanted, I…
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How to make your very own Oscar-bait movie script
January 5, 2015Awards season has arrived at your friendly neighbourhood 12-theatre Cineplex Odeon. After trudging through months of cash-grab sequels and movies Adam Sandler probably conceived while sitting on the toilet, there’s finally something out there worth pirating. Have you ever dreamed…
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Research confirms Adam Sandler movies too lowbrow for Great Apes
September 22, 2014What was once mere speculation and popular opinion has now been confirmed: a study released last week by the Entirely Real Institute of Humour and Evolution has produced shocking information regarding Adam Sandler films and the reactions they elicit from…
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Male teen confused by girl who actually came over to just watch a movie
September 8, 2014A Coquitlam teen has been left frustrated and confused after his crush agreed to watch a movie at his place, then proceeded to not make out with him. “It doesn’t make any sense,” Derek Tanner told The Peak, immediately following…
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