review
Cinephilia: Greg is an unlikely hero in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
June 15, 2015If Me and Earl and the Dying Girl were a person, I would wrap my arms around them and squeeze as hard as I could. Based on a single viewing, this is one of the most affecting and lovely films I’ve ever seen. It’s funny, sad, touching, and profound. It also subverts almost every expectation while reinventing tropes I’ve seen a million times, making it that much more unpredictable and moving. Greg, an awkward high school senior, interacts in the safety of his empty social cocoon and befriends a girl with leukemia. He has attributes which I see in myself:…
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Pixar succeeds with adult-oriented hit Inside Out
June 15, 2015Life is like a long bike race: a grueling trek to the finish that consists of exhilarating ups, depressing downs, and moments of uncertainty where you feel like quitting. Inside Out takes place near the beginning, during the exhilaration period.…
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Comic Connoisseur: Quantum and Woody cap series with side-splitting hijinks
June 15, 2015Quantum and Woody are the worst crime fighters ever created. There is no duo in comics today that can match the hijinks of these two mismatched protectors. Joined by a supporting cast that includes a sexy clone named Sixty-Nine and…
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All-female adaptation of Glengarry Glen Ross impresses
June 11, 2015Classic Chic Productions has a mandate of performing classic plays with all-female casts — they credit themselves as “chicks bringing class to the classics.” Last year’s production of The Winter’s Tale was very well-received, and this year they’ve taken on…
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Aloha suffers from an incomprehensible plot
June 8, 2015Aloha is about, um, it’s about. . . Okay, let’s start with the basics: Brian Gilcrest (Bradley Cooper) is a contract worker for the military who has come for a brief stop in Hawaii to convince a group of native…
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A mysterious falcon is Aloft in this feel-bad movie
June 8, 2015Here are some things you can look forward to in Aloft: a pig giving birth in the opening shot, numerous sex scenes where the characters seem to be enjoying themselves as much as the aforementioned pig, and a pigish mother…
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Epik High were here for the fans
June 8, 2015Korean hip-hop group Epik High took the stage by storm during the Vancouver stop on their North American tour, living up to their reputation as one of Korea’s most talented hip-hop acts. Playing a sold-out show at the Vogue Theatre,…
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San Andreas’s only fault is clichés
June 8, 2015Oh my God, that was the most awesome movie I’ve ever seen. Yes, yes, I know, no written work, let alone a film review, should start with those words, but it’s truly the only way you can talk about San…
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Comic Connoisseur: Birthright re-energizes cliché-ridden fantasy genre
June 8, 2015At first glance, Birthright seems like a hodgepodge of ideas audiences have seen a hundred times over. It has the usual smattering of concepts readers have come to expect from the fantasy genre. The story is as follows: a young…
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The ladies have it in J Caesar
June 5, 2015Julius Caesar is an epic political drama full of betrayal, and I’ve always thought of it as one of Shakespeare’s most masculine plays. But the all-female cast of J Caesar showed that ladies can have just as much fun with…
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