review
A Tribe Called Red’s Suplex is a diverse EP
June 1, 2015Suplex, the latest offering from Ottawa’s electronic trio A Tribe Called Red, finds the group jumping from one influence to the next, and even though this EP has a total of four songs (with one being a remix of another track on the EP), it seems like A Tribe Called Red wouldn’t have it any other way. Back in 2012, when their debut album was shortlisted for the Polaris Prize, Tribe already had a reputation for fusing traditional first nations singing and drumming with various electronic genres. This release, though short, does not disappoint. The opener “Suplex (feat. Northern Voices)”…
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Cinephilia: When Marnie Was There is a poignant film about loss
June 1, 2015If you’ve ever lost a loved one, you’ve experienced the emptiness, depression, and longing to retain every memory. How are you going to live without them? Old photographs, bedrooms, and other significant places draw old memories which bring solace, but…
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Poltergeist doesn’t live up to its original
June 1, 2015The original movie is better. I know that is probably not what you’re wondering about as you go into 2015’s Poltergeist since most of the time remakes don’t hold a candle to their original. Usually, if a movie’s remade, it’s…
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Comic Connoisseur: Julian Lawrence debuts the coming-of-age tale Drippy’s Mama
June 1, 2015On the surface, The Adventures of Drippy the Newsboy has the look of a lighthearted children’s story. Rest assured, the story in Julian Lawrence’s debut graphic novel is anything but childish. Lawrence, who adapts this story from Stephen Crane’s George’s…
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Hansel and Gretel is updated In a Forest Dark and Deep
May 30, 2015From May 20–30, In a Forest, Dark and Deep brought intrigue and mystery to the Havana Theatre. Presented by Naked Goddess Productions and directed by Tamara McCarthy, the Western Canadian premiere of this show provided an intimate glance into the…
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The latest Mad Max is a bizarre spectacle
May 25, 2015[caption id="attachment_2703" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures.[/caption] For the last decade, prolific film director George Miller has been synonymous with one blockbuster franchise. Yes, I’m talking about Happy Feet! It’s hard to believe that the same mastermind…
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Timbuktu’s Islamic fundamentalism is repetitive and disjointed
May 25, 2015[caption id="attachment_2708" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Cohen Media Group.[/caption] There’s a moment in Timbuktu where a woman handling fish in a market with her bare hands is violently threatened by a Jihadist soldier. He demands that she wear thick…
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Tomorrowland is a lighthearted apocalyptic film
May 25, 2015[caption id="attachment_2697" align="aligncenter" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Walt Disney Studios.[/caption] One thing I’ve never understood about people who love action movies is the thrill they get out of seeing skyscrapers, cities, and the world explode à la Michael Bay. Popular…
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Miss Shakespeare follows in her father’s footsteps
May 22, 2015[caption id="attachment_2688" align="alignright" width="874"] Photo courtesy of Bold Rezolution Studios.[/caption] What if Judith Shakespeare wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps and become a successful playwright herself? Miss Shakespeare is a new musical by the creators of Chelsea Hotel which…
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Mad Max: Fury Road starts out promising, but confuses itself for a feminist manifesto
May 21, 2015[caption id="attachment_2625" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Orlando Weekly[/caption] It’s been three decades since the last movie in the Mad Max franchise (the third film, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome) came out in 1985, but director George Miller has finally treated…
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