Month: August 2017
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Beatriz at Dinner
Beatriz at Dinner, though it was written a couple of years ago, feels like a movie that was made for 2017’s politically divisive Trumpy times. Ugh, she’s a hugger. Beatriz is a Mexican-American massage therapist and holistic practitioner in Los Angeles, played by Salma Hayek. She’ real touchy feely, and even owns a goat (though…
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The Defenders
The long awaited team up series from Marvel and Netflix hits the wall with a thud. The Defenders is a boring, convoluted mess of lameness. We’ve finally gotten to the Netflix crossover event we’ve been waiting for with The Defenders, the team up of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. Some of these…
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Concert Review: Beck (Saskatoon)
With two turntables and a microphone, not to mention an excellent backing band and some classic tracks, Beck Hanson put on a stellar live show. On the evening of August 20th 2017, at TCU Place, Beck took the stage for his first performance ever in Saskatchewan. He strode beamishly on to the stage in a…
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Logan Lucky
Soderbergh moves back from television to film with Logan Lucky, starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, and a decidedly non-Bond Daniel Craig. A helluva good time. Director Steven Soderbergh is one of modern cinema’s true giants. His impressive C.V. includes an Oscar (for Traffic), a male stripper box office behemoth (Magic Mike), and a seminal cornerstone…
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Ingrid Goes West
Aubrey Plaza stars in Ingrid Goes West, which follows in the footsteps of movies like Swimfan and Scorsese’s The King of Comedy, injecting modern sensibilities. Social media has given us the ability to get up close and personal with the people we are attracted to in one form or another. We can bring these individuals…
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The Dark Tower
You could probably have stopped at the goosebumpy trailer for Stephen King’s The Dark Tower, because this garbage fire of a movie couldn’t measure up. There is a stringent and ardent fanbase of author Stephen King’s self-proclaimed “magnum opus”, The Dark Tower series. This film adaptation has got a prebuilt, healthy backstory laid out in…
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Osheaga 2017: What to Expect, Who to See?
What to bring? Who to see? We’re here to help you navigate this year’s Osheaga festival so you can focus on having a great time. For those returning to Osheaga, the 2017 version will be considerably different. Because the regular festival site at Parc Jean-Drapeau is undergoing long-overdue renovations, the festival has been moved from…
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Looking Back at Osheaga 2016
Now in its 12th year, Osheaga is a national rite of passage. As we prepare for 2017, Adrien Begrand looks back at last year’s festival. Reminiscing about the Osheaga Music and Arts Festival in Montreal, Quebec, the most indelible impression the event leaves on this writer, time and again, is all the smiles. You have…
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Arcade Fire – Everything Now
Has Arcade Fire become the very thing they sought to lampoon? Jeffrey, exhausted by their bullshit, takes a look at their fifth album, ‘Everything Now.’ It doesn’t feel that long ago when Arcade Fire existed as a pretty little venue for Butler and Co.’s musings on mortality and rebirth, a compact ten-track offering with their…