Month: January 2022
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Yellowjackets (2021)
Filmed in British Columbia, Showtime’s Yellowjackets blends murder mystery, survival trauma and occult psychological horror. The tenth and final episode of Yellowjackets aired just two weeks ago, and the reviews are mixed. Generally, the critic reviews seem to rave, but amateur reviews suggests otherwise. Week to week, some viewers seemed to lose interest at the…
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The Most Ancipated Netflix Originals of 2022
Netflix has evolved in the past decade from being a mere streaming platform for licensed movies and shows to being a hub of original content all its own. Over 50% of the streaming service now comprises content made exclusively for the platform. It seems as though every weekend there is some new TV series or…
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Saul at Night
We take a look Cory Santilli’s 2019 film, Saul at Night, where a man named Saul lives in a dystopian society that revolves around sleep. Covid vaccines. Voting suppression. Conspiracy theories. In all of these, and more, there is a contingent of people who believe that the government is trying to control our lives. Of…
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Dexter: New Blood (2021)
Kim takes a spoiler-free stab at endorsing the return of everyone’s favourite serial murderer, Dexter Morgan. More killing! Yay! Once upon a time, just before everyone knew what an iPhone is, a new kind of dark hero arrived on television. He stalked, kidnaped and murdered people, dismembering their bodies before dumping them in the ocean.…
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The Matrix Resurrections
Deja vu. Kim shares the two nightmares he had in the same week and warns everyone to avoid his experience at all costs. I had a crazy dream last week, if that’s what it can be called. I don’t know if you’ve ever experienced sleep paralysis, but it’s essentially when you feel like you’re awake…
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Belle
Mamoru Hosoda’s new anime film, Belle, features some amazing animation, and follows themes about our online lives and the affect it has on our psyches. Combining the chaos of the endless possibilities of the digital realm with the chaos of the endless struggle of going through high school, Belle is the latest anime from acclaimed…
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The Criterion Cut: The Man Who Fell to Earth
Taking Nicolas Roeg and adding David Bowie sounds like it should be a template for awesomeness, but The Man Who Fell to Earth often fails. In many ways this film has the hallmarks of being an interesting project: a cult science fiction, bordering on the surreal, featuring David Bowie as a sort of Ziggy Stardust/space…
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Hey, Remember When? – Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening
Hey, Remember When? is recurring column at The Feedback Society, where Jeff Thiessen takes a look back at some truly baffling decisions found in videogames. Hey, remember when Capcom inexplicably decided to make the ‘hard’ difficulty found in the Japanese version Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening the ‘normal/default’ one in the copies available here…
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The Feedback Society’s Top 20 Albums of 2021
As he does every year, music writer Dave Scaddan gives us his top 20 albums of the year! Here’s Dave’s Top 20 albums of 2021! Before we get to the list, it seems worth mentioning that I considered several albums this year that all included songs that weren’t actually released in 2021. King Krule, Jaga Jazzist,…
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Richard Gary’s Favourite/Not Favourite Indie Horror Movies of 2021
Our resident expert in all things DIY film, Richard Gary, gives us his comprehensive list of favourite and not so favourite horror movies of 2021. First, the rules I have about such lists as these: I have an issue with “Best of” and “Worst of” year-end lists for the following reason: most are chosen from…