Month: November 2015
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The Feedback Society’s Week in Music
Some albums we’ve been discussing over drinks this week at The Feedback Society, like Boris, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Soulwax remixing Tame Impala and more. Boris – Warpath I’m all for some ambient experimentation, but the latest effort from one of the world’s loudest, noisiest bands just isn’t doing it for me. Droning bass and…
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Victoria
Victoria, the new film from German filmmaker Sebastian Schipper, is so ambitious that it’s all one shot — but does ambition that excuse its flaws? Does a formidable execution of a high concept necessarily absolve any of the related flaws along the way? I have no idea. But an answer to that question might determine…
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Jessica Jones
Geraldine comes up for air (and to jot down her thoughts) after bingeing on eight episodes of the Netflix / Marvel Comics series Jessica Jones. The anticipation leading up to the release of Marvel’s new Netflix series, Jessica Jones, was palpable not only in the nerd-blog sphere online, but in the general TV critic world.…
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Interview: The Kids in the Hall’s Kevin McDonald
We sit down with Kevin McDonald from the iconic Canadian sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, to talk life, improv, and The KITH. I recently got a chance to chat with Kevin McDonald from the iconic Canadian sketch comedy troupe, The Kids in the Hall, for an article in Planet S Magazine. This…
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Schneider vs Bax
In Schneider vs Bax, Dutch director Alex van Warmerdam follows up his breakthrough Borgman with a film that is as similar as it is different. One part Tom & Jerry episode, one part Buñuelian jab at the social duplicity of the bourgeoisie, and perhaps a dash of To Catch a Predator, Dutch writer/director Alex van…
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The Feedback Society’s Week in Music
Some albums we’ve been discussing over drinks this week at The Feedback Society, like Neon Indian, Fuzz, Kurt Vile, Meow the Jewels, and Timi Yuro. Fuzz – Fuzz II Ty Segall releases music the way other people breathe, which is to say, all the fucking time. Fuzz is (I suppose) a side project for him,…
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Experimenter: The Stanley Milgram Story
What would you do if you were ordered to harm another person? Experimenter looks at the Milgram Experiments and tells us we’d probably do harm. Is it possible that you or I would have been an agent of destruction during the Holocaust? How much are duty and compliance to authority a factor in our actions,…
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Mississippi Grind
The makers of Sugar bring us Mississippi Grind, a story about a free spirit and a loser, another entry into the genre of gambling movies. The genre of gambling movies is well-worn territory, from classic films like The Hustler or The Sting, to Hollywood fodder like 21 or Rounders. My favourite gambling film is easily…
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The Assassin
We take a look at The Assassin, from film from a master Taiwanese filmmaker that is a more quiet wuxia movie than some would expect. It’s been eight years since the last feature from Taiwanese master filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien. His work, which spans more than three decades, is a catalog of re-imagined histories, reserved pastel…
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Spectre (Two Reviews for the Price of One)
Both Ian and Craig saw Spectre, so we’ll give you a Bond two-fer. Ian will review the film and Craig will follow with his thoughts. NOTE: We usually try to avoid spoilers in a review, but this is one of those movies that begs discussion of some of the secret plot points. First up: Ian…