Month: July 2017
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10 Good Movies with Bad IMDB Ratings
Imdb is great for information on a production; it’s a garbage fire from a critical perspective. Here are some great movies with low imdb ratings. A while back, the Internet Movie Database (imdb) removed its user boards from the site, which was a clearing out of some of the internet’s most prolific amateur movie banter.…
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A Ghost Story
Nevermind the capes and cowls — one of the year’s best films is a quiet meditation on grief, with Casey Affleck wearing only a sheet. In a season filled with capes and franchises galore it perhaps shouldn’t be so surprising that one of the most genuinely affecting films this summer is also one of its…
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Dunkirk
The movie industry giving us less reason to go to the theatre, but movies like Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk have the power to bring us back. Few film directors can lay claim to having a marquee-level drawing power with each picture. Indeed, masters like Spielberg and Scorsese continue to make an impact with each passing decade…
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Wilson
All we are saying, is give Wilson a chance. The third film adaptation of a Daniel Clowes work is a good movie hurt by marketing. Wilson, the third Daniel Clowes project to be adapted to film, had a very brief run at my local theatre, so I was keen for the recent DVD release. While…
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CarousHELL
One of the weirdest, funniest horror comedies of last year, Steve Rudzinski is back with CarousHELL. You’ll never look at carousel horses the same again. Steve Rudzinski is certainly not the most prolific of directors, but when he puts out a film, be it more serious (such as Everyone Must Die!, in 2012) or even hysterically…
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Spider-man: Homecoming
We’ve finally gotten around origin-it is to see a fantastic Spider-man story. Tom Holland seems like he was born to wear the blue and reds. You ever heard of a young man named Tom Holland before? You’re not going to forget it now: Marvel Comics’ Peter Parker and his web-slinging alter ego have been reborn…
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Jazzfest: Thor & Friends
The Bassment was a perfect Jazzfest venue for Thor & Friends, an avant-chamber percussive group that brought intricate soundscapes, some Krautrock influences, and other surprises. The four-piece avant-chamber percussive group, Thor & Friends, took the stage at The Bassment as part of the SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival on Sunday, June 25, 2017. After a brief,…