Month: September 2018
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TIFF ’18: Gaspar Noe’s Climax
TIFF 2018: Gaspar Noe’s new film, Climax, leaves the crowd stunned. It delivers on the hype; it’s one of the best movies of the year. The atmosphere in the Ryerson Theatre was electric in the moments leading up to the North American premiere of Gaspar Noe’s Climax. The lucky but naive attendees (myself included) collectively…
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Solo: A Star Wars Story – The Blu ray and Digital Release
The home video version of Solo: A Star Wars Story was released this week. Oddly enough, it’s one of the best mainstream releases of the year. The home video version of Solo: A Star Wars Story was released this week, and oddly enough, it’s one of the best mainstream releases of the year. My hot…
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Reboots Rule
We think about reboots by looking at a few recent films that are bringing back an older property. Some, destined to be classic, some not. Films are the perfect form of entertainment. There’s music, dance, drama, fights, comedy, basically a bucket full of emotions all tightly packed into a couple of hours that can be…
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A Simple Favor
A Simple Favor hits a lot of different notes well. It may not be packed with wholly original ideas, but it’s definitely worth a watch. How far would you go for a friend? That’s the question Stephanie (Anna Kendrick) faces daily after her best friend Emily (Blake Lively) suddenly disappears (it’s also Michael Jackson’s theme…
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post
It may not be one of the great masterpieces of 2018, but The Miseducation of Cameron Post is well made and thoughtful enough to resound. I think a great deal of audience members will sit down to watch The Miseducation of Cameron Post, a film depicting a gay conversion camp in the 90s, essentially knowing…
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Interview: Alex Bent and the Emptiness
Feedbacker Mitch Oliver interviews Alex Bent (Alex Bent and the Emptiness) about his music and the Sept. 21st, 2018 gig at Paved Arts for Eleven03. (Sorry for the audio quality — we had a mic issue. Still a good interview).
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The Predator
Shane Black’s new take on Predator is a dull, DOA train wreck. It seems that no one can really make a go of this franchise. It’s been 31 years since Arnold Schwarzenegger told us to “get to tha choppa!” in 1987’s Predator. Sci-fi fans have been dreaming of a worthy follow-up ever since. We’re all…
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They Might Be Giants – Canadian Tour!
Don’t let this one sneak by you — alternative music legends They Might Be Giants are set for their most expansive Canadian tour to date. 35-years deep, Brooklyn’s freewheeling local heroes They Might Be Giants remain rock’s most original perpetual-motion machine; creating startling new music and performing shows packed with spontaneity and undeniable joy across the globe.…
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Hunger – A Triumph of Pain and Art
It’s been 10 years since Steve McQueen’s brutal film, Hunger, a film that looks at pain, politics, and the moral ambiguity of right and wrong. Can cinema truly capture the essence of pain? I mean, of course films can depict the experience of physical or emotional pain via mise-en-scene. We’ve all seen horror films; we’ve…
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Video: Twas the Week of SaskExpo
We talk to Mike Fisher, co-founder of SaskExpo, with a candid look at what it feels like for the festival to be a week away!