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Thomas O'Connor is a Montreal-based amateur film critic and life-long movie buff. When not studying film at Concordia's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema or serving customers at Avenue Video, one of the island's best and last video stores, Thomas can usually be found watching anything from Hong Kong action flicks, superhero blockbusters, indie horror and even occasionally something that doesn't involve monsters, explosions or people in spandex. Follow his inane ramblings on Twitter at @TomTypesWords

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This is the Most Dangerous Thing You Can Say About a Trump Presidency: That It’s Impossible

Mere moments ago as of this writing, it was officially announced that Donald Trump, business mogul and a supporting player in the 1989 Bo Derek film Ghosts Can’t Do It, is the Republican nominee for President of the United States. I’m not an American, but I’m pretty damn scared. And that same fear I’m feeling […]

By Thomas O'ConnorJul 19, 2016Jul 19, 2016
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Farewell, FFR: Thomas’s favorite movie, and final review

I remember back when I started writing FFR, a time that now seems so long ago that in my memory I wrote on stone tablets, that my goal was to showcase the lesser-known, the obscure, and weird. Of course, times change and I started ruining Forget the Box’s carefully cultivated image of trendy urbanism with […]

By Thomas O'ConnorAug 21, 2015
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A Flock of Frights: Four Favorite Horror Anthology Films

Closing out Fantasia this year on A Christmas Horror Story, an excellent anthology horror flick, put me in the mood to go back and revisit some old favorites of the genre. Anthology films are always a tricky beast, you’ve got to have the right balance, combining the films in a way that makes them compliment […]

By Thomas O'ConnorAug 14, 2015
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Fantasia 2015 Bonus Day: Metal Madness and Holiday Horror

Being the upstanding crew that they are, the folks at Fantasia saw fit to extend the festival by an extra day, giving me and others time to catch up on some of the more popular films we may have missed the first time around. While I could have used this opportunity to check out Attack […]

By Thomas O'ConnorAug 11, 2015
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Fantasia 2015: Innovation, Ninjas and more!

We’re into the last week of Fantasia, and our coverage here at FTB is almost at an end. But it’s not over yet, and here’s three more reviews from my Fantasia experience. Director’s Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein Sometimes, a really, REALLY good idea is all you need, and Director’s Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein does indeed […]

By Thomas O'ConnorAug 4, 2015
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Fantasia 2015: Indie delights and problematic horror

Though the last week of Fantasia is upon us, the coverage must go on! Here are three more reviews from what I saw this week. The Interior A few years back, I saw at Fantasia a sweet, quirky little movie called Doomsdays. It was exactly the kind of movie you go to a film festival to see: […]

By Thomas O'ConnorJul 31, 2015
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Fantasia 2015 continues with Cannibalism and Apocalyptic Horror

The home stretch of Fantasia 2015 is almost upon us. It’s hard to believe the fest is nearing its end, but the coverage continues all the same. Here’s a quick rundown of some of what I saw this week. He Never Died I believe I’ve said this before, but some of the best Fantasia experiences […]

By Thomas O'ConnorJul 27, 2015Jul 28, 2015
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Fantasia 2015 – Lions and Aliens and Puppets (Oh My!)

The Fantasia Film Fest is already nearing it’s midway point, and man, has it been a good one so far. While my FTB co-horts are off covering indie horrors and moody, introspective character pieces, I’ve been happily chewing away on Asian films and cinematic oddities, so let’s dive in. Assassination Classroom I’m not as plugged […]

By Thomas O'ConnorJul 24, 2015Jul 25, 2015
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Fantasia 2015 starts off with with charm and action

It seems like in the last few weeks that the lumbering walrus that is summer finally reared its head and dropped its heaving, sweaty bulk on the people of Montreal, because MAN has it been hot lately. Thankfully, the Fantasia Film Festival is here to give us the perfect excuse to stay inside, bask in […]

By Thomas O'ConnorJul 17, 2015
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ArtsFilmFriday Film Review

Terminator Genisys: Just another lazy, cobbled-together blockbuster

Watching the Terminator franchise has been like watching the trajectory of a half-brick flung with wild abandon by a carefree, callow youth. It began with an explosion of power and from there, the sky was the limit as it soared towards the heavens, unchained and free. But then gravity took hold and the flight towards […]

By Thomas O'ConnorJul 10, 2015Jul 10, 2015
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Thomas’ Fantasia 2015 Preview

The three weeks that make up the Fantasia International Film Festival are always my favorite of the year, twenty-one heady days of filmic delights and unwise dietary choices broken up only by manic writing sessions and bleary-eyed journeys home on the night bus. This will be my fifth year covering the fest, my third for […]

By Thomas O'ConnorJul 3, 2015Jul 3, 2015
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ArtsFilmFriday Film Review

Inside Out: How Pixar got its Groove Back

The last couple years have been a bit rough on Pixar, the prestigious animation studio which has spent the last two decades plucking our heart strings and hogging all the animation Oscars. (Including the ones they didn’t deserve. Looking at you, Ratatouille) After Brave came out to middling reviews, production on what was to be their […]

By Thomas O'ConnorJun 26, 2015
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ArtsFilmFriday Film Review

What we Do in the Shadows: The first Cringe-Comedy vampire movie?

I’ve been watching a lot of vampire movies lately, and a lot of shockingly good vampire movies at that. Between Only Lovers Left Alive last year and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night just a few months back, it’s seemed like vampire movies have been enjoying a bit of a renaissance lately. It’s as […]

By Thomas O'ConnorJun 20, 2015Jun 20, 2015
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ArtsFilmFriday Film Review

When Marnie was There is depressingly hollow and lifeless

It was with a sense of melancholy that I lowered my ever-widening behind into the seat at Cinema du Parc before the screening of When Marnie Was There. The future, in case you didn’t know, is uncertain for Studio Ghibli, the renowned animation studio that produced such classics as Nausicaa, Princess Mononoke and My Neighbor […]

By Thomas O'ConnorJun 12, 2015Jun 12, 2015
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Lost River has the elements of a great movie, so why isn’t it one?

Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut, Lost River, is a movie I’ve had my eye on for a while. Actors turning to directing has led to some great movies before, and this is an actor who’s been hanging around with Nicolas Winding-Refn, so my hope was that maybe some of Refn’s talent rubbed off on Gosling. Or […]

By Thomas O'ConnorJun 5, 2015
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ArtsFilmFriday Film Review

Tomorrowland and the problem with Damon Lindelof

If very few casual filmgoers pay attention to who directed the films they go to see, even fewer pay attention to the writers. This is a shame, because knowing who wrote a given film can tell you just as much about what you’re in for as knowing who directed it, in a lot of cases. […]

By Thomas O'ConnorMay 29, 2015Jun 1, 2015
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Provincial Opposition Parties and Valérie Plante Call for a Curfew Exemption for the Homeless – Legault Refuses

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2021 Montreal Municipal Election: Good or Bad, It’s All About Plante For Now

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