The Eye and The Holy

David Altmejd’s The Eye standing tall and towering in front of The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has been well received by most critics in the city, and I being a fan of the ghoulish macabre couldn’t help liking it. I saw it being installed and watched it being unveiled, breathing a sigh of relief on discovering something other than a pair of hearts or a massive bronze cow on its hind legs…

Art Continues to Matter in 2012 at Concordia

It’s not easy to forget the immense amount of young and exciting talent that all of the Concordia Fine Arts programs harbour within their walls. With the naturally artistic and inspiring winds of Montreal at their backs, these students create impressive work, without an air of amateurism, that is not to be ignored. That’s why a festival was created 12 years ago to showcase such talents and spread the broader message that yes, art matters…

Cults, death and poop jokes: 2011 in Film

Recently I had dinner with my friend Alex and as we were enjoying some Korean BBQ the conversation turned, as it often does with Alex and I, to film.

“So, you gonna do a best of the year review for your column?” Alex asked.

“I always do,” I replied, watching with childish glee as my salmon cooked on the grill in front of me.

“So what’s on your best of list for 2011?” Alex responded in between bites of his bibm bahb…