Cloud Atlas is Staggeringly Ambitious but not Without some Faults
May 24th, 2013 | by Thomas O'Connor
If I came outta nowhere and basically caused a small cultural paradigm shift, I’d probably just put my feet
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The See by Jessica MacCormack
May 9th, 2013 | by Taymaz Valley
I read The See twice, and both times it took me several unsuccessful attempts to read it all the way
Turns Out I Don’t Like Pink Floyd: A Brit Floyd Review
April 10th, 2013 | by Dawn McSweeney
I’ll open by saying that I’m at least glad I’m not one of those flaky chicks who sorta kinda loves
A Night at the Museums: Nuit Blanche 2013
March 5th, 2013 | by Stephanie Laughlin
So here’s the thing about getting older; after spending a week at the office the idea of standing in long
Life of Pi
February 28th, 2013 | by Taymaz Valley
After watching Ang Lee grab an Oscar for best director on Sunday, I ventured into our local cinema to watch
Trailer Trash: Trailers for Summer 2013 That Mostly Look Like Poop
December 14th, 2012 | by Thomas O'Connor
Summer movie season is half a year a way, and here in Montreal most of us are more concerned with hunkering down for the oncoming winter and anticipating the arrival of the Frost Trolls that usually set up shop on St. Catherine around this time of year. Last year I had to wrestle one of the tenacious buggers for one of those disposable hand warmers
Leonard Cohen Live in Montreal: Hallelujah and Amen
December 3rd, 2012 | by Dawn McSweeney
I don’t have a Bucket List. Sure, there are an infinite number of things I hope to, long to, don’t-even-know-yet-that-I-want-to do, and a finite amount of resources -- time being the slipperiest -- with which to do it all, so I see how a list could help the To-Do types stay focused and feel accomplished along this strange meandering trip
Inch’allah
November 12th, 2012 | by Rana Alrabi
The absurdity of war, of a conflict without meaning, of barriers without meaning, of a wall. Seeing Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette's film Inch'allah made me realize the point to which wars, conflicts, attacks, military invasions, are of no meaning to us, the people. To the people waging the wars, the army generals, the political officials, the presidents of states or of corporations manufacturing weapons, and the technology, software, networks, circuits and the fuel that support war, it is entirely lucrative. What is war? Is it between two fighting parties? Between two armies? Between two peoples? Between two governments? Two, or more? The wars we see today, are they between armies? Or is it an army on people? Or, an army versus so-called rebels or militants? It is unclear to me
The Man with the Iron Fists: On Overindulgence and Fanboyism
November 9th, 2012 | by Thomas O'Connor
I'm not a rap fan. Just not my thang, I'm more into Phil Collins for any of you who had doubts that I'm not the whitest person to ever tread upon the Earth. But even I, who knows next to sweet fuck-all about rap and rap culture, can recognize that it's gotten more substantially boring in the last decade or so
Thrilled & Fulfilled By The Creatures of the Night: A Review of the Rocky Horror Show
October 18th, 2012 | by Jessica Klein
A ripped blonde muscle man in golden booty shorts, a transsexual mad scientist with a propensity for boldly expressing himself through song, a tap dancing beauty whose iridescent sequins glimmer like twinkling fireflies and a set of sexy phantoms clad in black lace – sounds like my kind of people! Who wouldn’t want to come across this motley crew in a dark castle in the middle of the woods on a rainy night
The Master: Beautiful, Well-Acted, Boring
September 21st, 2012 | by Thomas O'Connor
P.T Anderson's new flick, The Master, has been on a lot of most anticipated lists this year, partly because of Anderson's stellar track record and auteur cred. But I think a lot of the buzz comes from the early indications that the film would contain an allegorical portrayal of L. Ron Hubbard and the early days of what would come to be known as Scientology. I think this gave a lot of people the idea that the film would be some kind of triumphant, allegorical slam on everyone's favorite alien-worshipping nut-bars, and would be yet more validation for everyone who likes to point and laugh and the weirdos. Not that we need any validation, mind you, but people tend to enjoy being reminded of things they already believe
Classic Porn Reviews – Debbie Does Dallas
September 8th, 2012 | by Jessica Klein
When you think of the most classic porno titles of all time, Debbie Does Dallas is right up there with Deep Throat. Made on a shoestring budget in under a week in 1978, it gained much of its notoriety from a lawsuit by the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders over the unauthorized use of their uniform in the film and on its famous poster
Fantasia Ends: Films I Will Remember From 2012
August 25th, 2012 | by Pamela Fillion
Nipple-twisting fuzzy creatures, sex hotlines, ghosts and personal demons, serial killers, and blood (a lot of blood). The amazing Fantasia team delivered another impressive line up of titles with interesting guests and of course, lots of popcorn. Now that it’s all said and done, that I’m back at my office job, here are five out of the 50 or so titles me and my fellow FTB writer Thomas O’Connor saw that I will remember a long time from now
Valhalla Rising: A Grim Epitaph of a Bygone Age
August 24th, 2012 | by Thomas O'Connor
After last year’s Drive head-stomped it’s way into the top ten lists of film critics everywhere, there’s been an increased interest in the previous works of director Nicolas Winding-Refn, and most peoples’ first stop is his previous work, the equally broody and violent Valhalla Rising
Total Recall: Fake Memories and Multiple Mammaries
August 17th, 2012 | by Thomas O'Connor
Ok, enough of this esoteric, weirdass Fantasia stuff, let's review something mainstream, starring big name actors and with a budget that could feed a small country for a year. Something commercial, something unoriginal, something generally kind of crap. What's this? A multi-million dollar remake of an 90s Schwarzenegger movie
The Fantastic Delirium of Britani Sadovski: Sunflower Skins
August 16th, 2012 | by Stephanie Laughlin
Based out of London, Ontario, Sunflower Skins is a collection of cut and paste self-published books that aim to delight,
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