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Exotica (Review)

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017ReviewAtom Egoyan, Exotica

Atom Egoyan’s 1994 film Exotica opens with a slow, panning shot of a jungle-themed mural, mixed with instances of artificial plants in its foreground, which gave me an immediate sense of déjà vu. The camerawork

Logan (Review)

March 15, 2017March 11, 2017ReviewHugh Jackman, Logan, review

It’s interesting to think that, while Marvel’s “American” Avengers are out saving the world (but still mostly America of course), Fox’s two current tent-pole characters, Deadpool and Wolverine, who are also both Canadian, seem less

Piper and the Nostalgia of Pixar

March 8, 2017March 4, 2017OpinionAlan Barillaro, La La Land, Moonlight, Oscars, Piper

So the 2017 Oscars have come and gone, in what was one of the more predictable ceremonies in recent years, for the most part. The biggest upset of the night was not necessarily a case

The Dead Zone (Review)

March 1, 2017July 31, 2019ReviewChristopher Walken, David Cronenberg, The Dead Zone

1983 was an important year for David Cronenberg. Last week I reviewed the first of his two films released that year, Videodrome, which I found to be a great artistic leap for the director from

Videodrome (Review)

February 22, 2017February 20, 2017ReviewDavid Cronenberg, James Woods, Max red, Videodrone

The works of David Cronenberg have always been a draw for me, flaws and all. Given his fondness for depicting grotesque body horror, which has made me squirm on more than one occasion, it would

Away From Her (Review)

February 15, 2017February 13, 2017ReviewAway from Her, Sarah Polley

Empathy is an essential aspect of life; one that allows us to relate to the emotions of others, even if their emotional state is something beyond that of our own experiences. Part of cinema’s magic,

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