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Movies

Wednesday 22nd of March 2023
Arts & Life, Movies

Cooperation, restraint and other lessons in X-Men: Apocalypse

Superhero film presents relatable problems and colliding worldviews. Read More
Arts & Life, Movies

What the Academy Award nominees for Best Picture are telling us

Ranking the 2016 Oscar contenders Read More
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The Revenant: a river runs through it

What The Revenant achieves is that rare, elusive aim of filmmaking: the shared experience. And in this instance it’s a primal one, rustic and wet. Read More
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Hollywood comes to North Point Douglas

Winnipeg’s North Point Douglas neighbourhood is hosting its first film premiere this evening with a screening of award-winning filmmaker Kirby Hammond’s new documentary, The Mail Lady. Read More
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Owen Wilson is adorably predictable

Wow. Read More
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Short film: The Black Balloon

By Red Bucket Films Read More
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Navigating Netflix: BoJack Horseman

It’s like Netflix took Entourage, Californication, and Episodes, rolled them into a giant ball, handed that ball to someone, and told that person to create… Read More
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Navigating Netflix: The Breakfast Club

My 80s binge continues and there is nothing more 80s than a John Hughes film. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off  is, and always will be, my… Read More
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Navigating Netflix: Highlander

This film is an insane spectacle and you can't help but love it for being just that. Read More
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Navigating Netflix: Star Wars: The Clone Wars

The Clone Wars is a highly engaging series that does more with great characters from the prequel film than those movies were able to. Read More
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Navigating Netflix: Brooklyn Nine-Nine

What makes this show work is taking the mundane sitcom premise of "funny cops", mixing it up with great writing, and assembling an ensemble cast that found their rhythm surprisingly fast. Read More
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Navigating Netflix: Batman: The Animated Series

But for all the terrible parts of the Batman mythology that are currently out there and are coming, one of the shining pieces of greatness is Batman: The Animated Series, later known as The Adventures of Batman & Robin. Read More
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Navigating Netflix: Fast, furious, and baffling

Though the Fast & Furious won’t be winning any Academy Awards for acting or writing, it has morphed into a palatable action franchise worth watching on lazy evening with a bowl of popcorn. Read More
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Navigating Netflix: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

And if you're into their kind of comedy, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is a fantastically funny film. If not, it's still worth watching for the sake of socio-political discourse. And the fart jokes. You can't forget the fart jokes. Read More
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Navigating Netflix: Oldboy

Oldboy is a hard film to explain. It's a brilliant, brutal thriller that takes the viewer on a journey you cannot possibly see coming. Read More
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Navigating Netflix: The Wolverine

This is a solid movie and well worth watching for fans of the character and franchise. That said, there's still a truly great Wolverine movie out there waiting to be made. Read More

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