Amichai Abraham
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Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” may be a signal to change the director needs
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It’s 1996 and a film came out called Bottle Rocket. The film itself was okay, a quirky romantic-comedy story with some off-beat and fun characters. You wouldn’t expect that kind of quality from the box office numbers though as it managed to only make back about a twelfth of what it cost to make the…
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Velvet Wells dazzles in Toronto Fringe Festival show “Djinn Joint”
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In what has been one of my more interesting experiences this term, I was invited to participate in Djinn Joint hosted by the one and only Velvet Wells. It was an event full of positivity, improvisation, music and fun. The show was presented digitally, as the pandemic prevents what would have otherwise have been an…
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How far should performers be willing to go for the sake of their art?
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I was recently watching Stanley Kubrik’s iconic horror The Shining (1980) with my friends (who were watching it for the first time). While watching, my friends talked about how impressed they were with the performances by Jack Nicolson and Danny Loyd. I felt it necessary then to point out how spectacular Shelly Duval’s performance was…
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Upcoming Robert Eggers film expected to be a hit
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Robert Eggers currently has two feature films to his name which many would deem as two of the finest horror films of the decade. The horror genre seems to be always evolving. There are usually a few prominent directors that help guide horror cinema. George Romero popularized the contemporary zombie movie single-handedly, John Carpenter has…
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Alec Baldwin’s position as a producer in the “Rust” shooting should be criticized more than his role an actor
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“One in a trillion” is how Alec Baldwin recently talked about the tragic accident on the set of Rust. It was on Oct. 21, when Alec Baldwin shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a gun that he believed to only be filled with blanks. It’s a story as wild as it is heartbreaking. It seems almost…
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36 years of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Princess Cinemas
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The year is 1986. Janet Jackson’s “When I Think of You” is playing on your walkman as you jog throughout Uptown Waterloo. Of all of the times to be alive, this is certainly one of them. The Cold War seems to be cooling down, you may have just caught one of the first-ever episodes of…
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“Dune”: the beginning of the end
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There are few who truly understand the purpose of a remake. It seems every other month we see a beloved movie remade by executives to squeeze out every last dollar they can from a nostalgic franchise. However, Dune was a perfect candidate for a remake..The point of a remake (as far as cinema is concerned)…
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Exploring the popularity of Squid Game — when extreme goes mainstream
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There is an infrequently discussed sub-genre in movies known as extreme cinema. While I have by no means conducted studies, I assume the reason that the subgenre is so scantily discussed is that it inherently appeals to few individuals. The genre is characterized by extremes. The genre usually refers to films with extreme violence, sexual…
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Three classic horror films that aren’t that scary
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Army of Darkness (1992) Directed by Sam Raimi Starring: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz As the third and final film of the original Evil Dead series, this final instalment does not disappoint. While Evil Dead 2 (1987) was known for being more humorous than its predecessor, Army of Darkness exceeds that, almost becoming more of a…
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“The Eyes of Tammy Faye” provides a crash course on making a likable protagonist
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Writing a feminist protagonist in a film feels like it should be easy on paper, but in reality, few pull off the feat seamlessly. For writers, there are two ways to approach this issue; the easy way and the hard way. The easy way to write a female heroine is to, simply put, write her…
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