Arts
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Love is Blind: eyesore or worth the watch?
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If Ted Mosby was a reality show, you’d have Love is Blind. It’s a Netflix original — a label that has officially lost all its credibility — about literal blind dating. Contestants of both genders are each thrown into a conjoining room, separated by a sheet of stained glass. The idea is that, without the…
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The best rom-coms for any occasion
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Whether you’re doing the classic dinner and a movie or just feel like getting the girls or guys together for a good laugh, here is a list of movies that offer a few knee slappers. In no particular order, I present to you my favourite laughs in the form of cinematic masterpieces. Take your pick…
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A recap of the 2020 Oscars results
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Last Sunday television screens worldwide were graced with the annual Oscars award show and another historic night for films. In a year with some particularly good nominations, let’s dive in to look at the winners and if the academy made the right call of not. First I will be covering the biggest story coming out…
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Cheer, Country, and the Cowboys of today
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The streaming services we have today are the most recent innovation in the media landscape. With this being the case, platforms such as Netflix, Hulu and Disney+ have a closer association with modern lifestyle trends than older services, such as theatres, concerts or even the spectacle of live sports. This isn’t to say the latter…
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The use hard sci-fi in ‘Primer’
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Recently I re-watched my favorite time travel movie, Primer. I feel confident in saying that I have more admiration for this film and its creator, Shane Carruth, than I do with any other movie or filmmaker. Many have not heard of Primer, which is understandable. It won the grand jury prize at the Sundance Film…
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Here are the best movies of 2019
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The Oscar buzz is veering up again and there’s some questions to be answered. Will Joaquin Phoenix have an existential crisis on stage? Is that Martin Scorsese or did Eugene Levy hire a stylist? Where’s Adam Sandler? Is Jared Leto still a thing? Why the hell is Elton John here? Do we even care? All…
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Escaping into the world of film
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I love going to the movies. Maybe it’s the buttery popcorn, or the comfy and worn-in chairs in the cinema, or even oddly enough the laugh I have when I hear someone trying to suck in every last drop of their slushy. Recently, I have been spending even more time than usual at the local…
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Drake’s identity is going to be different for everyone – but he will always be a biracial, Jewish, Canadian hip-hop artist: An analysis of Drakes identity in HYFR
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Graphics Editor, Jamie Mere, breaks down the identity of infamous Canadian music icon, Drake, and his impact on pop culture Who really is Drake? While we all know of Drake and have an image of who we think he is, understanding his true identity is very hard to do. Drake has so many attributes and…
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How to give gifts from the heart
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Powered by corporate greed and childhood gluttony, holiday gift giving forces the hands and pockets of parents into spending an uncomfortable amount on unethical garbage just to keep their temperamental children from assaulting them with the severed head of the dolls that now need replacing. Or maybe I’m a cynic. Christmas is supposed to be…
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Underrated festive flicks for the holiday season
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Jingle, All the Way People often sleep on the true greatness of this 90’s holiday movie starring Arnold Schwarznegger and I’ve never understood how that was possible. Is it expertly done? Absolutely not. Is it a creation of comedic genius through the pure fact that it’s so bad, it’s good? Absolutely. What more could you…
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