movie review
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Marty Supreme: How Timothée Chalamet Revived the Art of the Movie Star
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By his understanding that movie stars are not meant to be relatable, but watched, Timothée Chalamet has revived the art of the movie star. His understanding is highlighted in the Marty Supreme press tour. New Hollywood is so saturated with nepo babies that it is difficult to identify a real malemovie star—the hype distracts us. The era of stars like…
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The Green Knight: A Visual and Auditory Masterpiece
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On July 30, The Green Knight was released in major theatres across Canada. Directed by David Lowery and released by well-known production company A24, The Green Knight is an adaptation of a 14th-century Middle-English poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Dev Patel stars as Sir Gawain, the nephew of King Arthur (Sean Harris) sent on a quest to…
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Is Christopher Nolan’s newest movie Tenet worth the watch?
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I believe Christopher Nolan is one of the greatest directors of our generation, with many classics to his name already such as Inception, Interstellar and The Dark Knight, to name a few. Naturally, I was excited when his new movie Tenet was announced. It looked to be another concept movie and few can pull off…
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Waterloo region council announces mandatory face mask bylaws
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Waterloo region council has announced the approval of the bylaws that will require people to wear masks on Grand River Transit and indoor public spaces, effective on July 13. The council approved the bylaws in a meeting on Monday night, in an additional effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The bylaws will be in…
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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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GRT bus route changes affecting how students travel
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Students have returned to Waterloo region for the upcoming school year, causing increased use of Grand River Transit services throughout Kitchener-Waterloo. Despite the recent implementation of the LRT many users of the GRT’s other services are unaware of the changes this caused to bus routes. 32 transit routes and programs were modified as a result…
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City centres re-energized with ION launch
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On Saturday June 22, Uptown Waterloo and Downtown Kitchener came together with Grand River Transit to celebrate the grand opening of the ION train to the public. There were tens of thousands of people in attendance on June 22, the day of the ION launch, and over 73,000 people who rode the train during its…
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More than just a movie: the cultural impact of Black Panther
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Marvel Studios’ Black Panther has been smashing records worldwide since it opened on Feb. 15. It grossed $242 million at US box offices during its opening weekend. It hit $400 million in sales in just 10 days, putting it just under Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Jurassic World. It also beat out Deadpool for…
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GRT implements barriers in busses in order to keep drivers safe
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Grand River Transit (GRT) will be piloting the use of protective barriers in some of it’s buses to protect drivers from violence on the job. The pilot project comes in response to the most recent contract negotiations with Unifor through which their Health and Safety Committee raised concerns over front line driver safety. GRT will…
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UPDATED: GRT strike averted
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It was announced on Thursday evening that Grand River Transit employees, including GRT operators, dispatchers, mechanics and service attendances, would officially be going on strike on Monday, April 3 at 5:00 a.m. On Sunday, it was announced that a tentative agreement was reached with the Region of Waterloo and operations would commence as usual on…
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