Movie theatres
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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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Most anticipated movies of 2021
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After a year of lackluster releases, our 2021 slate of quality movies has begun to stack up. How many of these films will actually be released is a mystery, but it will always remain appropriate to get excited! Of course, I’m unable to go over all the films scheduled to be released this year. Frankly,…
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COVID-19 and the new movie theatre experience
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For months COVID-19 has damaged business all around the world. The situation has been difficult for many industries, but one that may have been impacted the most is movie theater companies. If you haven’t been to the movies in a while you’re not alone. For several months after the lockdown was implemented, theaters remained closed…
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The success of Trainspotting’s soundtrack
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If you were to ask me for a movie recommendation solely based on its soundtrack, I’d probably recommend Trainspotting. The music in the film is famously catchy and invigorating which is exemplified in its opening scene which I will focus on exclusively for this article. Trainspotting is a Scottish film that came out in 1996…
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Movies that are so bad, they’re good
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Most people don’t like bad movies, and rightfully so. There’s nothing like spending your time, and likely your money, on something that just wasn’t worth it. Some bad movies, however, are very special. They land in the hilarity zone, a zone where the movies are still god awful but are so bad that they become…
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V-Day on a budget – Optimizing the romance without breaking the bank
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The Cafe Bookworm Date For couples who share a mutual interest of books and reading, why not head out for a bookstore crawl and some intimate conversation at a café. For those who like to read, spending a couple hours wandering around a bookstore can actually be pretty fun. Not only do you get to…
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Board of Directors elect their 2017-18 Chair and Vice-Chair
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The Wilfrid Laurier University Students’ Union has elected returning director, Tarique Plummer, as the chair of the Board of Directors for their 2017-18 term. Running against director-elects Klaudia Wojtanowski and Emily Rezkalla, Plummer won the majority of the votes from his fellow board-elects last Wednesday night in the Students’ Union board room. This will also…
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