the arts
Thursday, 27 October 2011 10:00
Paranormal Activity, so bad it's scary
Often, movie trilogies are designed to be (and expected to be) formulaic. However, to call Paranormal Activity 3 formulaic is an insult to formula. Likewise, it just seems ridiculous to call the Paranormal Activity films a trilogy. On television, shows like House and Law and Order have used widely varying characters and scenarios to spin…
Thursday, 20 October 2011 10:00
Lost in the basement with The Binding of Isaac
Isaac had no idea that Abraham intended him as a sacrifice to God when he was following his father up the mountain. In fact Isaac had no power in that entire incident. Either God was testing Abraham's faith, or Abraham was testing God's benevolence. Issac was just the object of a dare.
Thursday, 20 October 2011 10:00
From Russia With Love
“All around is sky and blue town,” the folk duo the Weepies croon in their song honouring the work of visual artist Marc Chagall. The new AGO exhibit, Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde: Masterpieces from the Collection of the Centre Pompidou also celebrates the Russian painter, who at once defied and welcomed the types of…
Thursday, 20 October 2011 10:00
The year's big flop
Being a fairly competitive and thoroughly obsessive guy, I was under the impression that The Big Year would be the kind of movie for me; a funny look at what it's like to try to be the best at an activity no one around you understands: bird-watching.
Thursday, 13 October 2011 10:00
The adventures of Citizen Abel
If you have even the slightest interest in video games as more than just flippant distractions or inane wastes of time, or if you're even remotely curious about the narrative and emotional potential of video games beyond puerile power fantasies, you must play Gravity Bone. It's free, it's short, and it's damn well brilliant. What…
Thursday, 13 October 2011 10:00
Beware The Ides of March
We all saw it coming, slowly but surely, and now the day has finally arrived. From Mouseketeer on the Mickey Mouse Club to the leading man in the most notable romance film in recent memory (say it with me: The Notebook) to an Oscar nod for Half Nelson along with a half-dozen other indie appearances…
Thursday, 13 October 2011 10:00
On wage slavery and unemployment
Faced with unemployment, wage cuts, and the breaking of the social contract, what is your average proletarian to do? He or she ought, of course, to turn to satire. The Wage Slave’s Glossary is a timely work by Glenn and Kingwell. It is a small green book, with gold edging on the cover, and charming…
Thursday, 06 October 2011 10:00
50/50 beats the odds
Despite being a cancer virgin myself - I’ve never actually had cancer, nor have any close family or friends - I feel justified in saying that cancer has a hard time getting a realistic representation in movies.
Thursday, 06 October 2011 10:00
Indie games for change and charity
Publilius Syrus once said that everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it, which is a maxim that seems to have been gaining considerable ground in the video game industry lately. Consumers are beginning to move away from rigid $60 boxed retail structures and embrace the freedoms and flexibilities offered by smaller titles…
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