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When I talk to people about movies that are considered legendary, films brought up include Citizen Kane, The Godfather, Alien, or Jaws. Seeing that most of said discussion group was born long after these movies were released (myself included), the gravity of just HOW MUCH these films changed the face of Hollywood forever is hard to communicate as emotionally and viscerally as experiencing such a change firsthand. I myself have only been able to truly grasp the significance of these creations fol… Continue

It seems that one of the hardest things to do in any medium is write an effective story that deals with spirituality in today’s society without detracting from the quality of the narrative, or having it degrade into a pompous, holier-than-thou rant. Largely, any criticisms or ideas presented are usually cut-to-ribbons in the name of better sales numbers, and chucked out there intermittently with all the technique finesse of Kanye West circa post-Katrina, resulting in a watered down, thematically… Continue

It could be argued that one of the main reasons for the recent popularity surge of comics and superheros has been filmmakers’ abilities to effectively bring history’s most beloved superhero personalities into the real world. What is it like for a super-powered being to have to deal with the politics of prejudice and fear so present today, while making the tough choices of whether or not the mantle of responsibility of “protector” is their’s to wear? What are the psychological and personal and pu… Continue

Hey everyone! We’ve just gotten past Christmas and, I was lucky enough to get some of my favourite movies from 2008 in my haul this year. And now I have some time on my hands, so instead of just vegging out until school comes back around, I thought I’d dust off the old keyboard and critiquing vocab and share my thoughts on some of the luscious bounty I’ve accrued this year, starting with a movie which now ranks up there as one of my favourite comedic films: Tropic Thunder!

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So it's official, the Iron Giant still gets me every time. Not once did I choke up, not twice, but THREE TIMES in this movie. It's actually been bugging me all day as to WHY these parts in particular had me reaching for the Kleenex and hugging my dog (yes, yes, raucous laughter, the MMA freak loves his puppy. SCREW YOU!!!). But the overall impression was that Iron Giant is still a timeless classic which has aged impeccably well, and will continue to.

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