Film Review: West Side Story deserves Best Picture
In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the film industry. Films scheduled for 2020-21 got stuck in limbo (Morbius, Top Gun: Maverick); big and small theatres faced bankruptcy, and the paradigm shift of theatrical releases to streaming has only begun.
The 94th Academy Awards...
Film Review: Green Knight (2021)
The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, who is the nephew of King Arthur in medieval England. This movie is purely a fantasy film adapted from the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by the renowned director David Lowery.
On the eve...
Film Review: Blood Quantum (2019)
The story of “Blood Quantum” begins in 1981 on the Red Crow Indian Reservation in Quebec, Canada.
When fisherman Gisigu discovers gutted salmon that come back to life, he immediately calls his son Traylor, the sheriff on the reservation. Traylor, who just came back...
Film Review: Love Hard (2021)
Sweaters, hot drinks, and, of course, holiday movies are all in style this time of year. With a modern narrative of a dating app match gone astray, Hernán Jiménez's "Love Hard" does its utmost to win over romantic comedy enthusiasts ahead of this year's...
Movie Review: Kate (2021)
“To sum up in few words, Kate shoots in a Full throttle action sequence, mesmerizing screen color experience and a cliché action movie.”
Saint John joins the “Race to Zero” environmental campaign
This month, the City of Saint John joined the “Race to Zero” environmental campaign.
After the motion was brought up in October by Councillor-at-Large Brent Harris, the pledge to join the environmental campaign was adopted.
Saint John is the second city in Atlantic Canada to join...
Knives Out (2019 film) – directed by Rhian Johnson
In the pursuit of unravelling the mystery and solving the crime, one finds abundant humour in Rhian Johnson’s 2019 film, Knives Out. This film feels more like a game of Clue to the audience but with witty dialogues and comedy scenes. It has everything...
Show Review: Money Heist (2017)
“Money Heist” is a Netflix show created by Alex Pina that has been going on since 2017, and it is ended this year in December.
The show presents the viewer a heist story through the eyes of Tokyo, one of the robbers and the unreliable...
Movie Review: Parasite (2019)
The movie Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho, speaks about the strong division that exists in a society based on class hierarchy. It also illustrates to the audience how the dynamics of this segregation peels away humanity within society.
The family of Ki Woo consists...
The Lighthouse (2019) – directed by Robert Eggers
The dark, alarming sounds of Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse and its secrets will keep an audience thrilled throughout.
Right from the start of the movie, when the ship arrives at the lighthouse, the audience is greeted by the startling sounds that welcome the audience to...