Noah sails on its own merits
The Bible epic tends to come and go at intervals with varying degrees of success. Cecil B. DeMille’s epics lasted between three to four hours and inspired a whole “sand and sword” genre. Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ angered religious groups over...
Upcoming Shows in Saint John
With this being the last issue of The Baron until 2013, it felt necessary to compile a list of all of the upcoming shows you should make every effort to see. Some are on conflicting dates so be sure to choose wisely!
Joel Plaskett Emergency...
Lorenzo Reading Series: John Terpstra
On Monday, Mar. 9th at 7 p.m., poet and prose writer John Terpstra read as a part of the Lorenzo Reading Series.
In the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre, Terpstra captivated his audience with readings from two of his works of poetry, Two or Three Guitars:...
Review: Walk the Moon’s new album “Talking is Hard”
Talking is Hard is Walk the Moon’s second album and though it aims at being bright and bubbly, it mostly comes off as a money-grab.
There’s punchy guitars, catchy synth melodies and cheery sing-along choruses conveniently packaged in an extremely polished soundscape, but it lacks...
Just for Laughs takes the stage at Imperial Theatre: John Heffron and other comedians get Saint John laughing at the Relationship Edition tour
The night after Halloween a cool breeze blew through uptown Saint John. The intermittent rainfall had pedestrians scrambling through King’s Square, over the sheeny, reflective street surface, to the Imperial Theatre entrance. Just for Laughs (JFL), a long time staple of the Canadian stand-up...
Tom Hanks shines in Captain Phillips
Real-life films are often subject to scrutiny by the media, the people involved as well as those aiming to find artistic license taken by Hollywood this day and age.
Director Paul Greengass is accustomed to depicting real world events, such as the 2006 film United...
The Revenant is gripping and powerful
The survival film is a type of genre that pushes people to the breaking point of endurance. Few films have captured the agony that these individuals have to endure; one strong example is the real-life mountain climbing drama 127 Hours. However, most films do...
Modern Families, Meth and Military – The 64 annual Emmy Awards
The 64 annual Emmy Awards aired Sunday, Sept. 24, or as I like to call them, the third annual Modern Family Awards.
Modern Family swept the comedy categories taking home four awards including Outstanding Comedy Series for the third year in a row; Modern Family...
Lorenzo Reading Series: Linden MacIntyre
On Thursday, Jan. 22nd, Linden MacIntyre participated in the Lorenzo Reading Series at UNBSJ. MacIntyre read from his fourth novel entitled Punishment.
The Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre was packed full as the audience sat captivated by MacIntyre, who read an excerpt from his book. Punishment is...
Lorenzo society season to kick off tonight
The Lorenzo Society’s reading series for 2016-2017 will be kicked off, with Debra Komar reading from her newest novel, Black River Road
In recreating a Victorian-era murder that took place in Saint John in the late nineteenth century, esteemed forensic anthropologist and award winning...