Hollywood at Home: a review of Quantum Break
Time is broken, heralding the end of life as we know it. At least, those are the stakes that have been established in Remedy Entertainment’s Quantum Break. Infused with the …
Keith Hodder
Hollywood at Home: first impressions of Quantum Break
“You killed her, you monster!” my friend Eric joked from his home in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Little did I know he could see the choice I made. I killed …
Hollywood at Home: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
I avoided this film. Its title screams of eventual heartbreak. Admittedly I’m not one for seeking catharsis in movies. I know many audiences out there do, which is why the …
Screening room: the end of film as we know it
Bewabon and Travis Shilling are painters from Rama First Nations in Orillia. The brothers follow the same path as their late father Arthur Shilling. A curated collection of Arthur Shilling’s …
The numbers game: films reduced to ratings
I’m a filmmaker, but I’ve also dabbled as a film critic. The practice is still new to me and there are times where exploring such work inspires an uncomfortable sentiment …
Inspiration in ink: a profile of local artist Jeffrey Macklin
Stepping into Jeffrey Macklin’s workshop is like stepping into a time machine. The seemingly small space is crowded with tools that have been long forgotten in the realm of graphic …
Copycats: Hollywood and its lust for Deadpool
If you’ve been following the recent box office news you’ll know that Marvel’s recent outing, and biggest risk, Deadpool had a hell of a weekend. The film surprised analysts and …
They’re listening: the screen on the wall
Just this week a slew of the world’s news networks reported that Samsung, a giant in the home-tech world, has been listening to its customers – and not in a …
Chelsea Does : a review of the first season
If you’re one of two readers who checked out my review for the first episode of Chelsea Does, Netflix’s newest series, you’ll know that I was very impressed with Chelsea …
Why i’m dropping out and taking the biggest risk of my life
For what it’s worth, I’ve been writing and making films for almost half of my life. Since August I’ve been enrolled in the Bachelor of Education program at Trent University. …