Trent Film Society presents: Ida
Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida, up for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award, is a rare film that focuses more so on showing than telling (not unlike Bergman films). (Unfortunately this …
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Movie Review: Jupiter Ascending – All the charm of a dishevelled closet
Taken by themselves, the adjectives I conjure up when I think back on Jupiter Ascending, the latest offering from the Wachowski brothers, seem more suited to a review of a …
Trent Film Society presents: Love is Strange
Hello Trent movie goers and film enthusiasts! Next week, Wednesday February 11, Trent Film Society will be screening Ira Sachs’ 2014 film Love is Strange, the final part of our …
Movie Review: More like MortdeLAME … and other clever observations
Mortdecai, the latest star vehicle for Johnny Depp, has its charm. It’s quirky. It’s clever. There were certainly moments that had me smiling. Generally, that’s a good thing. But quirky …
Trent Film Society presents: Only Lovers Left Alive
Everyone’s favourite capitalist holiday is approaching. I’ll give you a hint: it’s not Christmas. To celebrate Valentine’s Day this year TFS is screening two films about love, both of which …
Movie Review: American Sniper – Eastwood tackles the life of SEAL Chris Kyle
American Sniper is gruesome, complex, and morally ambiguous. It’s disturbing in a way that’ll leave you uncomfortable, like you want to look away but can’t. In short, it’s a chilling …
Trent Film Society presents: Citizen Dog
This week Trent Film Society is showing Citizen Dog, a romantic comedy without the ordinary overused plot and scenes. Although the film’s title makes reference to the classical film Citizen …
Unbroken – Louis Zamperini makes your life seem easier
Unbroken, based on the Lauren Hillenbrand biography of the same name, makes one thing abundantly clear: Louis Zamperini lived a fascinating life. There are details in his story that are …
Trent Film Society presents: The Room
Oh hi Trent movie goers and film enthusiasts! Next week, Wednesday January 21, Trent Film Society will be screening Tommy Wiseau’s 2003 film The Room, the second part of our …
Movie Review: Horrible bosses, not so horrible film
Horrible Bosses was such a runaway success in 2011, I’m sure no one needed much arm twisting to okay the sequel. But even if it didn’t seem such a financial …