Cate Blanchett in a Woody Allen Movie, or Something
Jasmine has become accustomed to a certain kind of lifestyle and after the death of her husband she’s not quite ready to settle into more reasonable spending habits. In fact, …
Reviews
Review: Caitlin Moran’s “How to Be A Woman”
I entered Chapters looking, as you might guess, for something to read. I was hoping to find something light-hearted. I hoped to find something witty, not heavily academic, but still …
Review: Gogol Bordello releases new album, Pura Vida Conspiracy
Today marks the release of Gogol Bordello’s sixth full-length album Pura Vida Conspiracy, released via ATO records and MapleMusic Recordings. The album’s title is derived from a Spanish slang phrase …
The Lone Ranger: a largely forgettable blockbuster
Hollywood, rather coincidentally, has released two classic franchises created in the 30s (and turned into television serials in the 50s) in just under a month. The first was Man of …
Canadian Music This Summer: Austra releases new album, Olympia
Austra just released a second album after a very successful debut album in 2011. This Toronto band straddles a few genres, and I really like that they’re not very definable. …
Monsters University and Pixar: The answer to how cute monsters could ever possibly play convincing college students
Remember that movie Rudy? I know, very inspiring, right. Now imagine they cast all the main roles as monsters, animated it, and threw in some fraternity hijinks for good measure. …
Review: GATSBY (The Great)
Turning a literary classic into a film is a bold undertaking, and one that director Baz Luhrmann has not shied away from in the past. When approaching The Great Gatsby, …
Iron Man 3: The She’s All That of Comic Book Movies
Iron Man 3 had a tall hill to climb right from the get-go. Comic book movies, for better or for worse, tend to expand in scale as a means of …
Spring Breakers: Wow, Spring Break Got Murdery So Gradually I Barely Even Noticed
Ahhh spring. The birds are chirping. Other birds are trying to have sex with those birds. And the bunny that lives behind me is gearing up for gardening season where …
Tina Fey and Paul Rudd, This Headline Alone Is Endearing
Admission, starring Tina Fey and Paul Rudd (both concocted in an underground lab to be superhumanly adorable)immediately falls victim to that familiar trope. Tina Fey plays Portia Nathan, an admissions …