Local café review: Nata’s
If you’ve been to downtown Peterborough there’s a good chance you’ve seen Nata’s Café, just around the corner from the bus terminal. This little café embodies so much of what …
Reviews
Play Review – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Is your hair getting too long? Are you in need of a close shave? Then you should go and see Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street! Put on …
Run All Night Review: People need to stop messing with Liam Neeson’s fictional children
Run All Night is an action movie. It knows that. It knows we know that. For those of you who want to watch Liam Neeson running around uttering threats, and …
Chappie Review: Turns out intelligent robots can also be cute before they destroy humanity
Neil Blomkamp is one of the few people around who seems to know the secret to getting science fiction movies made. Hollywood is notoriously weary of sci fi. A director …
Trent Film Society presents: Snowpiercer
Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer (2013) is the rare comic book adaptation from last summer that breaks away from the superhero mold that viewers have grown accustomed to. Premiering in 2013 with …
Movie Review: Focus – Somehow the title seems more like a plea
The crowning moment of most caper films is the reveal of the long con. Someone, somewhere has left something up their sleeve, and the payoff needs to surprise not only …
Trent Film Society presents: Force Majeure
“What will you do when something as disastrous as an avalanche happens? Are we expected to perform differently based on our gender?” That is the question Östlund is trying to …
Trent Film Society and CRRC present: Dear White People
Hello Trent movie goers and film enthusiasts! This week, Wednesday, February 25, Trent Film Society will be screening Justin Simien’s 2014 film Dear White People, as a standalone movie for …
Theatre Review: Art for Awareness’ Rent is a gift to Peterborough
Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred moments, five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred reasons to go see Rent the Musical at Showplace! Art For Awareness, a local group …
Movie Review: A Methodical Deconstruction of Hot Tub Time Travel
There’s a fine line between stupid funny and just plain stupid. The original Hot Tub Time Machine was a masterclass in balancing that line. It took an uproariously ridiculous concept …