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'A Complete Unknown' - A Review
It was a very pleasant surprise to come home on the Tuesday of this past week and discover, over dinner and exams needing my evaluations, that I had won a pair of passes to see an early showing of the Bob Dylan biography, “A Complete Unknown”. It was the very next day – 7 pm on Wednesday at Banque Scotia Cinemas in Montréal – and I could not find anyone at the last minute to join me.
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Geeks
Timeless Themes and Holiday Magic in Acting Out's 'An Ideal Husband'
To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong relationship - Oscar Wilde. Acting Out Theatre Company performed Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband. First written in 1895, the play is a social satire that follows Sir Robert Chiltern, a successful politician whose career and marriage are jeopardized when a scheming woman threatens to expose him. With the help of his friend, Lord Goring, Chiltern must navigate moral dilemmas.
By Marielle Sabbagabout a year ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Sun Down Motel" by Simone St. James
I miss reading some dark books and the reason I'm not doing it that much is mainly because I haven't been feeling there emotionally though I still miss them. I have decided to get back into them, just not obsessively because my emotional state can't take that many punches at the moment. As you know, I've been working my way through some novels such as this one, entitled The Sun Down Motel and another called Levitation for Beginners so it's fine like this for now (I've got some more on the way soon). But for now, until I have another nonfiction binge, I think this is what we're stuck with and I am sure we are both going to enjoy it...a lot.
By Annie Kapurabout a year ago in Geeks
Ghostlight
Ghostlight is at the top of my list for Oscar nominations. No fluff, no preface at the beginning of this review. I will obviously go into detail but Ghostlight was truly one of the best movies of the year. We know that I love movies about movies, but you know what I love more….movies about THEATRE. Yeah that’s right my little theatre nerd heart was so very happy with every aspect of this movie.
By Alexandrea Callaghanabout a year ago in Geeks
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
"Waiting for Godot," a seminal work by Samuel Beckett, was first published in French in 1952 as "En attendant Godot." This groundbreaking play, which Beckett wrote between October 1948 and January 1949, marks a significant shift in modern theatre. Initially, Beckett struggled to find a publisher willing to take on the unconventional piece, but it eventually found a home with Les Éditions de Minuit, a Parisian publisher known for embracing avant-garde literature.
By Annie Kapurabout a year ago in Geeks
Spoiler Alert!: A Guide To Proper Spoiler Etiquette
In the days before Internet, Social Media, and worldwide simultaneous episode drops on streaming services, having a film or TV series spoiled before you had seen it was a much less prevalent issue than it is today. Even though many U.S based TV shows aired weeks or months ahead of what was being seen in Australia, for example, the lack of immediate online discussion meant episodes remained unspoiled. The same was true for new release films. Unless you had encountered someone who had seen a film before you, and that person accidentally revealed plot details, you usually had more time to see a film before you needed to fear having it spoiled.
By Kristy Andersonabout a year ago in Geeks
Learning to write a Bad Review
I love reading bad reviews. It is where critics are at their funniest. If there are ten films worse than Bride Wars this year, I quit ... Everyone will tell you it’s a chick flick. Only in the sense that if you ground it up and fed it to battery hens it might be better served than running it through a projector.
By Rachel Robbinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Simpsons Review: "Bart vs Thanksgiving"
Thanksgiving is upon us, and of course, that also means we receive some very good and memorable Turkey Day episodes of our favorite shows. There have been quite a few memorable Thanksgiving episodes over the decade; I still remember seeing one of Friends' Thanksgiving episodes that had the sextet playing football, while Joey and Chandler were fighting over a girl; that was a crazy one. Martin had quite a memorable Thanksgiving episode that featured the late, great John Witherspoon as one of Martin's relatives. There have been several different Thanksgiving episodes, but the best one had to be the first one from The Simpsons: "Bart vs Thanksgiving."
By Clyde E. Dawkinsabout a year ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Wall" by Marlen Haushofer
I am happy to say that recently I returned from my hometown of Birmingham (as of writing this review, it is the 3rd of November). When there, I visited some old haunts such as the bookshop where I picked up a copy of The Wall by Marlen Haushofer. I had never heard of this book in my life but I liked the depiction of existentialism which highlighted the book cover. I know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover and so I read the blurb just in case. I was sold.
By Annie Kapurabout a year ago in Geeks
I have a favorite Christmas movie now
I have been in love with Christmas movies for most of my life. My mother's favorite was always "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" and since I couldn't pick a favorite, I just agreed with her. There were too many beautiful Christmas movies like "Miracle on 34th Street" and "A Christmas Carol" and "It's a Wonderful Life" and more. How could anyone pick a favorite? I've been watching Christmas themed movies for over 50 years and I've seen so many that were miraculous, and I've also seen some that were disappointing.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in Geeks
