Reviews
Star Trek: Into Darkness worthy of its stars
Star Trek: Into Darkness Director: J.J. Abrams Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve, Bruce Greenwood J.J. Abrams takes Star Trek into darker places than they’ve ever gone before in Star Trek: Into Darkness, creating one of the ... Read More »
Iron Man 3: A return to form
Iron Man 3 Director: Shane Black Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Ben Kingsley, Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Don Cheadle, Jon Favreau The movies that make up the Iron Man trilogy are a bizarre collection of nuts and bolts. The ... Read More »
All Pain, No Gain
Pain and Gain Director: Michael Bay Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Anthony Mackie, Ed Harris, Ken Jeong, Tony Shalhoub and Rebel Wilson Razzie award winner Michael Bay offers probably some of his best work in his latest film Pain & ... Read More »
Alesso caps off year at memorable tent party
Opener: Performance: Setlist: Crowd: Worth the $$: On April 7, PremierLife capped off the year by throwing a block party featuring Swedish DJ Alesso. The 21-year-old last played London a year and half ago to a sold out crowd at ... Read More »
TJR best DJ you’ve never heard of
Performance: Opener: Setlist: Crowd: Worth the $$: Last Saturday, CDN Entertainment and NEC Productions brought American DJ TJR to perform at Tabu Nightclub, formerly known as Diesel. TJR has little mainstream recognition despite years of experience. Much to the delight ... Read More »
Give Evil Dead a big hand
Evil Dead Director: Fede Alvarez Starring: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore The Evil Dead (1981) was an instant cult classic that changed the face of horror film and launched the careers of multiple B ... Read More »
A revolutionary truth
Revolution Director: Rob Stewart Starring: Katharina Fabricius, Felix Finkbeiner, David Hannan Rob Stewart, an award-winning biologist, photographer and filmmaker, starts a ‘revolution’ in his follow-up to his acclaimed documentary, Sharkwater. Sharkwater (2006) was motivated by Stewart’s goal to stop the ... Read More »
Spring film breaks the rules
Director: Harmony Korine Starring: James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine Harmony Korine, known for his bizarre and often uncomfortable films, like Julian Donkey Boy, Gummo, and Trash Humpers offers probably his most accessible film in Spring ... Read More »
Teenage romance twihards
The Host Director: Andrew Niccol Starring: Saaoirse Ronan, Rachel Roberts, Max Irons, Chandler Canterbury The Host is a tale of a girl timidly stepping into womanhood, and the love, lust and fear of utter indoctrination that go along with it. ... Read More »
A motherly spectacle
Mom’s The Word-For Crying Out Loud The Grand Theatre’s Mom’s The Word-For Crying Out Loud offers a bold, outspoken and humorous perspective on motherhood—it’s not a play for university students. Five middle-aged women take turns sharing their personal experiences of ... Read More »
Old British actors hit the right notes
Quartet Director: Dustin Hoffman Starring: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins Quartet is a film for the old at heart. A brilliant movie, directed and produced by Dustin Hoffman, somehow manages to tread the line between ... Read More »
Burt lack-of-wonder stone needs more magic
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Director: Don Scardino Starring: Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, Jim Carrey, James Gandolfini At first glance, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone—a wacky comedy about a set of rival superstar magicians—seems like a film with the potential ... Read More »
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