The Rose That Grew From Concrete shows the soft side to Tupac Shakur
It’s been a few years since I picked up The Rose That Grew From Concrete. To be honest, I didn’t know a book of poems by legendary rapper Tupac Shakur even [...]
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Support Voices That Care; support your loved ones
Estimates vary, but many accounts suggest that half of us will experience some form of dementia in our lifetimes. As someone whose loved ones suffer and have suffered from [...]
There are a lot of ways to get addicted to Heaven Knows What
Many indie films tackle addiction and strive to capture the desperation behind this taboo subject, and a few do a great job. It wasn’t too long ago that Darren [...]
Dip into something naughty with The Duke of Burgundy
Few films are able to capture the required grace and delicacy to make a sensual film (Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) being a shameful example of how not to approach sexuality) [...]
Identicals falls into line with typical Science Fiction tropes
You might think you know everything about a romantic thriller flick. Well, think again. Identicals (2015) tells the story of a controversial but elusive organization called [...]
The Gift is the surprisingly deep horror flick of 2015
Perhaps the single most harrowing movie I’ve seen this year, The Gift explores themes of relationships, revenge, and loss of innocence. Directed by Joel Edgerton and [...]
Montage of Heck :: The Documentary
I finally was able to catch a screening of the highly talked about new documentary on Kurt Cobain. Directed and produced by Brett Morgan with the help of Cobain’s daughter [...]
The Last Pogo Jumps Again will never stop
Toronto is an amazing city – we all know that – but its history is something that remains relatively unknown. But here’s something that will blow a lid off of the [...]
Almost Crushed by Facebook
Okay Boys and Girls: heed the warning! Facebook is now a leading cause of depression! I had a long chat with my pal Michael the other day and he noted how we are all [...]
The Reel Stuff :: The Men Who Stare at Goats
Are you an oddball? At last you can find a home with The Men Who Stare at Goats, a dark comedy about a reporter who gets caught up in a plot with a military unit using [...]