Category Archives: Reviews

Gaming in Color (2015). Reviewed by Kailyn N. Warpole

Video games, as an increasingly beloved form of entertainment and social connection for our culture, provide players with interactive outlets to express themselves while navigating new and fantastical worlds. With the millions of console and computer games available today, and … Continue reading

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Annabelle (2014). Reviewed by Lydia Marley-Lawson

Annabelle (2014) — the highly anticipated prequel to James Wann’s The Conjuring (2013) — graced the big screen on October 3 and arguably met the high expectations set by its predecessor. The film is based on true events that occurred early in the controversial career … Continue reading

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The Ocularist (2013). Reviewed by Junyang ZHAO

The Ocularist (Formby, 2013) is about the profession of ocularistry. The film is made in a documentary style featuring an ocularist by the name of John Pacey Lowrie. The profession of ocularistry is not as well known as some other … Continue reading

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Muppets Most Wanted (2014). Reviewed by Jonathan Cziborr

The Muppets do it all again, again, in their latest feature-length film Muppets Most Wanted (2014). The gang of felt-filled misfits return and continue their adventures from the precise moment the last film left off. Packed with many catchy songs … Continue reading

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Carl(a) (2011). Reviewed by Junyang ZHAO

Carl(a) (Hershko, 2011) is about a transgendered woman, named Carla, who struggles with her sexual identity. Carla is clear about what she is, but she is faced with obstructions both from her family and her love life. She works as … Continue reading

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The Lego Movie (2014). Reviewed by Thomas Morgan

Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 2009) return to computer animation in this vibrant and vivid adventure which sees ordinary average Joe, Emmet Brickowski (Chris Pratt), become a true hero in the Lego universe. … Continue reading

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Last Vegas (2013). Reviewed by Thomas Morgan

A buddy movie is a film that tells the story of a close relationship between two men, often with a light-hearted tone. In more recent years, there has been an increase in the output of buddy movies, showing the relationship … Continue reading

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013). Reviewed by Thomas Morgan

Bilbo and company return in this epic, action-packed adventure, which sees the dwarves come up against their greatest foe, in an attempt to reclaim the lonely mountain of Erebor from Smaug the Destroyer.

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Pumping Iron (1977). Reviewed by Sam Archer

This 1977 bodybuilding documentary features future stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno, and a host of (lesser known) but just as competitive competitors. We follow them as they train, train and train some more, all in order to be ready … Continue reading

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[Rec] 3: Genesis (2012). Reviewed by Matt Cazwell

[Rec] (2007) and [Rec] 2 (2009) are two of my absolute favourite films of all time; they genuinely are masterpieces of the horror genre, and, to an extent, cinema itself because they intertwine so seamlessly. After having watched the third … Continue reading

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