Ultimate High-End Audio Guide
It’s an investment to augment the world around me. Here are my top picks for audio greatness.
Review: Mutemath’s ‘Vitals’
November was a good month for music, both right here at home and abroad. Local band We Are The City released their album Above Club, which I reviewed earlier this month here. On the same day Mutemath released their first album in four years, Vitals. Here’s a brief rundown of the album and why you…
Review: We Are The City’s “Above Club”
Former Peak Performance Project winners and current multi-dimensional artists We Are The City have definitely had their hands full the past two years. The band’s 2013 project “Violent” included a full-length studio album, a feature-length film written by the band and partners and directed by drummer Andrew Huculiak, a film festival circuit, and a European…
Review: Experimenter at VIFF
The Vancouver International Film Festival wrapped up last week after two weeks of showcasing over 375 films from 70 countries. I had a festival program riddled with highlights and stars next to films I wanted to check out, but due to my BCIT student schedule (I’m sure you can relate) I could only manage one.…
Review: The Martian
Ridley Scott’s newest sci-fi feature The Martian was released last weekend to much anticipation, and it had some big shoes to fill. Matt Damon plays astronaut Mark Whatney, the sixth crewmember of a manned research mission to Mars. During an unexpected storm on the red planet, the crew is forced to abort the mission in…
The Book of Life
“A touching spectacle in the world of animated film.” The Book of Life is a charming love story bolstered by a synergy of wit, emotion and stellar visuals. A 3D computer animated film produced by Reel FX Creative Studios, the movie includes notable actors such as Channing Tatum and Zoe Saldana and producer Guillermo del…
Movie Review: Annabelle
Loosely based on true events, Annabelle tells the story of a husband (Ward Horton) and wife (Annabelle Wallis) who add a special doll to their collection in time for the birth of their new child. They get a lot more than they bargained for, however, when the doll becomes possessed after the couple suffers an attempted…
VIFF Film Review: White Bird in a Blizzard
White Bird In A Blizzard is about a daughter looking back to a time when her mother disappeared on her and her father. The movie reflects on issues like sex, love, affairs, and jealousy. Starring, Shailene Woodley, as the daughter Kat, Kat leaves curious as to why her mother left her family when she…
VIFF Film Review: Class Enemy
A new German teacher takes over a class, and the current students are not too happy about his teaching methods. After only a few days with the new teacher, a tragic event occurs – a student commits suicide. As friends, family, and classmates cope with the death, fingers point to the new instructor, Robert,…
VIFF Review – Just Eat It
Why are we wasting time and energy producing food when almost half of it is thrown away?
Movie Review: Gone Girl
On the surface, Gone Girl looks like the story of a man (Ben Affleck) believed, by many, to have killed his wife (Rosamund Pike). With little for him to prove his innocence with, it’s up to Nick, his sister Margo, and a renowned defence lawyer to ensure he has a shot at proving his innocence. Story…
Wasteland 2 Delivers on 25+ Year Pedigree
It’s been a while since the world has seen Brian Fargo’s Wasteland. It was an important title, as far as PC RPG’s go. Decisions had consequences. Characters, even bit players, had motivations. It inspired Fallout. And all of this from a title produced in 1988. Wasteland 2 is a return to the alternate history post-apocalyptic…