I defy you not to be charmed by the new Pixar movie, Up (such a non-descript title for such a fun film). In a field that is rapidly filling with vapid imitators, Pixar continues to keep itself above the others by creating lovable, fresh characters and heart-warming stories, even while skimping nary a pixel on…
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Life Stories: Slumdog Millionaire & The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
When I was studying English Literature in university and reading story after story, I could not resist the temptation to see events in my own life as a narrative. You start to pick up on how one thing foreshadows another; how situations can seem to be symmetrical; how timing of events seem to happen for…
Hellboy II: The Golden Army – Movie Review
After seeing the preview trailer for Hellboy II: The Golden Army, it easily became my most-anticipated movie in July (I know everyone else is waiting for the Bat). Once I saw that director Guillermo del Toro was going to throw even more of his fabulously dark fantasy creatures into this movie than his previous effort,…
Kung Fu Panda – Movie Review
Is there anything more fun than a cartoon panda who does kung fu with the slacker wit and squeezable charm of Jack Black? I totally think not! What I thought was going to be another throw-away animated feature from Dreamworks (I wish I could throw away memories of Shrek 3!) was instead an awesome movie…
Bourne Ultimatum – Movie Review
Hey Shrek, Pirates, Spider-man, and Ocean’s, take notes. This is how you do a threequel. One of the things that makes the Bourne movies so enjoyable is that we like everything about the character of amnesiac assassin, Jason Bourne. His identity crisis, his unwavering determination, his super-human skills of observation, strategy and combat all make…
Life in Cartoon Motion by Mika – Music Review
When it comes to music, I’m no sophisticate. Don’t give me jazz, classic rock, or even R&B inspired pop or Hip-Hop hipness. Whatever. Give me the pure pop music, and lots of it. To fill my request, along comes London singer Mika, whose debut album, Life in Cartoon Motion, is already a pretty big hit…
Children of Men – Movie Review
Not too long ago, the movie V for Vendetta took us to a dystopian England of the not-too-distant future. In the movie Children of Men, London is again not looking too great in a few years’ time. Based on P.D. James’s novel of the same name, Children of Men depicts a world where most of…
Happy Feet – Movie Review
I’ll bet Pixar is kicking themselves for not being the ones who made this movie. Sure, Cars made hundreds of millions and looked really good, but overall it was pretty run-of-the-mill. On the other hand, Happy Feet (produced by Animal Logic, for Warner Brothers) is not only visually incredible (both for its super cute penguins…
Heroes 101
One of the hottest new shows this season is the sci-fi drama Heroes, and (not being one to stay off the bandwagon) it’s one of my favourite shows. For those of you who aren’t already watching, I thought I’d give you a bit of a primer on the show so you might want to give…
Alvin's Adventures in Pop Culture 