Science opinions
Three-dimensional viewing is, as the technology firms would have you believe, the way of the future. This is exactly what I thought it would be,…
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Music to live for
The documentary Soundtrack for a Revolution tells the story of the American Civil Rights movement through the music sung at protests, during meetings and in…
Hollywood Star Russian Roulette
The Nineties marked a decade in which star power ruled Hollywood. Names like Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and Mel Gibson meant money in…
Graduate! It’s like, whatever.
So you’re graduating soon! Going out into the “real world” to be an “adult,” without the downy cushion of studenthood beneath your head. Good luck…
Bruises, blood and welts
A screen-shot of an electronic waiver is displayed. It allows a viewer to state, with a click of a mouse, that he or she is…
Shutt’er Down
Director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio pair up for the fourth time on Shutter Island, a film that looked thrilling in trailers but is…
Don’t sell them short
Though many film-goers bemoan the deadening lack of originality in mainstream cinema, only a few bother to seek out alternatives. Sure, fare like the independent…
“Yasmina’s Yatra” is a film to explore personal faith with
“I feel that, in many ways, North American lifestyle is a spiritual void. I think we need to work on discovering something greater, and share…
There Will Be Lawyers
Joe Berlinger has spent the past 18 years creating some of the greatest legal documentaries ever made with his creative partner Bruce Sinofsky (as well…
Forcing the issue:
How is Princess Leia a princess when her father is a senator? The answer is simple, but easy to miss. Leia’s adoptive father is Bail…