Red Movie Review

My friends asked me to watch the movie Red. I had my doubts… but I am glad I went along with them. The movie follows the Frank Moses, one of the CIA’s most impressive agents. He is now labeled RED (retired, extremely dangerous). Frank is struggling with the boring life of a retired agent, but…

Paranormal Activity 2 Movie Review

I recently had the chance to see Paranormal Activity 2. If you have seen Paranormal Activity, then you know what you are in for. As for those of you who don’t understand how this series works… there aren’t any amazing cinematic scenes, all the footage is shot from a handheld camera or a stationary camera.…

Public Enemies movie review!

Recently in Film Studies I had the privilege of watching Michael Mann’s Public Enemies. The film Stars Johnny Depp as John Dillinger, an American gangster in the Great Depression era. This exceptional film follows John’s life through the prison breaks and bank robberies. I’m not usually one to enjoy a gangster movie, however, this particular…

“SAW 3D” IS HERE

On Halloween, the movie Saw 3D was playing in the theatre and it grossed over 23.61 million in the United States. This is the 7th installment of the movie Saw and its popularity doesn’t seem to be declining. Saw 3D was said to be the end of this series, but we will never know. I…

Calgary Arab Film Festival

Last weekend was the annual Arab Film Festival. Held from October 22nd-24th, it featured films to increase understanding of Arab culture. On Sunday, I went to see the film, “Just Like Us.” It was hilarious! It was based on a group of comedians, some of whom were Arab-American, who organized a comedy tour in the…

The Journey to The Edge Of The Universe

The Journey to the Edge of the Universe is a movie that NASA released a year and a half ago. When it came out, it was shown on some documentary channels like the Discovery Channel and National Geographic. In this movie, it is shown how far NASA has actually gone and seen of the universe…

The Social Network

A few days ago I had the opportunity of attend the screening of The Social Network.  Being a fan of Facebook myself, I was quite excited. I made my way into the movie theatre with fairly high standards. As the movie progressed, I soon realized that I would not be left disappointed. There weren’t many…

Easy A an ‘A’ movie

Easy A is easily an A in my mind! I would definitely recommend it to every teen who loves a good comedy. I have a feeling it’ll be a hit; even Taylor Swift wrote about it on her Twitter: “Easily, definitely, absolutely my new favorite movie.” The movie is starring Olive (Emma Stone) who lies…

Easy A disappoints

In Easy A, opening today, Sept. 17, invisible good girl Olive Penderghast (Emma Stone) was overheard lying about losing her virginity over the weekend by her Christian classmate Marianne (Amanda Bynes). The rumor quickly spreads and soon the whole school knows. Olive adapts to her newfound fame in school, leading her to help her homosexual…

Youth by Youth Cinema at CIFF

The Calgary International Film Festival has rolled out the red carpet for youth! Youth By Youth Cinema is a competitive celebration of young people’s storytelling with visual media, involving every grade from elementary to high school. Check out the films on September 25th 2010, at 2 pm at the Plaza Theatre. There are 15 films…

Children of Men Movie Review

This movie takes place in 2027 in an alternate reality where mankind has been plagued with infertility. No child has been born for over 18 years and the world has turned to chaos. Britain formed a militaristic government and became (apparently) the only country that has kept order. The story follows a disillusioned government agent…