I’ve been a rock fan my entire life, inheriting my taste in music from long childhood road trips with my father at the wheel. Naturally, this meant he had control of the stereo too. But even my father would admit that Slipknot is too heavy for his tastes. That’s why...
20 years of terror pt. 2: A retrospective on “The Grudge”
October 18th, 2002 saw the release of the Japanese horror film Ju-On: The Grudge. This was the third film in a four-part saga created by Takashi Shimizu. Soon after the film's release, producer Sam Raimi (Evil Dead) contacted Shimizu with an offer. The two soon began...
20 years of terror: A retrospective on “The Ring”
22-years-ago, filmmaker Gore Verbinski received an unmarked VHS tape from a colleague. This tape contained a subtitled copy of a Japanese film called Ringu. Describing the 1998 film as “intriguing,” “pulp,” and “avant-garde,” Verbinski set out to adapt it for the...
The Shuffle: Halloween Hits
As the temperature (sadly) starts to drop and we start to approach the spooky month of October, let's look at the top songs to listen to and get in the Halloween mood. Happy listening and stay spooky! “Monster Mash” By Bobby “Boris” Pickett, The Crypt-Kickers Do I...
Hocus Pocus 2 review: Blood is thicker than water
RATING: 7/10 YES to post-credit scenes Minor spoilers for the first 7 minutes! In my opinion, sequels to cult classics tend to be inferior to the original. Hocus Pocus 2 isn't better than the original, but it’s also not worse, while still being different enough that...
Theories on the upcoming Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Many Legend of Zelda fans have been waiting for news about the latest Legend of Zelda game. This last Nintendo direct on September 19th, we got a small clip for the new and now-named Legend of Zelda game: Tears of the Kingdom. The official release date is set for May...
Missing: 1 Creature
An Edmonton local, Berkley Brady, paints a formulaic story of trauma and horror at the 2022 Edmonton International Film Fest (EIFF) with her debut feature film, “Dark Nature”. Joy (Hannah Anderson) suffers from traumatic flashbacks after being assaulted and tormented...
Charming nostalgia in our own country: ‘I like movies’ review
“I Like Movies” is a coming-of-age comedy/drama set in Toronto in 2003. The film is about a teenage film lover named Lawrence that gets a job at a video store to save enough money for college in New York. It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on September 9th, but...
Bone breaking ‘n’ heart shaking: Popular indie horror film in the making
For those people who enjoy a good horror movie, with not only a good story but pretty good scares and special effects as well, you will like the Spanish horror movie “Huesera.” It premiered at the Tribeca festival on June 9 2022, but was recently part of the Edmonton...
Ook Droppings: Podcasts to get your sh*t together
Life Kit This podcast by NPR touches base on all those extra things in life that we aren’t necessarily taught in school, whether it’s giving the perfect toast, car maintenance, using less plastic or overcoming FOMO. Let’s be honest – being human isn’t always easy....