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Nintendo Direct Headlines: September 2017

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 BeNjamyn Upshaw-Ruffner Nintendo, Switch, Videogame0 comment

Earlier this month, Nintendo had some big announcements during their Nintendo Direct broadcast. So what awaits fans down the pipeline? Let’s hop right in and see what the biggest announcements were! The biggest upcoming 3DS title, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, received a spotlight which kicked off the Direct broadcast. We learned a little bit about the cover-art Pokémon for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, which are new forms of Necrozma that have fused with Solgaleo and Lunala respectively. We briefly saw a couple of new areas in the Alola…

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Nineteen Eighty-Four: George Orwell and Michael Radford’s Call For Anarchist Revolution

May 14, 2017 June Rossaert June Rossaert, Review0 comment

”You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution. It is in your spirit or it is nowhere.” –Ursula K. LeGuin, The Dispossessed ”At one time in the world, there were woods that no one owned” –Cormac McCarthy, Child of God Michael Radford’s Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) is a brilliant adaptation of George Orwell’s novel of the same name, originally published in 1949. The film follows Winston Smith (John Hurt) as he struggles to find truth and meaning in the oppressive regime put…

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Nintendo Switch Headlines

May 12, 2017 BeNjamyn Upshaw-Ruffner Hardware, Nintendo, Switch, Videogame0 comment

On April 12th, Nintendo made numerous announcements regarding upcoming titles for the Nintendo Switch in their Nintendo Direct online broadcast. For those of you who may have missed the broadcast, here are the biggest takeaways: The Broadcast started off with a reintroduction of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, an enhanced port of the 2014 Wii U game, Mario Kart 8. The Switch port adds a slew of new features, including new characters and vehicles, the return of double items, but most substantially, a traditional battle mode which didn’t appear in the…

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Transformers: Age of Platitude

May 5, 2017May 6, 2017 newspaper Review, Sci-Fi, Transformers0 comment

A movie should be a perfect blend of creating a detailed universe and a captivating storyline in which characters are hindered or helped by the world they live in. It is through the choices of the main character(s) that audience members start to get a feel of their psyche. Unfortunately, Transformers: Age of Extinction puts too much emphasis on generating flashy robots that do not help the shallow characters. Age of Extinction (AoE) is a science fiction action film directed by Micheal Bay. The fourth film of the Transformers series…

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Why Bob Clark’s Baby Geniuses Should Be Hailed as a Modern Masterpiece

April 15, 2017 June Rossaert April Fools, Review0 comment

What is a masterpiece? One might come to ponder. Cinematically, one might point to films such as Orson Welle’s Citizen Kane, or Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Both have their own personal merits, but might I suggest a different approach, a film oft overlooked: Baby Geniuses. The premise of the film is a simple one. A faculty of scientists uncover that babies are born with vast knowledge of the universe, and can communicate through an otherwise indecipherable language, Babytalk, which they lose once they reach toddler age and…

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The Little Documentary that Beat Dolan

April 4, 2017April 10, 2017 newspaper 0 comment

You may have heard that Xavier Dolan’s latest film won three César awards and the Grand Prize at Cannes. On the morning of Saturday March 25th however, the 6th annual Prix Collegial du Cinema Quebecois (PCCQ) was surprisingly awarded to Manoir despite competing against four other better known films including Dolan’s. The kicker is that Vanier College was partially responsible for Dolan’s loss. The PCCQ is designed to get many CÉGEP students to see Quebec films followed by discussions and debates in order to heighten their cinematic culture, criticism, and…

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“Logan” (2017) Review

March 20, 2017 newspaper Review, X-Men0 comment

Marvel’s X-Men film franchise has had a rather bumpy ride to success. With hits and misses throughout the last 17 years, it is not uncommon to be skeptic when a 9th installment is announced. This movie in fact is the third in the Wolverine-centered films, proceeding 2 rather mediocre films to say the least. But compared to Apocalypse, it succeeds in all aspects, and makes for a beautiful, emotional and fantastically paced film. With the surprise (not really) success of Deadpool, the first R-rated film in the X-Men franchise…

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Au Pied De Cochon Review

March 15, 2017March 15, 2017 newspaper Food, Montreal, Restaurant0 comment

Montreal, a city of smog warnings on a weekly basis and the occasional student protest, is also home to a magical and wondrous place. It has become a staple in the Montreal culinary experience ever since it was established back in 2001; Martin Picard’s Au Pied De Cochon. Picard’s restaurant has resuscitated old school, traditional Quebec dishes, ones our great-grandparents’ parents prepared such as Pouding Chomeur and Ragout. On the menu, you have choices of tarts, poutines, burgers, lobster rolls, etc. all of which have been topped or covered in…

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A Review of Disney’s Moana

March 11, 2017October 2, 2017 June Rossaert Animation, Disney, Review0 comment

Disney’s Moana is the final product of a group of extremely talented individuals working within the constraints of a restrictive and heavily outdated film structure. The film follows the story of young Moana, the daughter of her native island’s ruler, and destined to take over the role in her adult life. Her strong desire for adventure and exploration clashes heavily with her father’s insistence that she must remain within the confines of the island for her own safety. She obviously rebels and the basic storyline unfolds much as one would…

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Let’s Play Ender’s Game!

March 10, 2017 newspaper Ender's Game, Novel, Sci-Fi0 comment

Ender’s Game is a science fiction novel written by Orson Scott Card that takes place in a near future. Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, the main character, is a genius at the age of 6 years old and is approached by the International Fleet (I.F), essentially an army in space fully equipped with laser guns and spaceships, to become a solider. In fact, the I.F has been watching Ender since he was born: they believe he has what it takes to become the next Starfleet commander for the next war against buggers,…

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