Author: Caitlin Abe Gokool
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You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah
Adam Sandler’s dad jokes finally seem to hit that much harder now that he is tackling what seems to be his most personal role yet. The role of a father to his own real life daughters, Sunny and Sadie. Based on the book of the same name by author Fiona Rosenbloom, You Are So Not…
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Susie Searches
Being recognized in person is one thing, but in these days, online fame seems to be everyone’s final goal. Sophie Kargman’s newest film, Susie Searches, attempts to dive deeper into this phenomenon, through protagonist Susie, a college student with a passion for true crime and a podcast to share her thoughts. While failing to attract…
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Theater Camp
It is refreshing to see films that really seem to “get” the people they are portraying, and Theatre Camp (2023) is one that knows what its doing. Based on the short film from 2020 of the same title directed by Nick Lieberman, the 2023 feature-length film Theater Camp, directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman…
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Amidst ongoing discussions of ever-growing cinematic universes, fan service, and easter eggs far too often taking precedence over plot and character development, The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), directed by Michael Jelenic and Aaron Horvath exists in a unique space in between. Following Mario and his Brother Luigi as they are transported to a magical…
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Licorice Pizza
Paul Thomas Anderson returned to the big screen in 2021 with his seemingly most divisive, and for some his most controversial film, Licorice Pizza. Following 25-year-old Alana and 15-year-old Gary, as their relationship grows over one year in the San Fernando Valley, the film has often been criticized for its portrayal of this age-gap relationship.…
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Battle of the Stream: Where To Stream Movies in Canada
With uproar last year surrounding changes to Netflix’s password sharing rules, as well as ongoing discussions on increasing streaming prices and streaming services offering lower cost subscription options with ads, it had me thinking about where I go to most to stream films in Canada. Below, I have provided and overview of each of the…
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The Birdcage: From Stage to Screen and Screen Again
Mike Nichols and Elaine May. Known to many as a pair, their work stretched between underground comedy shows, the bright lights of Broadway, and the Silver-Screen of film. Despite this reputation as a pair, much success was gained for each through independent projects, including Nichols’ work on The Graduate (1967), and May’s work as a…
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Altman’s The Player in 2023
One of the most interesting ways a films can age is not when it becomes more problematic, or more removed from the present state of the world, but rather when a critique it makes or topic it satirizes becomes all the more scathing, proving to be even more true as time has passed. This is…
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Biosphere [TIFF 2022]
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Biosphere (2023) is the latest addition to the surprisingly long list of films under the umbrella “it’s hard to talk about this movie because any plot point is a spoiler”. Putting it plainly, Biosphere follows the last two men on Earth, living within their own biosphere, as they change and adapt for the future of…
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Summer 1993
Loss is a tricky emotion to capture in film. Throughout its representations, one stands out in its unique representation of grief and loss through the eyes of a child. Summer 1993 (2017) is a beautiful portrait of the Catalan countryside, twinged throughout by this complex grief experienced by a child. This Catalan-language Spanish film directed…
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