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Inception

Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by Connor Beaton.

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Christopher Nolan reportedly began developing the universe of Inception nearly ten years ago, and that’s not hard to believe; with all it’s intricacies, paradoxes and innovative ideas, Inception is undoubtedly his masterpiece and well worth the ten-year development period. Set at an undisclosed point in the future, Inception sees a team of skilled extractors – thieves specializing in extracting information from a subject’s subconscious by entering their dreams – attempt a seemingly impossible task: injecting an idea into a subject’s mind in a manner convincing enough that the subject believes the idea came from himself and not a third party.

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Kick-Ass

Posted on 17. Jul, 2010 by Bran Rainey.

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Kick-Ass is a superhero movie based on the comic of the same name by Mark Millar. It follows the exploits of a frustrated teenager named Dave Lizewski, who decides to become a superhero after getting mugged one too many times in New York. The movie is funny, thrilling, and overall very entertaining; but like my Chasing Amy review, there’s one gripe I have that stops the movie from being truly great.

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Video Games Then And Now

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by Ryan Lalonde.

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This article will take a look at various video games from their earliest roots to what they have evolved into today. From humble beginnings to graphically amazing some of these franchises are older than me!

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Jesse and the Lawnshaver (short story)

Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by Bran Rainey.

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Jesse lived alone, never going to the bars, and the people there had to make their own conclusions. But this was a year ago. This was before that chilly Christmas morning when Jesse pulled himself out of bed, looked out his window, and saw the strangest sight he thought he would ever see.

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Chasing Amy

Posted on 21. May, 2010 by Bran Rainey.

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Chasing Amy, a 1997 romantic dramedy by Kevin Smith, is a very flawed movie, but also a very powerful movie. Smith brings his signature style – quick, witty dialogue mixed with stoner humour – to the LGBT scene, and digs a little deeper than usual.

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How the Gamer Changed from Hero to Villain

Posted on 20. May, 2010 by Connor Beaton.

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I’m not going to talk about gaming as an art form, or how hardcore gamers are no longer the target market; no, I’m going to talk about how the morals of the gamer – you and I and everybody else reading this – have changed.

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Five things that should never be adapted into movies

Posted on 18. May, 2010 by Bran Rainey.

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If Hollywood has taught us anything, it’s that some things should never be made into movies. Everyone knows this, but sometimes the lure of money is just too much for all those poor, starving millionaires to resist…

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Avatar review

Posted on 17. May, 2010 by Bran Rainey.

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I’m torn on exactly what to think about Avatar. Does the enormous price tag help make it something worth seeing? Or is this just an expensive tech experiment?

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25 Things the 2000s Will Be Known For

Posted on 16. May, 2010 by Ryan Lalonde.

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Twenty-five things that the 2000s will be most known for so far.

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The Urban Dead (short story)

Posted on 13. May, 2010 by Bran Rainey.

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All the people wandering the streets, getting hit by the occasional vehicle as it drives through at top speed… these are the monsters. These are zombies. I shiver again, and it has nothing to do with the cold. The city is infested.