Shane Slater
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OSCAR WATCH: SAG Awards
I probably sound like a broken record at this point, but...THIS AWARDS SEASON IS CRAZY! As expected, even the SAG Awards were unpredictable, highlighted by Idri... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
OSCAR WATCH: SAG Predictions
You know it's a crazy awards season when you can't even predict SAG. Indeed, a number of categories this year have huge question marks surrounding them. Read more
Posted on 30 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Best of 2015: Top 20 Acting Performances
When I think back on the year's best acting performances in film, the first word that comes to mind is "surprise". Of the 20 performances I most anticipated at... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Best of 2015: Top 10 Documentaries of the Year
In case you didn't know this already, documentaries are consistently some of the best films of the year. Like many cinephiles I've shamefully neglected... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Dil Dhadakne Do
There's a memorable scene in John Wells' underrated 2010 film "The Company Men" that still strikes a chord with me to this day. Read more
Posted on 26 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
COMING SOON: Race
As you may recall, last year I had a chat with Stephan James at a TIFF party in his honor. While there we talked about his upcoming film "Race", which finally... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Songs My Brothers Taught Me
When it comes to representation of ethnic minority groups in cinema, Native Americans have always drawn the short end of the stick. Read more
Posted on 19 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
OSCAR WATCH: Critics Choice Awards
And here we are again, back to another confused state of affairs as the Critics Choice Awards decided to go with a Best Picture-Best Director split. Read more
Posted on 18 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
OSCAR WATCH: Critics Choice Predictions
As we all try to recover from the aftershock of the Oscar nominations, the awards season keeps chugging along with our next major televised show - the Critics... Read more
Posted on 17 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
CONTEST: The Results
After a topsy turvy precursor season, this year's Oscar nominations have finally been announced. And after the dust settled, we had one predictor emerging as th... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
CONTEST: The Predictions!
The predictions are in! Thank you to all who participated and good luck!Click the link below to see all the predictions: ALL PREDICTIONSN.B. - A "1" indicates... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
OSCAR WATCH: The Animated Films
As I normally do every year, I tried to seek out all the eligible films for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars. Unfortunately, time constraints meant that I wa... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
OSCAR WATCH: The Big Short
I'm sure we all remember it like it was yesterday, the year when the world economy came crashing down. But 8 years after the 2008 financial crisis, can you... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Just over two years ago, a film called "Blue is the Warmest Color" took the arthouse world by storm, depicting an erotic romance saga unlike any we'd ever seen... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
OSCAR WATCH: Golden Globe Awards
Wow, what a night. I honestly would have done better if I made random predictions. Against all expections of a Spotlight-The Big Short season ahead, both films... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
OSCAR WATCH: Golden Globe Predictions
Funny hosts, drunk stars, memorable speeches. What's not to love about Golden Globes? I certainly can't wait to see how it all goes down. Here are my crazy... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
CONTEST: See Who's Playing!
And we're off! As we wait in anticipation of the big day, 31 bloggers have signed up to test their skills at predicting this year's Oscar nominations. Read more
Posted on 09 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
OSCAR WATCH: BAFTA Nominations
Just when you thought this awards season was starting to make sense, the BAFTAs come along and throw everything into disarray again. Read more
Posted on 08 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
REVIEW: The Brand New Testament
“What if God was one of us?Just a slob like one of us?Just a stranger on the busTrying to make His way home?”The above lyrics are of course taken from Joan... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Chi-Raq
The essence of Spike Lee's new pseudo-musical film "Chi-Raq" can be boiled down to the very first scene. We hear a brilliantly pointed opening theme song... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES