Shane Slater
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MOVIE OF THE WEEK: The Gift
As we get ready for the "prestige" dramas of the fall season, the tail end of summer brought one more hidden gem to send us forth on a high. Read more
Posted on 01 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
COMING SOON: Toronto International Film Festival
Over the next few weeks, cinephile excitement over the fall festival season will reach a fever pitch as we turn our attention towards the Venice, Telluride,... Read more
Posted on 31 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
100 Things I Love About Bollywood
As I conclude this special week of Bollywood appreciation, I hope you've enjoyed reading the articles as much I enjoyed writing them. Read more
Posted on 29 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
10 Must-See Bollywood FIlms
India is known for being the most prolific film industry, producing upwards of 1,000 new films every year. This staggering figure is attributed to various... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
10 Spectacular Bollywood Song-and-Dance Scenes
When most people think of Bollywood, the first thing that comes to mind is surely the song-and-dance numbers, and for good reason. Read more
Posted on 28 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
10 of Bollywood's Hottest Stars
In our era of heavily branded franchise filmmaking in Hollywood, celebrity obsession is at an all-time high and the same applies to Bollywood, where they take... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
10 Awesome Bollywood Soundtracks
The close relationship between Bollywood and music can be traced back to the genre's earliest days. As the template for this new artform was being developed,... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
Announcing...Bollywood Week!
If you've been following the site lately, you'll have noticed that it's been quite heavy on Bollywood films. Indeed, I caught the Bollywood bug this summer,... Read more
Posted on 25 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
REVIEW: Singh is Kinng
They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but after watching Anees Bazmee's "Singh is Kinng" I wish I had trusted my instincts. Read more
Posted on 20 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Swades
This week's top pick is a drama from one of Bollywood's foremost directors, released in 2004. "Swades", directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, is the story of one man'... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT: Chicken Run
For this week's Hit me with your best shot, I was able to relive one of my fondest movie-going experiences with Aardman Animation's "Chicken Run". Read more
Posted on 13 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Devdas
With so many new films releasing each year, we cinephiles are bound to have our "blind spots". Well, this week a Bollywood film gave that term a literal... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Fort Tilden
It took a while for "Fort Tilden" to finally hit theaters, but the 2014 SXSW Grand Jury Award winner is finally here, and its upcoming August release couldn’t... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
REVIEW: Dhoom
Nothing says "Hollywood" quite like a big budget action movie. From "Fast and the Furious" to "Mission: Impossible", the American film industry is basically... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
COMING SOON: Straight Outta Compton
If there's one thing I know for sure, it's that there will never be a shortage of biopics. Next month however, there's one that looks like it may bring somethin... Read more
Posted on 30 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT: Safe
This week's Hit me with your best shot takes us back to the 90s for a special film by Todd Haynes called "Safe". If you haven't seen it, quit reading now and... Read more
Posted on 30 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Far From the Madding Crowd
In a countryside locale in Victorian era England, a headstrong farm owner named Bathsheba must decide whether to accept a marriage offer from three different... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
REVIEW: Five Star
Hot on the heels of the infamous Rodney King riots in 1992, a new subgenre of film emerged in the 1990s. These films came to be known as "hood films", shining... Read more
Posted on 24 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT: VMA Nominees
For this special episode of Hit me with your best shot, Nathaniel flipped the script on us, assigning this year's MTV VMA nominees for Best Cinematography as... Read more
Posted on 23 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Ardor
John Maclean already claimed the title "Slow West" for his Michael Fassbender-starrer this summer, but there’s another Western in theaters that fits the bill... Read more
Posted on 20 July 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES