Shane Slater

LATEST ARTICLES ( 915 )

• REVIEW: The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

  

  You’ve seen it countless times before. An underdog fighter gets the chance of a lifetime to compete for the world championship title against a formidable... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Long Way North

  

  If there is one thing that the current hoopla surrounding Disney’s upcoming live action “Mulan” proves, it’s the evolving tastes of today’s audiences. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang

  

  At one point in “Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang,” the film mentions its subject Cai Guo-Qiang’s desire to top the great Pablo Picasso. Under normal... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Exciting Rumours About the New Jurassic World Movie

  

  Apart from the likes of Deadpool, 2016 has been a pretty bad year for the Hollywood blockbuster movie. With Batman V Superman getting lost within the... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Chevalier

  

  Like her Greek contemporary Yorgos Lanthimos, director Athina Rachel Tsangari has an unorthodox sense of humor. As leading figures of what The Guardian termed... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: From Afar

  

  “From Afar” begins with a middle-aged man prowling the streets of Caracas. He is looking for a young man to bring home, using his money as an incentive. Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Do Not Resist

  

  Craig Atkinson's debut feature “Do Not Resist” opens with scenes which have become all too familiar. A group of protesters take to the streets to march against... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Sing Street

  

  It's been a banner year for "separating the art from the artist". There's the ongoing dilemma of Woody Allen, who recently released his first TV series on Amazo... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Sully

  

  Late in Clint Eastwood's new film "Sully", a hearing is being conducted to ascertain whether an emergency water landing carried out by the titular pilot... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: Forever Pure & Girl Unbound

  

  As is customary every four years, sports fans and casual viewers alike were glued to their TV screens this summer for the Olympic games. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: City of Tiny Lights

  

  As the lines between TV and film are increasingly blurred, there’s no doubt that film directors have had to step up their game to draw in audiences. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: Vaya & We Are Never Alone

  

  When it comes to international film festivals, it’s almost a given that there will be at least one dark multi-narrative film among the lineup. This year’s... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: The Birth of a Nation

  

  When Nate Parker‘s directorial debut “The Birth of a Nation” was announced as a Sundance selection, the knee-jerk reaction was to be expected. Many groaned... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: Joe Cinque's Consolation

  

  Disturbing, unsettling, infuriating. These are the adjectives that will likely come to mind in response to "Joe Cinque’s Consolation", the debut feature from... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: Lion

  

  Over the next few months, we’ll be hearing the term "Oscar bait" a lot. Used as a pejorative for period dramas, biopics or anything that looks like old-fashione... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: Death in Sarajevo

  

  The more things change, the more they stay the same. This seems to be the overarching thesis guiding award-winning Bosnian filmmaker Danis Tanović and his new... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: A Monster Calls

  

  After a summer movie season widely regarded as one of the worst in many years, many film lovers are understandably pessimistic about the future of the “popcorn... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: Nocturnal Animals

  

  It’s been a long time coming for fans of 2009’s “A Single Man”, the impressive debut feature that marked the arrival of an exciting new director in Tom Ford. Bu... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: Free Fire

  

  What do you get when you bring together 11 men, 1 woman, an abandoned warehouse and guns to spare? A perfect setup for a classic shoot-’em-up. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: Loving

  

  The sentiments behind this oft-quoted Bible passage are beautifully conveyed in Jeff Nichols' new film, aptly titled “Loving”. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2016 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES