Shane Slater

LATEST ARTICLES ( 915 )

• The Enduring Appeal of The Three Stooges

  Few comic characters can have cast such as spell over movie-going audiences as that of The Three Stooges. From their early origins in 1920s vaudeville, Mo, Larr... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

  

  This week's top pick is one of the most curious releases of the year. Despite a highly successful Sundance premiere (including a standing ovation and a sweep... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: The Second Mother

  

  There’s a great scene in writer-director Anna Muylaert’s insightful new film The Second Mother, where the long estranged daughter (Jessica, played by Camila... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: The Martian

  

  "The Martian", the latest space adventure from the man who gave us the seminal "Alien" franchise, can be summed up in one particular scene. Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: Black Mass

  

  In Hollywood, as in life, everyone loves a comeback story. When Scott Cooper's "Black Mass" released its first trailer, the comeback narrative for Johnny Depp... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Sicario

  

  From dark family secrets to child kidnappings, Denis Villeneuve has developed a knack for delving into some of the most unnerving mysteries of life and human... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• REVIEW: Labyrinth of Lies

  

  It’s hard to believe now, but in the aftermath of the atrocities committed at Auschwitz, there were many Germans who were still ignorant of the harsh truth. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• OSCAR WATCH: TIFF Awards

  This past Sunday, the award winners for TIFF 2015 were announced and somehow, I ended up missing all the winners. But such is the nature of the beast at such a... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: Wrapping up the Festival

  

  When I first found out I would be attending the Toronto International Film Festival for the first time, I was filled with as much anxiety as excitement. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• INTERVIEW: Stephan James

  

  Among many other sidebar events, one of the coolest initiatives of the Toronto International Film Festival is its annual Rising Stars programme, co-presented... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• INTERVIEW: Saoirse Ronan

  

  One of my highlights of TIFF this year was the opportunity to sit down with Saoirse Ronan to discuss her new film "Brooklyn", as part of Fox Searchlight’s... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: Embrace of the Serpent

  

  As TIFF 2015 comes to a close, my festival experience ended on an ethereal high with an outstanding Colombian film. Directed by Ciro Guerra, "Embrace of the... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: A Heavy Heart

  

  In a general sense, films are made to provoke happiness, fright, thought or sadness. As its title suggests, "A Heavy Heart" mostly falls into the latter... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: Spear

  

  Before the relatively recent invention of cinema, the most popular modes of artistic entertainment comprised dance, music and theatre. Since the birth of... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: Stranger

  

  Famine. War. Death. The premise of Yermek Tursunov’s lastest film "Stranger", probably won’t send you skipping merrily out of the theaters. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: River

  

  Cinema has long been a great tool for cross-cultural discourse, with co-productions between national film industries becoming increasingly prevalent. One such... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: The Wave & The Paradise Suite

  

  On Day 5 of TIFF 2015, I was able to catch up with two more Foreign Oscar submissions. The first was Norway’s entry The Wave and the other was the Dutch... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: Downriver

  

  The TIFF website succinctly describes its Discovery section as "Directors to watch. The future of world cinema". Hailing from Down Under is a film that perfectl... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: Truth

  

  In case you didn’t already know, Cate Blanchett is one of the finest actors working in the business today. As if her lauded performance in Cannes darling Carol... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• TIFF: Girls Lost

  

  Themes of gender and sexuality are having a big moment in American cinema this year, with the likes of "About Ray", "Stonewall" and "Freeheld" about to hit... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES