Despite high views on the film, ‘Damsel’ recieved mediocre reviews from critics. IMDb rated the film a 6.1/10. Infographic by Angie Wiebe. A damsel in distress. A handsome prince in shining armour. A fire-breathing dragon. Netflix’s movie Damsel sounds like a typical fairytale, but the movie does have many twists. The premise of the movie…
Guerilla film with shoestring budget promotes different side of Alberta
Bill Lawson as Wild Bill prepares for his comeback. Photo by Jared Vas In the heart of the Alberta prairies, where the sun meets the fields, a local film is being made. Still in its early stages of production, Wild Bill is a mockumentary about passion, belonging and duality. The project, with an anticipated release…
‘Cocaine Bear’ review: it blows (in a good way)
‘Cocaine Bear’ is one of the biggest movies of the year, grossing over $80 million worldwide. Illustration by Mackenzie Jarvin. Cocaine Bear begins with a plane flying high over the forests of Chattahoochee, Georgia. A man dances and maniacally dumps duffel bags of coke out of the emergency door, but not without mixing in a line.…
Wick returns to the underworld
According Rotten Tomatoes, John Wick Chapter 4 has made a whopping $137 million on opening week, which is 41 per cent of what Chapter 3: Parabellum made. John Wick Chapter 4 is definitely a must watch if you are the type to get straight into the action. The movie overall was action packed and I…
Scream VI makes bloody splash in the Big Apple
Melissa MacKenzie was shocked during the opening night of Scream VI. She says she’s looking forward to the next movie in the franchise. Photo by Scott Holman Your parents are gone for the weekend and have left you to watch the house. Alone on the last night, less than an hour before your parents return…
Visual Effects Artists vs. Marvel Studios: An ongoing labour battle
Jenna Helm, an Architectural Animation student, practices using her VR headset for a class project. Photo by Cloud Argue. CGI artists are fighting for their rights with poor industry practices, while aspiring artists’ find themselves losing interest in working for film companies. In recent months, several articles have come out criticizing Marvel’s practices when working…
Artist community shines in documentary
Local artist Demi Zelasak poses in front of The Owl Acoustic Lounge. where her documentary premiered on Sept. 24. Photo by Scott Holman Two University of Lethbridge students hope to break stereotypes surrounding Lethbridge but highlighting the city’s creative communities. A University of Lethbridge student is producing a reflective documentary on the city’s artist community…
Local team tries its hand at big budget visual effects
After Disney and Industrial Light and Magic made waves with the Disney+ show The Mandalorian, Lethbridge College instructors and students decided to see if the same technology could be used for independent film makers. The team behind the research project consists of instructors and alumni of the Digital Communications and Media and Multimedia Production programs…
Wes Anderson, what happened?
(A review of “The French Dispatch”) The first Wes Anderson movie to truly disappoint, “The French Dispatch”, a movie about a fictitious newspaper, is better off left unread (or watched). Whenever a new Wes Anderson movie is announced, if you are familiar with his oeuvre, you know what you are in for, a stylised character…
Top 5 Netflix shows for fans of the supernatural
Calling all fans of suspense and the supernatural. We’re going to count down the top five shows for college students to binge watch on Netflix with a long-time Netflix subscriber. Judy Flamond, a student at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta has been binge-watching great shows on Netflix for years and has picked her top five…