Ruairí McCann, Contributor. Alexander Payne, working with regular scribe Jim Taylor, crafts warm and spiky movies about characters who are all too acutely aware of their economic lot in life. From ‘Sideways,’ which spotlights a failed writer turned English teacher, to ‘Nebraska,’ (Payne’s home state) where a combination of encroaching senility and a lifetime of financial difficultiesContinue reading “‘IT’S A SMALL WORLD:’ Downsizing Film Review.”
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“GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER”: Jigsaw Review
Niall McGrade, Arts and Entertainment Co-Editor. I’ve missed the ‘Saw’ franchise. From 2004 until 2010, Twisted Pictures faithfully knocked out another ‘Saw,’ always releasing them just in time for Halloween. It’s been seven years since ‘Saw 3D’ hit theatres, and Halloween’s have been empty without them. However, I think it’s important to note that withContinue reading ““GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER”: Jigsaw Review”