Montreal Architecture: Future Roads & Other Quebec Curios
So far the buildings we have discovered in Montreal have been buildings that have already been completed, and, like the New York Life Building or the Sun Life Building, have [read on]
To See
The Sun Life Building & Other Quebec Curios
The Sun Life Building is one of few important buildings that are not connected to the Underground City despite being across the street from Place Ville-Marie. However, it is [read on]
The KPMG Tower & Other Quebec Curios
As we continue our virtual trip downtown, we stop by and admire the KPMG Tower.
The Tour de la Bourse & Other Quebec Curios
The Tour de la Bourse was designed by architect Luigi Moretti and the engineer at its head was Pier Luigi Nervi. Built in the middle of an economic and social boom of [read on]
Caregiving At the Edge: Review of Another Home Invasion
Another Home Invasion focuses on dementia and the difficult role of the caregiver.
1000 de la Gauchetière & Other Quebec Curios
We continue our journey looking at Montreal architecture by stopping by 1000 de la Gauchetière, Montreal’s tallest building.
The Hydro-Québec Building & Other Quebec Curios
Outside of the Hydro-Québec Building on boulevard René-Lévesque is a bust of none other than René Lévesque. Sculpted in bronze by Hungarian artist Paul Lancz (sculptor [read on]
The Royal Bank Tower & Other Quebec Curios
As we continue exploring architecture of Montreal, we follow RBC to its original Montreal location: the RBC Tower on rue Saint-Jacques ouest.
It’s All in Your Head: Review of “Inside Out”
As it is with anyone, Riley is dominated by her emotions, the little voices in her head, but in the world of Inside Out, this is quite literal. In Riley’s mind are five [read on]
I am Woman Hear Me…Protest: Review of “I Am Femen”
The documentary I am Femen is a powerful exploration into the inner workings of the controversial Ukrainian based feminist group Femen. The film chronicles several of the [read on]
Musings on the Day of Fête Nationale & Other Quebec Curios
“Gens du pays, c’est votre tour De vous laisser parler d’amour.“ (Gilles Vigneault and Gaston Rochon, “Gens du pays”) Anglos and religious [read on]
Review: “The Age of Adaline” is a Modern Day Fairytale
Truly a modern fairytale and an original story by J. Mulls Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz, The Age of Adaline tells the story of a woman who miraculously survives a car crash [read on]
Review of “The Dead Lands”: Riveting and Barbaric
Sinj Karan reviews “The Dead Lands”, an intense movie about a young Maori warrior who teams up with a mercenary warrior in a quest for revenge.
Review of A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night: 60s film noir and vampire vengeance
A Girl Walks Home Along at Night has a chador wearing vampire who haunts the streets of (fictitious) Bad City somewhere in Iran. She is out to punish the perpetrators, [read on]
Elephant Song: Slow, Plodding, and Forgettable
You’d expect more from a film taking place in a psychiatrist ward
The Imitation Game: The Price of Being Different
War films are made a dime a dozen, because the two world wars have dominated a large part of the cultural discourse of the Western world for the past hundred years. But The [read on]