Canadian movie The Colony is set in the year 2045, when climate change has decimated the planet and the survivors huddle from the new Ice Age in underground bunkers (or “colonies”). One day, (spoiler alert) the Colonists from Bunker 7 receive a distress signal from over at Bunker 5, and a small, mis-matched group heads…
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The Grey is set in the aftermath of a devastating plane crash, deep in the Alaskan wilderness. The handful of oil men who’ve survived the initial impact find themselves in the heart of wolf territory, and the enraged pack seeks to drive off the intruders, picking off the stragglers like so many wounded caribou, one…
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OK, so you gather I’ve been somewhat excited about Christopher Nolan’s new movie Inception. But does it live up to its hype? Answer: Yes. And no. Yes, in that it’s a visually astounding piece of art – parts of Paris rolling up and over itself is a stand-out, and the gravity defying-bits you’ve seen in…
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I once met a smug Canadian who told me there was no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes. It was minus 15 at the time, and whilst I did think about viciously punching out her smarmy lights, I was really too cold and too frakkin miserable to bother. And yet, inspite of the…
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