By Marie-Renée Goulet My favourite movie genre is by far biographical movies. I love history, and I find some people and events fascinating. I love how I can escape to a different time and place, knowing that much attention has been paid to the details of a specific era. Frequently, we see a headline in…
By Marie-Renee Goulet Are there movies that you are unable NOT to watch if you fall upon them while channel surfing? Films that feel like you just stepped into a leg hold trap, and you know you’ll have to sit there and (happily) finish it? I have a list of them. A few movies have…
By Marie-Renee Goulet The movie is based on the true story of Harvard Law graduate Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan). After declining lucrative job offers, he uses a federal grant to open a legal defense office in Alabama with the help of a local activist Eva Ansley (the brilliant Brie Larson). They run in many…
By Marie-Renee Goulet These past few months have been challenging. In light of the most recent protests in support of Black Lives Matter, I’d like to bring attention to Netflix’s Original Documentary 13th, titled after the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Running at only 1h and 40m, it is compelling and concise. You…
By Marie-Renee Goulet **** This film is inspired by the survivors’ testimonies of the tragedy that took place on December 6, 1989. Out of respect for the victims and their families, all the characters are fictional. From all accounts, the events are accurate in their chronology and depictions. The film was shot simultaneously in both…
By Marie-Renee Goulet (***) I always look forward to the worlds Terry Gilliam creates for each of his films. Many actors over the years have said that they sign on to his projects to get the “Terry Gilliam experience.” In The Fisher King, New York City takes on a surreal, dark, sometimes medieval personality. Although…
By Marie-Renee Goulet The movie opens with an impromptu encounter between beautiful socialite Lily Bart (Gillian Anderson) and attorney Lawrence Selden (Eric Stoltz). Their attraction for one another is palpable, but Selden’s social status is at odds with Lily’s ambition: to marry money, a great deal of money. He does very well for himself, but…
By John H. Foote I would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest critic and staff writer Marie-Renee Goulet! Hailing from Quebec City, Marie-Renee and I have known one another for more than twenty years, beginning when she was a student of mine at Trebas Institute, where she graduated at the top of…