Before you watch this movie, watch Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, or at least fill yourself in on the events from that movie. If you don’t, you won’t enjoy Rogue One nearly as much as you should, and then you’d be paying money and spending two hours on an experience that you could […]
One of the final movies of 2016 comes as a push against everything that happened before its release. Damien Chazelle’s La La Land believes in dreamers, in romanticism, and love. It’s a reaction against the cynicism of contemporary blockbusters; a callback to a bygone era of Hollywood. It aligns itself with movies that defined moments of
La La Land Review: The best and the worst of your first love Read More »
Following a year of growth, Vic Records hosted a live recording session on September 28th with over twenty acts. With a full house, a comprehensive amount of equipment, and a variety of performances in a range of genres, the event provided an opportunity for students to benefit from the club more tangibly than ever before.
Vic Records Studio Sessions: Live-recording event continues club’s promise Read More »
The Holocaust, for the Jews, represented a time of uncertainty and chaos—the complexity of the events that took place during the mass extermination of Jews often deprive the viewers of an ability to comprehend the horrors that went on in the camps. It is the task of filmmakers to be able to do justice to
Son of Saul: The existential void Read More »
Generally, upon the first listen of a song, the thing that sticks with us the most is the melody. If a song has an upbeat melody, something bouncy like Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” or jazzy and sultry like Mac Miller’s “My Favourite Part,” we tend to listen to it with a smile on our face,
“But, it sounds so bouncy!?”—Three upbeat songs with dark meanings Read More »
Some of the most praised albums of all time have gone platinum over the years. Some of these include Michael Jackson’s classic “Thriller” in 1982, The Beatles (The White Album) in 1968, and, of course every mom and daughter’s favourite, Shania Twain “Come on Over” in 1997. Going platinum in the United States was huge,
Why Going Platinum is Like Getting Struck By Lightning Read More »
Fadi Amer is a hopeful Financial Economics student enamoured by things pragmatic, efficient and to-the-point. However, wanting to tap into an indulgence of his, Fadi decided to take a cinema studies course – you know, as an elective. This piece below is an insight into his abstracted mind as he prepares for another school day.
The Wayhome Arts & Music Festival has become a summer staple in Ontario, The Strand takes a look at the festival experience through the lens of a camera.
Piqued by the startling suggestion that our parents might have decent music taste, The Strand decided to riffle through their music collections and rehabilitate some of the albums that, despite time and imitation, have remained great pieces of art.
Four Albums Your Dad Likes That Are Actually Pretty Good Read More »
Over the coming year, The Strand’s Film & Music section seeks to help the uninformed become informed by producing relevant content on today’s film and music scene—both on a local and worldly level.
The Importance of Taste: Film & music as social capital and what that can do for you Read More »
