ARTS

A battle too big for Bilbo?

In The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Thorin Oakenshield has a fever dream in which he drowns in a river of the very gold he sought so desperately. I can think of no visual metaphor to better describe the current state of the Hobbit film franchise.

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Not another cheap imitation

Based on a true story and set in England in 1939, The Imitation Game brings back to life the behind-the-scenes efforts of mathematician Alan Turing and his team to end the war through means of cracking an ā€œimpossibleā€ Nazi code called Enigma.

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Shelf Indulgence: As she sews…

Some novels grab you right away with strong, specific detail, forcing you into the head of a relatable character. Such novels are easy to fall in love with. Alexandra Leggat’s The Incomparables is not one of those novels. Its surface is resistant at first, and difficult throughout.

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Chairman of the Board: Just keep flying

Board games based on licensed products are usually not good. They are either a cosmetic upgrade to a classic board game, or a rushed out game with clunky mechanics or gameplay that distances itself from the source material. Being a self-professed Browncoat, I was thrilled to discover this is not the case with Firefly: The Game.

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A look at the Canucks’ 2014

By the conclusion of the 2013/14 season, a number of drastic changes had occurred for the Canucks. With new head coach Willie Desjardins taking over and former iconic player Trevor Linden becoming president of Hockey Operations and alternative governor, the Canucks were able to begin the next season with more positive progression.