‘Gears 5’ Is a Surprisingly Subtle Step-Forward for Industry Representation

By: William Hume Following protagonists Marcus Fenix and his son J.D., Kait Diaz steps into the campaign shoes of the billion dollar franchise, whose newest installment is simply titled ‘Gears 5′. There’s a simple evolution at work here. In all of the interviews with the developers, they simply & calmly remark at how the selection…

Does the 1982 Eddie Murphy classic “48 Hrs.” hold up today?

One of the only podcasts I listen to is The Rewatchables. Many film podcasts usually contain hosts with an infuriating lack of film knowledge and haven’t done their research, but each episode of The Rewatchables that I’ve listened to checks its references. In discussing Walter Hill’s 1982-directed, Joel Silver-produced, Eddie Murphy starring debut 48 hrs., host Bill Simmons in…

Case Four: The Multiplicities of Polytechnique (2009)

Written for Dr. Boulou Ebanda de B’béri’s ‘Canadian and Quebec Cinema’ by Xi (Samuel) Wang and Will Hume at University of Ottawa. March 2016. Actions and Behaviours Polytechnique (2009) is a retelling of the December 6th, 1989 massacre. A true story in which 14 women are murdered. The deadly attack was until 2020, the deadliest…