Reviews

<p>Mothers often see their children’s drawings as works of art that hang on the fridge. But Hungarian artist Anna Torma, took her children&#8217;s doodles to the next level by transforming them into art-ready pieces to hang on the walls of art galleries. While still in Hungary in the 1980s, Torma started to embroider her sons&#8217; designs [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Warning: Contains spoilers.  The choice between breakfast cereals, Sugar Puffs or Frosties, isn’t a life or death decision. But Netflix’s latest instalment of the dystopian TV show Black Mirror, titled Bandersnatch, may have viewers thinking long and hard about what to eat that day. The adaption of the Netflix series is one of the first episodes from their [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fredericton’s Tortue has come out of their shell and dropped a two-track EP titled Slither on Dec. 26, their first release in two years. The band has been dormant while frontman Aidan Bullock is studying to be an industrial control technician in Saint John at New Brunswick Community College and bassist Connor MacAulay takes his master’s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Halloween might be over, but The Haunting of Hill House still has me spooked and confused. Netflix&#8217;s new horror series The Haunting of Hill House is based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson, a psychological horror queen in my opinion. Although different from the book, people have claimed the series [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Watching Crazy Rich Asians was like taking a breath of fresh air. Marking itself as the first predominantly Asian film in 25 years to be backed by a major movie studio, Crazy Rich Asians embraces its unique diversity, taking audiences on a fun and heartfelt journey through Singapore. Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) is a Chinese-American woman [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Have you ever had a waffle too crispy or just not thick enough? I have. I&#8217;m not a man who regularly eats waffles. In fact, I usually don&#8217;t even eat breakfast. But if I had a place like this near my home, breakfast would never be missed. Freddy&#8217;s Waffle Station is located in downtown Fredericton inside [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Frederictonians have been bombarded with snapshots of mouth-watering frozen treats ever since a new ice cream shop opened downtown last summer. For me, it had almost become painful when I saw the temptation that had not yet graced my taste buds.  So when the opportunity to review Fredericton’s Delish Gourmet Rolled Ice Cream came up, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>If the words “time is just a construct” mean anything to you, the Netflix Original series Dark is a show that will make you think beyond the linear scale we call “time.” According to the show, time is forever stuck in a never-ending cycle. At least for the German town of Winden. People keep saying [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Let me just say this: Big Mouth is not for the faint-hearted, the queezy-stomached or the blushed-cheeks. It’s been on Netflix for several months now, so consider me a later bloomer, but it’s a show that is never going to not be relevant. Big Mouth is an animated comedy born from a supergroup of comedians, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Planet Earth II is the visually-stunning documentary series narrated by David Attenborough which explores how animals are able to survive in different environments. Broken up into six parts, each episode deals with different environments: islands, mountains, jungles, deserts, grasslands and cities. Easily, the best part about this BBC mini-series is the breathtaking cinematography. Every shot [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fredericton’s annual Frostival brought the prominent stylings of one of Canada’s hottest upcoming bands and one of its most seasoned artists to campus this past weekend. Toronto quintet July Talk, a unique balance of commercially successful hits and pure, powerful storytelling, was reunited with the folk-rock brilliance of Matt Mays for the first of two [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas Early English Society’s Lysistrata is a high-energy and raunchy comedy that sends audiences on a wild adventure from beginning to end. Based on the Greek comedy of the same name, director and adapter Liam Browne managed to successfully bring new life into this classic play and yet still manages to throw in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>What I witnessed on the screen was not at all what I was hoping for, and what I felt afterwards was an emptiness which had failed to be filled. I sat in the theatre as the screen turned to black, the familiar music known to many started playing and the yellow text filled the screen. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Audiences were treated to a blend of humor, death and metatheatre over the weekend with Theatre St. Thomas’ rendition of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. The tragicomedy, written by Tom Shoppard and directed by Ilkay Silk, follows the titular characters during the events of Shakespeare’s Hamlet as they try to make sense of their roles [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Normally The Aquinian avoids spoilers in its reviews, but in this story we will be doing an in-depth recap of the first season of Stranger Things, as well as a review of the first episode of season two. This article will not go any further than episode one. You have been warned. Spoilers start now. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Even before the two-hour play began you were listening to music that reminded you of being in a car on a road trip.  The dial changing halfway through some songs, to the news, to full songs, then back to that previous song.  Songs like “Life is a Highway” by Tom Cochrane or “End of the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fresh off eight Emmy wins and 13 nominations, Hulu&#8217;s adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale provides an outlook of a dystopian future shaped by excessive pollution and an intense patriarchy. The first season was released on April 26 on Hulu, and currently has 95 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The 10-episode season serves as an eye-opening [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We live in a weird time. There’s no other way to put it. The technological progression of humanity in the last 30 years has left us, as people, struggling to comprehend our new social identity. That’s where the show Black Mirror comes in. It explores subjects that most people won’t even stop to think about, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The lights dim, hands dig into popcorn and watchers settle into their seats. Pennywise the Dancing Clown is returning to Derry, and to the big screen, 27 years later. As a kid, you associate clowns with balloon animals, annoying carnival music and chalk white makeup. However, big red noses, disproportionately-large shoes and a singular floating [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University’s musical theatre class raised the bar in their production quality with this year’s show, Chicago. Entering the Black Box Theatre, you are transported to the world of a 1920s speakeasy vaudeville theatre. Tiny bistro tables covered in red velvet tablecloths graced with sparkling glasses of champagne were scattered in front of a [&hellip;]</p>