Some ten years ago I developed a statistical model for predicting Oscar winners. I've posted online predictions for the four main categories every year since with an 85% success rate. I provide predictions for just Best Picture, Director, Lead Actor,…
By all accounts, Room (2015), based on Irish-Canadian Emma Donoghue’s acclaimed novel from 2010, is an exceptional movie. Despite a harrowing premise of abduction, imprisonment, and sexual assault, it has been resonating with audiences and critics alike. One aspect of…
Less than a week until Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens. I’ll go to see it with my wife and children, mirroring the time I went to see the first Star Wars movie with my parents and brother.…
It's all too common at this time of year to see lists of the best holiday movies. Many include the same classic (and not so classic) films in various permutations. The entertaining Vox article, 5 ways The Night Before pays…
I used to be one of those nut jobs that fantasized about climbing to the top of Mount Everest one day, despite having no mountaineering experience. Then some 18-odd years ago I read "Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of…
This summer I hiked up to Jumbo Pass with my family. This was the first opportunity I’d had to experience first-hand the part of the Central Purcell Mountain Range that Vancouver’s Glacier Resorts Ltd would turn into a massive year-round…
~ Iain Pardoe I recently overheard my older daughter being asked, “What kind of movies do you like?” I empathized with her as she struggled to answer, because I too am typically stumped by this innocuous question. Sometimes, I’ll try to…
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