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Hello! My name is Ferdosa Abdi. I am a News Reporter for GOC. Somali-Canadian. Carleton University (almost) graduate. Aspiring film festival programmer. I write stories. I am in love with Eva Green. I love science fiction, period dramas, and fantasy movies and TV shows.
It was not that long ago when the world was shown the first look of Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz) from Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog. What we were shown was not entirely what we expected Sonic to look like with photo-realistic CGI, especially after Warner Bros. wowed us with their live action-CGI hybrid Detective Pikachu. Now that Sonic the Hedgehog […]
Tom Hooper’s Cats is finally upon us – the nightmare at Christmas that will surely terrify, more than delight. From the moment the film begins to when it ends, it is as though you have fallen into a drug-induced coma. I felt as though I was unable to wake up, slowly sinking deeper and deeper into madness. Once it’s over, […]
When you think of Christmas movies there are a few things that remain consistent throughout them all. They are films about sentiments: love, hope, family, giving – just to name a few of the themes that often populate Christmas films. One thing is for certain, a successful Christmas film is a very delicate balance. Last Christmas is an example of […]
Abominable is a delightfully entertaining and heartwarming tale about appreciating your family, and embracing new ones. DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio give us a familiar story, but in a refreshing package. The story follows a young violinist, Yi (Chloe Bennet), who has become detached from her mother (Michelle Wong) and grandmother (Tsai Chin) after the death of her father. She […]
The sea is vast and full of wonders — or horrors depending on the day. In Neasa Hardiman’s sci-fi/horror she explores the nightmarish entities that lurk beneath the surface that will make you think twice about venturing too far from shore. Hermione Corfield leads a top-notch cast of a marooned crew faced with an impossible situation: a giant unknown creature […]
Zombies – one of horror’s greatest creations. There is an endless list of films and television shows that focus on this horror sub-genre. We have seen zombies birthed by awful medical errors countless times; post-apocalyptic worlds are riddled with them. Zombies began as these terrifying sluggish creatures that slowly chased brains, now they run and swarm. They exist in classics […]
Abraham Lincoln is the most famous President of the United States, and is famous for two things: being assassinated in a theater and “freeing the slaves”. The latter is what led to the former, and is the thing that Honest Abe will forever be credited for. After more than a dozen cinematic retellings of his story, it is safe to […]
Marvel can’t get enough of Mahershala Ali. This time, Marvel will have the two-time Oscar winner’s face on the big screen as the baddest vampire hunter in town, Blade. After taking a turn as the villain Cottonmouth in Marvel’s Luke Cage on Netflix, and flexing his vocals for the role of the Prowler in the Oscar winning animated film Spider-Man: […]
Imagine a world without The Beatles? Yes, it seems impossible, but in Danny Boyle’s quirky musical romantic-comedy this is the reality that aspiring singer-songwriter Jack Malik has found himself in. Played by the delightfully charismatic and talented Himesh Patel, Jack Malik is an aspiring musician in Essex, England. By his side is the always faithful Ellie (Lily James) who doubles […]
Chucky is back, but he isn’t quite what he used to be. In this contemporary retelling of the murderous doll named Chucky (voiced by Mark Hamill), the story told primarily focuses on the dangers of being overly reliant on technology. At times, Child’s Play feels more like a feature-length Black Mirror episode and less like a Chucky movie. However, despite […]
It is our favourite caped crusader’s 80th anniversary today. For 80 years, DC writers and artists have been telling the dark and twisted tales of one man’s mission to rid his city of evil. Bruce Wayne could have had a comfortable life as an extremely rich man in America. However, the darkness that made him an orphan haunts him every […]
Happy Death Day was a pleasant surprise for horror fans and critics who have long awaited a satirical slasher horror that can capture the magic of Wes Craven’s, Scream. Scream was the last slasher horror in recent memory to successfully embrace the tropes of a slasher movie, satirize it, and be genuinely entertaining. Happy Death Day is very much in […]
What Men Want delivers on its a raunchy comedy and has a surprising message about the challenges women in positions of power in male-dominated spaces face on a daily basis. What Men Want has our central character, Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson), in a peculiar situation – what happens when you have the power to read men’s minds? As the […]
Joe Cornish is back behind the camera and he has brought us another delightful action-adventure, complete with a new crop of young U.K. talent. The Kid Who Would Be King is a modern telling of the Arthurian legend, which follows a 12-year-old boy who finds the legendary Excalibur. Suddenly, he is thrust into an epic battle between good and evil. […]
Mary Stuart is an infamous figure in U.K. history. One of the rightful heirs to the English throne, and for a brief moment, the Queen of Scotland. Her story has seduced many screenwriters and directors over the years. After many tumultuous years fighting for her crown, she (like many important political and royal figures) was beheaded. It’s a tragic tale […]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is swinging into theaters and it has a ton of hype surrounding it. The animated film has gotten great critical acclaim and awards nominations during the weeks leading up to the release. Sony is now feeling more confident in their Spider-Man brand and have been making plans to explore other aspects of the Spider-Verse. It was […]
