Book Review of Notes on a Beermat by Nicholas Pashley

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February 18, 2026

Nicholas Pashley's "Notes on a Beermat" is a critique of modern pubs and how they have fallen from their traditional role within communities.

A Lifetime with The Lord of the Rings

Wesley Braid

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February 17, 2026

Wesley Braid recently watched his (second) favourite trilogy of all time in the theatres and breaks down the once in a life time experience.

Shakespeare Pub Night: An English Department Divorce Party

Allen Barnier

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February 17, 2026

Stephen Brown and Andrew Loeb present the Trent English Department's 24th annual Shakespeare Pub Night.

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ReFrame Review: There's No Place Like This, Anyplace

Janine Joseph

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January 19, 2021

Janine Joseph reviews canadian director Lulu Wei's 'There's No Place Like This, Anyplace' a documentary about the famous and grand Honest Ed's--a landmark in Toronto's downtown. The fall of Honest Ed's is the story of gentrification and this documentary is a clear snapshot of the ever looming force of condo development and rent hikes in Canada's largest city.

ReFrame Review: For the Love of Rutland

Liam Parker

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January 18, 2021

Liam Parker reviews director Jennifer Taylor's 'For the Love of Rutland'-- a tale of 100 Syrian refugees in a small town in Vermont, USA. Parker concludes that this documentary "masterfully" balances this story about small-town life, through civil disputes over xenophobia and classism to very close-to-home scenes of the opioid crisis--in a place not all that unlike Peterborough.

ReFrame Review: The River

Liam Parker

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January 18, 2021

Liam Parker reviews 'The River' a documentary short that is close to home in Peterborough. 'The River' directed by Benjamin Hargreaves skillfully tells the story of The River Magazine and Faelan Dobbin, a local artist whose struggles with mental illness and disability in this film elucidate the reality of being low income in Peterborough.

Pathologic 3: Transcending the Medium

Cirilla Bowman

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February 13, 2026

A game about the transcendence of humanity has transcended itself.

Highly Likely: Book Talk & Dad Rock with Niko Stratis

Evan Robins

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February 12, 2026

Two women with Welsh dads talk about working, writing, and what exactly constitutes “dad rock.”

Sketchy Business: TUAAC's Third Comedy Show a Success

Indigo Moran

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January 28, 2026

"I’ve always really loved acting, so [sketch] has been a really great way to pursue that in university," said co-organizer Drew Freemantle.

Anne Shirley Theatre Company Presents: Five Lesbians Eating A Quiche

Allen Barnier

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Indigo Moran

January 28, 2026

Arthur asks the five lesbians if they eat the quiche.

ReFrame Review: INGA

Wesley Braid

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January 28, 2026

INGA is an emotional look into the lives of Ukrainians displaced by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Cruelty Maintains Gnostic Front's INDUSTRY STANDARD

David King

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January 28, 2026

The latest collaboration from Gemunu de Silva and Gnostic Front is a devastating glimpse into a global death machine.

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ReFrame Review: Summer Qamp

Allen Barnier

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January 20, 2025

Summer Qamp is a heartwarming film that gives viewers a glimpse into the queer joy, community, and love fostered at Southern Alberta's Camp Fyrefly.

ReFrame Review: The Night Visitors

Liam Andrews

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January 17, 2025

The Night Visitors is a film about moths. Through breathy narration, interview clips, and onscreen text the film provides a wide array of perspectives on how the moth fits into our world, from a brief stint as a silk-spinning cash cow, to an omen of death in Edgar Allen Poe's "The Sphinx," to a swarming nuisance and terror of clothing wardrobes everywhere.

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