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Runner Runner review

Aidan
Mouellic
Staff Writer

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film starring Justin

Timberlake and Ben
Affleck would seem like a
good sign that a movie will
be great, but in the case of
director Brad Furman’s latest
movie, it means that this film
is only slightly bearable.

Runner Runner revolves
around Richie Furst
(Timberlake), a talented gam-
bler who attempts to gamble
his way towards paying his
Princeton college tuition. He
ends up working in Costa
Rica for online gambling
tycoon, Ivan Block (Affleck).

The film plays out a story
we've seen hundreds of times
already: rich guy gives little
guy a chance, and little guy
takes rich guy down. Runner
Runner is just a fresh take
on a stale film format.

The refreshed premise of the
film seems slightly promising,
but the execution falls flat. The
film is boring and predictable.
Timberlake and Affleck

 

 

are perhaps the only high
points of the film. Their acting
presence give the B-list cast
some shine, but their combined
star power isn’t enough to make

 

 

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Still of Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake in Runner Runner | Photo courtesy of Scott Garfield

this film interesting or fun.

I expected more from a film
starring these two Hollywood
heavy hitters, but apparently
having a respected name in a

film does not guarantee quality.
In a period where

theatres are full of a great

selection of awesome films,

I’d recommend spending

your money on another
choice and checking out either
Gravity or Captain Phillips.

 

Paramore is back and better than ever

Paramore concert review

Steve Cayer, Senior Columnist

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hat does pure

awesomeness sound like?
I am happy to report that I have
found the answer: Paramore.

It’s been two long years
since we’ve heard new music
from the alternative pop/ punk
band—primarily because of the
departure of two members—but
last April they released their
fourth self-titled studio album,
Paramore.

When it came out, I just
knew Paramore would be doing
a brand new tour sometime in
the future. And that time finally
came on October 16.

Paramore rocked out in the
Vancouver PNE Forum, a venue
they changed to a week before
the show. At their original
venue, the Pacific Coliseum,

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they had some production
difficulties and had to move. At
first, | was sceptical about the
changed venue, but J thought

I might just go and see what
happened.

They definitely made
the right choice. The Forum
provides a sense of closeness
between the audience and the
performers—no binoculars
required. I was maybe 20 feet
from the stage.

The one problem with
the venue was the sound.
During the two opening bands,
HelloGoodbye and Classified,
the sound was just terrible.
The bass made me shift in my
seat every time it thundered
around the floor. I also couldn’t
understand the vocalists the
entire time they were on. That
being said, both bands had
enough energy to power the
entire room and then some.

I'll always remember the
moment when Paramore came
on stage.

The curtain that I had
thought was the back wall of the

room suddenly fell down and
the entire band came rushing in
to their hit song, “Grow Up.”

I’m surprised I didn’t go
deaf. I was also happy they fixed
the sound.

The band then played most
of the songs from their new
album including their two hit
singles, “Now” and “Still Into
You.”

The best part about the
songs from their new album is
that every one is memorable.
There’s always that one line
that everybody remembers. You
know how it is, memories are
forever.

Paramore also peppered
in some classic hits like
“Crushcrushcrush,” “Brick by
Boring Brick,” “That’s What You
Get,” and “Misery Business.”
They even sang a little of
Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide,” to
show us their influences and to
show off Hayley Williams’ vocal
chops.

It was a night to remember
with music to never forget.

 

Hayley Williams, lead singer of Paramore | Photo courtesy of Mark Van Manen