issue 28 // volume 40

A ‘Days of Future’ blast

» Latest ‘X-Men’ film delights in every way

 

| Cazzy Lewchuk
Staff Writer

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A fter eight years of spinoffs

nd prequels, the original
cast of the X-Men series has
reunited for X-Men: Days of
Future Past, a film featuring
time travel, ’7os decor, powerful
mutant-killing robots, and
young characters meeting their
older selves. It fixes the canon
and tells a great story while
staying true to all things that
make X-Men great.

Diehard fans of X-Men

: will not be disappointed with
: this film’s attention to canon,
: in-jokes, and treatment of new
: characters. Casual viewers who

don’t recall some or any of the
previous six X-Men movies
will still be able to follow the
plot because the movie tells

: its own separate story. Despite

: the separation, it bridges the

: gap between all the movies and
: functions as both a wonderful

: sequel and a reboot—

: something many comic book

: movies fail to achieve.

The movie features an all-

: star cast of awarding-winning
: actors and fan-favourite

: characters, such as Hugh

: Jackman as Wolverine, Ellen

: Page as Kitty Pryde, Michael

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Steven Cayer
Senior Columnist

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had the pleasure of going
to the sold-out Canadian
premiere of what is now
my favourite documentary,
Taking My Parents to Burning
Man. Seeing it with a whole

theatre of like-minded people
: where nobody judges and

: everybody has fun.

made it even better.

The film follows Bry, an
average guy who happens to
be a party/festival animal.
Every summer it’s festival
season again, with the grand
finale being Burning Man.
One year he decides to take
his parents, so he can show
them his lifestyle. What
ensues is the most authentic,
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: road trip I’ve seen. It even

: describes how they got the
: necessary tools to make the
: documentary itself.

After seeing this movie,
I’ve realized one thing: since
Burning Man can mean so
many different things to each

: individual, almost nobody

: knows exactly what Burning
: Man is. Here’s my best

: description: a festival that

: takes place in the vast desert
: of Black Rock City, Nevada,

that has eclectic creativity

This documentary

: puts things in perspective,

: especially when you see the
: entire campsite of roughly

; 65,000 people. I felt like I

: was already there and it was
: an unbelievably amazing

: experience in itself.

This is by far the best

: documentary I’ve ever seen.
: And yes, take your parents.

: Fassbender and Jan McKellan

: as Magneto, and James McAvoy
: and Patrick Stewart as Professor
: Charles Xavier.

The all-out visuals are

: impressive, whether it’s the

: polymer robots, time portals,

: or even the clothing of the

: cast. One scene in particular

: involves a super-speedy mutant
: ina hilarious slow-motion

: sequence. This part is the most
: memorable moment and pretty
: much steals the show, despite

: the rest of the movie being

: amazing in its own right.

An original plot, stunning

: visual action, and the reunion
: of the whole cast adds up to

? make X-Men: Days of Future

: Past one of the best superhero
: movies yet.

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) Steven Cayer
Senior Columnist

he day has finally come!
I’ve waited so long to
play Watchdogs, the highly

anticipated hack ‘n’ sneak game :
: hybrid, sandbox game.

from Ubisoft. It features expert

hacker vigilante Aiden Pearce,

who’s seeking revenge for the

accidental death of his niece by

finding the people responsible.
It takes place in Chicago

and you get to explore

every nook and cranny,

doing everything from

Still from the game Watch Dogs // By www.thearabgamer.com

Steven's Man-Cave: Hacker's paradise

» Watchdogs’ PS4 game review

: privacy intrusions to solving
: investigations. I found it very
: easy to get sidetracked from

: the story with everything

: else. Not only can you hack

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: aren't discovered and killed for
: invading. The single-player and
: online multiplayer are actually

almost everything, but you can
also hack into other people’s
games and gain points if you

combined in this gigantic,

The combat itself is pretty

basic for the most part. You

: have different guns you can

: buy and gadgets you can craft

: with things you find—like

: the blackout, which disables

: everything and lets you slip

: away unseen or allows you take
: your enemies by surprise.

: You can also use certain devices
: during car chases such as raising
: bridges or changing traffic

: lights, which raises the bar for

: racing games,

Where this game really

: shines is in its stealth combat.

: Youare able to take out multiple
: enemies by hacking into the

: security cameras and using

: things like transformers and

: even their own phones to

: distract them while you sneak

: upand take them out.

After about 10 hours of

: gameplay, I was only 12 per

: cent finished, making this

: an extremely long game with

: endless fun. It’s more fun than
: Grand Theft Auto V and it’sa

: definite contender for game of
: the year.