Category Archives: Movies and Television

FI the Movie: A Study in Transformational Leadership

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Anthony_Perrotta

Summer is the perfect season for diving into book lists, discovering new music, and enjoying great films. For me, it’s certainly a time to get reacquainted with my favourite blockbuster films and also make the multiplex a common summer hideaway. … Continue reading →

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[Movie Review] Deadpool and Wolverine – A Corporate Merger with a Heart

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Anthony_Perrotta

The introduction of multiverses in recent superhero storylines can often feel uninspired and like lazy storytelling. The MCU’s focus on the multiverse came after Tony Stark’s staggering sacrifice to save the world from Thanos, leaving perhaps nothing else as emotionally … Continue reading →

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[Movie Review] Twisters: A Breath of Fresh Air in Hollywood’s Stormy Landscape

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Anthony_Perrotta

In an era where Hollywood continues to search for multiverses and the next four-quadrant global franchise, the release of Twisters feels like a breath of fresh air amidst the ongoing storm between streaming and theatrical experiences. Seeing the movie last … Continue reading →

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Whimsical Confections: Wonka’s Guide to Transformational Leadership

Posted on January 1, 2024 by Anthony_Perrotta

As the Ontario winter break ends shortly and schools prepare to resume, students and staff frequently face what might be dubbed the “dark days” of the school year. In Ontario, the previous year marked the province’s gloomiest winter in over … Continue reading →

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[Movie Review] With Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, Tom Cruise Saves the Summer Movie Season Once Again

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Anthony_Perrotta

There’s a definitive moment in the original Mission Impossible (1996) where Tom Cruise transforms from a drama-oriented actor who demands the truth in courtrooms to a full-fledged action star that is capable of saving the world from corrupt secret agents … Continue reading →

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Top Gun: Maverick and Authentic School Leadership

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Anthony_Perrotta

For many film critics Peter “Maverick” Mitchell is the quintessential Tom Cruise role. Like many of Cruise’s characters, Maverick is a character navigating some type of personal trauma, who then discovers something about himself that requires critical reflection. This reflection … Continue reading →

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Before Visiting Pandora, Enter The Abyss

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Anthony_Perrotta

Before you take a deep dive into this love letter to The Abyss (1989) it’s imperative that I disclose a conflict of interest. I was born and raised in Niagara Falls, Canada, where James Cameron first found his teenage love … Continue reading →

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[Media Literacy] Lightyear: A Family Watch Guide

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Anthony_Perrotta

Setting the stage for family movie nights can help in nurturing young people to be active consumers of media text.  In the spirit of reading deeply, providing young viewers with an opportunity to reflect and share prior knowledge can nurture … Continue reading →

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[Trailer Review] Halloween Ends

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Anthony_Perrotta

With the return of Jamie Lee Curtis to the Halloween franchise in 2018, the new series of Jason Blum produced and David Gordon Green directed films have garnered huge box-office results along with divisive critical response. Premiering as part of … Continue reading →

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[Movie Review] Tom Cruise Soars in Top Gun:Maverick

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Anthony_Perrotta

Simply put, Tom Cruise is Top Gun: Maverick and perhaps the last true Hollywood movie star. In a pop culture landscape filled with reality television personalities, TikTot challenges and superhero multiverses, the selling-power of a marquee name on a movie … Continue reading →

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