I wasn't expecting very much from the film, especially since it is a low-budget production shot with an iPhone camera. However, Unsane is a great psychological thriller with an ideal running time just above one and a half hours.

The movie's camera work is much better than anticipated. I expected too many shaky camera sections with blurry images that would induce headaches if seen on a big screen. This isn't the case at all. The camera work is precise and calm, if a little bit static at some points. Shaky camera passages are scarcely used and only on purpose, when the main character is overdosing or trying to escape. It becomes really obvious that an experienced director like Steven Soderbergh is behind this film.

In addition to the surprisingly innovative camera work, Unsane also convinces with a calm and mysterious soundtrack that always blends in perfectly. The light techniques are also employed skillfully and often add a gloomy touch to the sinister movie. There are very few special effects which are used very efficiently as they make the viewers wonder whether the protagonist is experiencing reality or just hallucinating.

The story itself is quite solid even though it doesn't reinvent the genre. It follows a young woman who is haunted by a stalker. She talks about her problems to a psychologist and gets interned at a psychiatric asylum against her will. At this sinister place, she comes across some inmates that believe and try to help her and others that want to get attention and menace her. However, she also sees her stalker who works there and constantly watches her. The psychiatrists don't believe her as the young woman is becoming more and more stressed out which also leads to excessive outbursts of violence. At a certain points, she starts to wonder whether she is going insane or not. She seeks the help of another inmate, police officers and her religious mother in vain and realizes that she can only save herself which leads to an intense finale with a haunting epilogue.

Despite an overall interesting story, the movie has several plot holes or at least strange coincidences related to the presence of the film's antagonist. Revealing you anything more would spoil the experience but let's just say the movie isn't even slightly realistic. If you are however ready to accept that a work of fiction can be nonsensical and open up to this film, you will get ninety-eight minutes of excellent entertainment with great actors, an intense atmosphere and a tense story line.

Fans of psychological thrillers can give this movie a shot. It convinces with solid acting, sinister atmosphere, fluid pace, tense plot and original camera work. The only downside are several plot holes that make the story nonsensical at times. Please note that this isn't a horror movie. The film is gloomy, mysterious and tense but not really scary. It's a very good psychological thriller.

Ladies and gentlemen!

Here are some pictures from the metal show I attended on Sunday, March 25th 2018 at TD Place in Ottawa. I had a blast and I hope you will enjoy these pictures!

Black Star Riders were an amazing opening band: great mixture of hard rock and heavy metal with an outstanding bass guitar player and a sympathetic singer who felt at ease communicating with the crowd.

British heavy metal veterans Saxon played a longer set than usual because they were recording for a future live album! The band was in great form and sounds much better on stage than on its studio records.

The crowd was waiting for Judas Priest to hit the stage.

The band opened with the great title song and opener of its new studio record Firepower.

The band also played famous and rare classics from the seventies such as ''The Ripper''.

''Some Heads are Gonna Roll'' was also on the set list.

Singer Rob Halford drove a motorcycle onto the stage before performing ''Hell Bent for Leather''.

The band played nearly two hours and received well-deserved standing ovations.

Woodhawk is a trio that walks on the line between hypnotizing alternative rock and contemporary stoner metal. Beyond the Sun is a smooth record with great flow and relaxing pace. While the overall sound is almost peaceful, the band still comes around with a few simple but gripping riffs and emotional guitar solos that will stay on your mind. The balanced mixture of flow and pace makes for a great listening experience. If I had to give some references, I would describe the band as a mixture between Fireball Ministry's focused stoner metal stylistics and Baroness' meandering sludge metal which makes for an interesting hybrid. On a few select occasions, decently employed organ and synthesizer sounds give the rocking sound a more epic note which is an authentic reference to the early seventies.

The album cover exemplifies the band's sound perfectly because some riffs are hot as hell while the album also includes some chilling passages and occasionally reminds of space rock artists of the early seventies like Hawkwind and the likes. The lyrical topics of science-fiction, sorcery and swords blend in perfectly as well. The noisy garage production fits the genre perfectly and makes the material sound even more vivid. Listening to the album makes you feel as if you were standing right beside the band jamming in its rehearsal space. I wouldn't be surprised if Woodhawk sounded even better in concert than on record. Since the band is currently touring Canada, this could be your chance to check whether I'm right or not.

To keep it short, if you like space rock wizardry rooted in the early seventies with a few contemporary alternative and stoner rock soundscapes, you're in for a treat. Woodhawk's Beyond the Sun should be a great record to listen to while driving your car in the summertime. It has great flow but isn't shallow. Woodhawk might not reinvent anything but should appeal significantly to genre fans.

Final rating: 70%

Korpius is a defunct extreme metal band incorporating atmospheric blackened death metal stylistics with a few more melodic touches inspired by more traditional doom and heavy metal on one side and some slightly faster thrash metal on the other side. The band has only released one studio record, entitled Shades of Black, which is a shame because this album shows some promise.

The band's overall quite sinister soundscapes that could not only please extreme metal fans but also those who like aggressive gothic metal are complemented by a handful of intriguing elements. Korpius often comes around with some powerful thrash metal shredding that will make your head bang. Occasionally quite melodic guitar solos inspired by traditional heavy metal also lighten things up at the right moments to add some dynamic diversity. From time to time, the band also slows down and incorporates short doom metal soundscapes into its creative songwriting. One track even ends with dreamy acoustic guitar passages that blend in perfectly and give the audience time to digest the record's more pitiless moments.

Not everything is perfect on this debut album though. The faster blackened death metal riffs sound at times quite exchangeable. The grunts and screams complement each other well overall but aren't particularly outstanding if one evaluates them separately. The songwriting shows promise but the band hasn't found its very own identity yet on this album.

Fans of atmospheric blackened death metal should give Korpius' Shades of Black a shot. The album includes a gripping atmosphere, emotional guitar solos and a few intelligent variations in pace and style to keep things fairly interesting throughout a little bit less than forty minutes. It isn't an album that will be remembered as lost gem but it's very good for what it is and it's a pity the band hasn't survived.

Final rating: 65%

Drivers' championship

1. Lewis Hamilton                                                                              370 points

2. Sebastian Vettel                                                                             367 points

3. Kimi Raikkonen                                                                              263 points

4. Daniel Ricciardo                                                                             244 points

5. Valtteri Bottas                                                                               239 points

6. Max Verstappen                                                                             200 points

7. Fernando Alonso                                                                            154 points

8. Nico Hulkenberg                                                                            110 points

9. Carlos Sainz jr.                                                                                54 points

10. Stoffel Vandoorne                                                                          41 points

11. Sergio Perez                                                                                  21 points

12. Kevin Magnussen                                                                           20 points

13. Romain Grosjean                                                                           20 points

14. Esteban Ocon                                                                                  8 points

15. Lance Stroll                                                                                     6 points

16. Marcus Ericsson                                                                                1 point

17. Charles Leclerc                                                                                 1 point

18. Sergey Sirotkin                                                                                 1 point

19. Pierre Gasly                                                                                      1 point

20. Brendon Hartley                                                                              0 points

Constructors' championship:

1. Ferrari                                                                                          630 points

2. Mercedes                                                                                      609 points

3. Red Bull Racing                                                                             444 points

4. McLaren                                                                                       195 points

5. Renault                                                                                        164 points

6. Haas F1 Team                                                                                40 points

7. Force India                                                                                    29 points

8. Williams                                                                                          7 points

9. Sauber                                                                                            2 points

10. Scuderia Toro Rosso                                                                         1 point