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How Three 2025 Canadian Films Are Quietly Redefining Indigenous Sci-Fi – And Why You Should Watch Them Now

June 17, 2025June 16, 2025The Bottom LineIndigenous, Science Fiction, Signal from the Old Shore, Sky Road North, The Breathing Iron

The way science fiction is told is changing – and Indigenous Canadian filmmakers are leading this change. In 2025, three films stand out. They’re not driven by explosions or space politics. Instead, they pull from

Behind the Scenes: The Deep Mechanisms of Canadian Cinema Formation

June 10, 2025June 9, 2025The Bottom LineCanada, Canadian Cinema Formation, National Film Board, Telefilm Canada

National cinema is not just a manifestation of creativity. It acts as a litmus test for the interaction between cultural policy, economic interests, and historical processes. In Canada, film production has long remained inconspicuous on

Why the Prisoner in Episode 6 Is Reading Augustine – And What That Could Mean for the Series’ Moral Arc

June 3, 2025June 2, 2025The Bottom LineEpisode 6, St. Pierre

Episode 6 of Saint Pierre seems different in some way. In a quiet manner without being obnoxious. In a solemn and chilling way. Throughout the season, one prisoner is barely heard; this episode, however, has

Behind the Scope: The Story, Facts, and Impact of the Film Canadian Sniper

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025The Bottom LineCanadian Sniper

Canada’s Sniper has been named as one of the most potent movie to date because it covers the entirality of the lives of those who serve in military. All of the movements in the movie

Everything We Know About John Wick 5

May 14, 2025May 12, 2025The Bottom LineJohn Wick 5, Keanu Reeves

[Warning: Spoilers ahead for the John Wick franchise, in particular John Wick: Chapter 4.]

The Secret History of Canada’s Hand-Processed Experimental Film Scene

May 13, 2025May 12, 2025The Bottom LineCanada, experimental films, Winnipeg

Artists in underground spaces across Winnipeg to Montreal selected the hands-on approach as an answer to Hollywood’s perfectionism and the detachment of digital filmmaking. This is the story of a rebellious band of filmmakers in Canada who dared to make films in raw, inventive, and wonderfully defiant ways. What drove them to do it to such an extreme? It tells us the deep spirit of creative rebellion.