Denis Villeneuve Archives

Prisoners (Review)

April 11, 2018April 10, 2018ReviewDenis Villeneuve, Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Prisoners

It opens with a father and son patiently waiting amongst the trees, as the father recites the Lord’s Prayer, before a deer reveals itself and the shot is taken, presumably penance for taking a life.

Enemy (Review)

March 21, 2018March 20, 2018ReviewDenis Villeneuve, Enemy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Melanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon

The shortest and sweetest reviews tend to be those written about films with little under the surface, but provide harmless entertainment leaving you smiling from ear-to-ear. Although my review of Denis Villeneuve’s 2013 release Enemy

The 2017 Academy Awards, and its Canadian Nominees

February 1, 2017January 28, 2017Awards89th Academy Awards, Arrival, Awards, Canadian Oscars, Denis Villeneuve, Howard Barish, Incendies, La La Land, Pear Cider and Cigarttes, Piper, Robert Barillaro, Robert Valley, Ryan Gosling

Last week, the nominees for the 89th Academy Awards were announced, and this year there have been a few notable Canadian nominees. Ryan Gosling has picked up his second Best Actor nomination for his performance

Why Progressive Cinema is Now More Important than Ever

November 16, 2016November 16, 2016OpinionDenis Villeneuve, Donald Trump, filmmakers, Incendies, Progressive Cinema, Sicario

In light of Donald Trump being elected the 45th U.S. President last week, I believe socially progressive cinema has now become all the more vital. If Trump is going to continue pedalling his hateful propaganda on

Arrival (Review)

November 15, 2016November 11, 2016ReviewArrival, Denis Villeneuve, Sicario

Denis Villeneuve, one of Canada’s only current high profile filmmakers, softens here. Where Sicario was hard-edged, Arrival is tender; where Prisoners was set in a moral grey, Arrival sits in an uncomplicated blue. That said,

73rd Venice International Film Festival to include Canadian Filmmakers

July 29, 2016July 28, 2016Festivals, Today's Top StoriesA Worthy Companion, Arrival, Bruce LaBruce, Canada, CNW Creative, Denis Villeneuve, Felix and Paul Studios, filmmakers, Gerontophilia, Karl Lemiux, Lion of the Future, Maudite Poutine, Nomads, Patrick Boivin, Philippe Falardeau, Prank, Sanchez Brothers, The Bleeder, Trinity, Venice International Film Festival, Vincent Biron

(via CNW) From August 31 to September 10, Italy’s very own Venice International Film Festival will have four emerging Canadian filmmakers joining for the experience. Karl Lemieux, who made Maudite Poutine will have his film