Sicario

The best film created by canadian directors

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020Quick TakesCanadian Directors, Dallas Buyers Club, Mommy, Prisoners, Sicario, Titanic

Cinema is for everyone. That is one of the many beautiful qualities that the medium has. Cinema used to be a medium for the working class man. It was entertainment for the lower class people

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,

Weekend Movies If Not Going to VIFF

October 2, 2015October 2, 2015321 Weekend321 Weekend, Etiquette for Mistresses, in theatres now, Sicario, The Martian -, The Walk

With the festival pass I got, I’ve been going to movies all I can. Since I’m not sure if I’m going to conferences or not, here are some upcoming alternatives: The Martian – If you’re ever

Affecting Films, Effecting Change

May 19, 2015January 3, 2018Daily RushesAlberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts, Bell Media, Cannes, Kim Catrall, Kino Film Fest, Movie Central, Sensitive Skin, Sicario, The Movie Network

What difference would a guaranteed income make to Canadians living in poverty? Two filmmakers from the Yukon are going to find out and document it, CBC reports. Jayden Soroka and Vivian Belik plan to choose

5 Canadian Film Stories in Search of a Title

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015Today's Top StoriesBeing Canadian, Canadian Spectrum, Cannes, Denis Villeneuve, HotDocs, Margot Hand, Reel Paddling Film Festival, Robert Cohen, Sgt. Bill, Sicario, Tribeca Film Festival

Everyone has heard about Denis Villeneuve’s thriller Sicario screening at Cannes (where he’s presented four other works of his, so Cannes is not a new city for him — get it?), but Canadian films and