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
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Why Progressive Cinema is Now More Important than Ever
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
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Arrival (Review)
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,
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Weekend Movies If Not Going to VIFF
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
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Affecting Films, Effecting Change
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
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5 Canadian Film Stories in Search of a Title
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
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