Marie Clements’s film Red Snow illuminates unexplored relationships February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 Sumbal Sabah In her film Red Snow, shown on Feb. 13 at the Victoria Film Festival, Marie Clements draws connections between the experiences of the Gwich’in and the Afghan people post-9/11. She
Indigenous stories from UVic featured in The Camp(us) December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Kate Korte Throughout history, education has been used to further and institutionalize colonialism. A newly released film shot at UVic seeks to unpack those dynamics, connecting the experiences of students at UVic
The top five Halloween-themed sitcom episodes of all time October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Josh Kozelj Sure, Christmas and Valentine's Day also earn standalone episodes every year, but they don’t have anything on the annual Halloween-themed episodes from iconic sitcoms like The Office and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
CineVic ready to spook audiences with October indie film lineup October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 Diana Day Horror fans, get ready for a weekend of spook and fright down at Vic Theatre. This Friday and Saturday — October 18 and 19 — at the Vic Theatre on
Beautiful music, rich culture at 10th Latin American and Spanish Film Week October 4, 2019October 9, 2019 Glenn Howard Indestructible: The Soul of Salsa Music was shown on September 20th at Cinecenta as part of the 10th Annual Latin American Film Festival. Festival-goers were asked to slide into unused
D-Day film tells the stories of 14 survivors, 75 years later June 2, 2019June 3, 2019 Kate Korte 75 years ago, troops advanced onto beaches in the Normandy region of France for the D-Day invasion — the largest seaborne invasion in history. A new History Channel documentary tells
‘US & Them’ documentary sheds light, but through wrong lens March 8, 2019March 18, 2019 Katy Weicker The documentary shadows Victoria’s homeless On Feb. 23, Chek TV aired a documentary called Us & Them, directed by Krista Loughton, which follows the lives of four homeless people in Victoria...
What is feminist porn? February 10, 2019 Natasha Simpson Despite being a feminist, I have no idea how to define feminist porn. Is it romance-novel sex? Is it women in leather with strap-ons? Can porn even be feminist? Porn...
Victoria Film Festival 2019: 306 Hollywood review February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 Sophia Siscoe On Feb. 2, I had the pleasure seeing the Bojarín siblings' innovative family documentary 306 Hollywood, as part of the Victoria Film Festival's 25th anniversary. The film details the story of...
Victoria Film Festival 2019: the Martlet’s favourite movies February 8, 2019 Kate Korte The Martlet attended several films at this year's 25th Victoria Film Festival. Here are some of our favourites. Eternal Winter Glenn Howard Eternal Winter (Örök tél in Hungarian) is the heart-wrenching story of...
