The Martlet’s 2017 Victoria Film Festival picks January 26, 2017January 31, 2017 Cormac O’Brien When Oscars season arrives in late January/early February, people change. All of a sudden, everyone and their dog becomes a film expert; the general public is preoccupied with finding a...
Portrayal of fragile masculinity makes ‘Moonlight’ mandatory viewing January 12, 2017January 31, 2017 Mark McInnes Masculinity is a performance, and especially in the pressure cooker realities of rough communities, it can be deeply toxic and harmful. Stand, walk, run a certain way, don’t make certain...
‘The Eagle Huntress’ is an uplifting tale for the new year January 5, 2017 Maureen Chow Culturally enriching, visually captivating, and chock-full of feel-good scenes, Otto Bell’s first feature-length documentary The Eagle Huntress is the perfect film to kickstart the new year at UVic’s Cinecenta. For the...
The Martlet’s favourite films of 2016 December 15, 2016December 15, 2016 The Martlet The Martlet didn’t see quite as many films as we’d like to this year, and many of the ones we did were, frankly, pretty underwhelming. (Just ask Cormac.) But that’s...
‘Hell or High Water’ is a thoughtful Western for the modern era December 15, 2016December 14, 2016 Myles Sauer “Patience is a virtue that I don’t possess, and I can’t deny that heaven lies beneath a cotton dress.” So sings Ray Wylie Hubbard over the opening titles of David Mackenzie’s...
A fun, heartwarming, slightly questionable list of holiday specials November 30, 2016December 1, 2016 Anna Dodd and Jennifer Landrey Folks, let’s get festive. How? Movies! When? The whole holiday season, duh. Including exam period (but we don’t suggest that—it’s just recommended for your health). We advise that you include...
Thrillers, chillers, and Halloween killers: Our definitive horror flick list October 20, 2016October 26, 2018 Jennifer Landrey and Myles Sauer It’s October, folks, and y’all know what that means! Dark by six with a definite drop in temperature — otherwise known as the perfect settings for a horror movie night!...
Cinecenta brings ‘The Golem’—and silent film—back to life October 20, 2016October 20, 2016 Alistair Ogden Silent horror and electronic music: two unique brands of art not often combined. But on Oct. 27, UVic students and other members of the community will have a chance to...
The Revenant finds its centre in struggle—and DiCaprio February 18, 2016February 19, 2016 Simon Grant The internet is rife with jokes about Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar impotence. But through his recent alliance with director Alejandro González Iñárritu (director of Birdman and Babel), The Revenant star DiCaprio...
My pick of the flicks of 2015 January 7, 2016January 6, 2016 Cormac O’Brien About a month ago, as I sat down to write a list of my favourite movies of 2015, I realized I hadn’t seen nearly enough films in 2015. So over...
