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...
Streeters: Are you going to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens? December 17, 2015December 16, 2015 The Martlet “Yes, I’m planning on seeing it on the 20th. It’s my best friend’s birthday that day and he’s having a Star Wars-themed birthday party which includes laser tag and then...
One take is all it takes for bold German film November 29, 2015 Cormac O’Brien "One City. One Night. One Take." So reads the tagline for Victoria, a German film directed by Sebastian Schipper, and it’s not lying. The film plays at Cinecenta from Nov. 29...
Filmmaker inspires audiences at imagineNATIVE festival October 22, 2015October 21, 2015 Kaitlyn Kokoska On Oct. 17, the 16th annual imagineNATIVE film and media arts festival in Toronto featured former UVic student and local filmmaker Steven Davies. Davies is a documentary filmmaker and media...
Generation gap: Pondering the intricacies of Pixar’s Inside Out August 5, 2015August 10, 2015 Stephen Ross Kathleen Ross is an eleven-year-old girl, just like Inside Out’s protagonist, Riley. Stephen is a grouchy professor who kind of hates everything just as a default. The two sat down...
EVENTS March 20-26 March 19, 2015March 18, 2015 Melissa Faye Reid COMMUNITY SPEAK OUT FOR OUR FOOD SYSTEMS Is growing your own food something that is important to you? Head down to City Hall and show support for local food systems at the...
50 Shades of Meh February 26, 2015February 26, 2015 Laura Meadors There is something to be said for a pop culture phenomenon that is, for the most part, pornographic and female-driven. It’s also interesting that this very same thing is based...
EVENTS Feb. 6-19 February 5, 2015February 4, 2015 Melissa Faye Reid ART MARIMEKKO, WITH LOVE EXHIBITION Just in time for Valentine’s Day, check out the Finnish textile and clothing design company who revolutionized prints. These lively, ground-breaking prints were pioneered by fashion...
On-set for The Devout: A feature-length film by UVic MFA grad Connor Gaston January 29, 2015January 29, 2015 Melissa Faye Reid Walking up a sloping driveway lined with moss-covered rocks, large ferns spilling onto the gravel road (and no mobile reception), I feared for my safety. It looked like the set...
