Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers’ new film The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open suggests settler responsibility in ending violence against Indigenous women June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Sumbal Sabah The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open is a remarkable film centered on two Indigenous women Please be advised that this article deals with domestic violence against Indigenous women. This...
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
‘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...
‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ afresh take on the classic January 12, 2019 Blaine Willick With great power comes great responsibility. I think we can all relate to that statement in one way or another. The Spider-Man movies have been a pinnacle of entertainment for the...
Review: Neither Wolf Nor Dog December 9, 2018November 30, 2018 Truly Hunter A haunting and beautiful film Neither Wolf nor Dog follows Kent Nerburn (played by Christopher Sweeney), an author from Minnesota, who is commissioned to write a book about a Native American...
Venom is a mess of a movie November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 Blaine Willick A film with big teeth but little bite Sony has stumbled for years trying to get a foothold in the cash cow that are superhero movies. They failed twice with The...
The personal becomes ‘Colossal’ in genre-bending monster film April 27, 2017April 28, 2017 Myles Sauer Colossal, directed and written by Nacho Vigalondo (Extraterrestrial, Timecrimes), is the story of Gloria (Anne Hathaway), an unemployed writer who is kicked out of the New York apartment she shares...
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...
