2010s

SOUND OF METAL: An Innovative, Meditative Experience
SOUND OF METAL: An Innovative, Meditative Experience

It is an innovative piece of work; it starts off intense and visceral until it takes a turn and becomes a tender, compassionate exploration of acceptance.

The Twentieth Century: Canadian History as a Heady Playpen OR The Delirious Debut of Matthew Rankin
The Twentieth Century: Canadian History as a Heady Playpen OR The Delirious Debut of Matthew Rankin

The Twentieth Century proves that contemporary cinema still has an appetite for sweeping portions of unparalleled imagination and humor.

THE SOUNDING: Shakespeare Drama Is All Bard, No Bite
THE SOUNDING: Shakespeare Drama Is All Bard, No Bite

The Sounding is a tribute to William Shakespeare first and foremost, though that adoration often gets in the way of its storytelling.

DXFF2020: Interview with COLLECTIVE director Alexander Nanau
DXFF2020: Interview with COLLECTIVE director Alexander Nanau

We spoke to the director about the critical success of Collective following his press run at the 2020 Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival. 

EUFF 2020: SMUGGLING HENDRIX: Geopolitical Conflicts Make for an Amusing Dramedy
EUFF 2020: SMUGGLING HENDRIX: Geopolitical Conflicts Make for an Amusing Dramedy

Smuggling Hendrix is a largely remote concept, but its political relevance emerging from its silly conflict makes it an accessible, amusing dramedy.

CARGA: A Slick, Genre-Blending Horror
CARGA: A Slick, Genre-Blending Horror

Carga is a gripping short film. Its marvellous build-up is ever so slightly hindered by a speedy conclusion—it’s a film you want to be longer.

SWANS - WHERE DOES A BODY END?: Swans and the Glowing Man
SWANS – WHERE DOES A BODY END?: Swans and the Glowing Man

While Swans – Where Does A Body End? will be streaming on Amazon Prime, this a movie that should be played as loud as possible.

EUFF 2020: BEYOND THE HORIZON: Observation over Dictation
EUFF 2020: BEYOND THE HORIZON: Observation over Dictation

Beyond the Horizon is almost a traditional coming-of-age story that operates in accordance with the rules of the genre, but set apart by its twist.

Queerly Ever After #39: YOU & I (2014)
Queerly Ever After #39: YOU & I (2014)

Nils Bokamp’s You & I follows two men on a road trip, whose friendship is brimming with unresolved sexual and romantic tension

EUFF 2020: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles: Surprisingly Simplistic Portrayal of an Intricate Mind
EUFF 2020: Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles: Surprisingly Simplistic Portrayal of an Intricate Mind

Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles offers a peek into the mind of one of the most influential artists of the surrealist movement.

The Cinematic Language of Dinesh D'Souza: America's Popular Far-Right Filmmaker
The Propagandist Language Of Dinesh D’Souza: America’s Popular Far-Right Filmmaker

Dinesh D’Souza, a celebrated far-right political commentator, author and documentary filmmaker, has dizzying propaganda films that bleed misinformation.

KOKO-DI KOKO-DA: A Nightmarish Vision Of Grief
KOKO-DI KOKO-DA: A Nightmarish Vision Of Grief

Despite this film’s boundless originality, one is left with more of a sense of respect for what was attempted than of enjoyment of what resulted.

Queerly Ever After #38: THE FALLS TRILOGY (2012, 2013, 2016)
Queerly Ever After #38: THE FALLS TRILOGY (2012, 2013, 2016)

In this week’s Queerly Ever After, we take a look at The Falls Trilogy, which examines the relationship of two men in the Mormon Church.

Page to Screen: On THE GUERNSEY LITERARY & POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY and the Power of Sharing Stories
Page to Screen: On THE GUERNSEY LITERARY & POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY and the Power of Sharing Stories

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a story about stories, why we share and retell them, and why we adapt them.

Selling Yourself: SAVING MR. BANKS
Selling Yourself: SAVING MR. BANKS

Ultimately, it is better to take the glorification of a powerful figure with a grain of salt, rather than a spoonful of sugar.