Category: Film
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Art in motion: 5 Canadian films that intersect with art
These five contemporary Canadian films marry moviemaking and visual storytelling to produce stimulating experiences for art and film lovers. By: Madeline Liao Films…
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TV Shows You Didn’t Know Were Filmed in Toronto
Toronto, the city of TV-filming hotspots By Alyssa Bravo The on-going COVID-19 pandemic has forced many of us to stay home but fortunately,…
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Canada at War: Remembering Our Veterans through Film
6 movies to watch in honour of Remembrance Day By Federico Sierra In Flanders fields, the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on…
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The answer is: the world will miss Alex Trebek
Following the death of “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, Canada has begun to process the loss of an icon and a beacon of positivity.…
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LGBTQIA+ people can’t stay in the Canadian film industry’s closet
The LGBTQIA+ community has worked for decades to be seen, stop shutting the door By Devon Harvey (Shannon Schaefer/ CanCulture) Have you ever…
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5 Horror Movies you didn’t know were filmed in Canada
Canada: a hotspot for Hollywood’s horror season By: Ruby Asgedome Fall has always been a well-loved season. The changing colors of leaves on…
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Review: Possessor
An unforgiving stomach-churning thriller about identity crisis and corporate espionage (Photo courtesy IMDB) By, Federico S. Gutierrez The name Cronenberg is synonymous with…
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Best of Female Directors at Carlton Cinema
As part of one of the many film festivals sponsored by WILDsound, the Female Directors Short Film Festival at Carlton Cinema in Toronto…
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Review: Polytechnique – In memory and reflection on International Women’s Day
By Federico Sierra On March 8, women and their stories are celebrated worldwide to remind us to constantly strive towards equality in our…
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Canada at the 2020 Academy Awards
View this post on Instagram Congratulations to this year’s #Oscars nominees! Click the link in our bio for the full list. A post…
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Review: Incendies – A family’s legacy scarred by war
Lubna Azabal as Nawal in Incendies (Courtesy of Scope Cast via YouTube) By Federico Sierra An immigrant tale disguised as a family drama,…
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Review: She Never Died
By Alya Stationwala After the cult-horror success of He Never Died in 2015, this Canadian sequel brings a female centric twist to the…
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Remembering the victims of the Holocaust through film
By Ivonne Flores Kauffman It has been over 70 years since the world witnessed one of the darkest chapters of human history —…
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Review: Honey Bee – A Canadian film about human trafficking
Director Rama Rau’s first fictional feature is a beautiful, raw and honest piece about an alarming issue within Canadian society Photo courtesy A71…
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Canadian horror movies to watch this Halloween
By Alya Stationwala Spooky season is finally here! If you’re looking for something to watch in the dark, look no further. While Freddy…
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TIFF 2019 Review: There’s Something in the Water
A still from Canadian documentary film There’s Something in the Water. (Courtesy of TIFF) By Federico Sierra Released at TIFF 2019, Ellen Page…
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TIFF 2019 Review: Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
A still from Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger. (Courtesy of TIFF) By Bree Duwyn Alanis Obomsawin’s latest documentary is an eloquently produced film…
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TIFF 2019 Review: Guest of Honour
David Thewlis as Jim in Guest of Honour. (Courtesy of TIFF) By Maria Paglinawan Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan fails to live up to…
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TIFF 2019 Review: Clifton Hill
Tuppence Middleton as Abby in Clifton Hill. (Courtesy of TIFF) By Ivonne Flores Kauffman Albert Shin, award-winning Canadian director of In Her Place…
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TIFF 2019 Review: American Woman
Hong Chau as Jenny Shimada in American Woman. (Courtesy of TIFF) Revisiting the 70s heated American political landscape By Federico Sierra Canadian-American screenwriter…
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This escape room will blast you back into the past to your favourite 90s films
By Ivonne Flores Kauffman The Tape Escape team. (CanCulture/Georgio Zikantas) Looking for something unusual to do this summer? The Tape Escape, a mix…
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Classic Canadian Cinema: Crash (1996)
By Federico Sierra Catherine Ballard has sex with her flying instructor. James Ballard has sex with his camera operator. Catherine and James then…
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Behind the screen: Indigenous filmmakers fight for better representation
By Bree Duwyn Indigenous representation in North American films have included a long and devastating history of stereotyping and generalization. Misrepresentation is typically…
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The Divided Brain: The documentary that will change the way you experience life
By Ivonne Flores Kauffman Photo courtesy The Divided Brain trailer On April 9, The Divided Brain made its Canadian premiere at the Isabel…
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Canadian films have a lot to say about climate change
Climate change, endangered species and Canadian wildlife — these films have it all By Devon Harvey On April 22nd, Earth Day is celebrated…
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Asian women making their mark in Hollywood
By Severina Chu Growing up as a Chinese-Canadian, it was often a struggle to see characters I could relate to on screen. Either…
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Alita: Battle Angel – A cyborg girl’s redeeming tale of humanity
By Federico Sierra Based on Japanese artist Yukito Kishiro’s manga, Alita: Battle Angel tells a futuristic story of a young cyborg (with a…
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Trouble in the Garden: Indigenous Indie film brings attention to Sixties Scoop
By Bree Duwyn A dancing scene from Trouble in the Garden (Courtesy of @troubleinthegardenthefilm on Instagram). Award winning writer and director Roz Owen…