film features
Marie Clements Brings the Truth of Residential Schools to the Big Screen
PUBLISHED May 31, 2023
A week before filming began on Bones of Crows in 2021, the Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc First Nation reported that the remains of 215 children we...
Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in May 2023
PUBLISHED May 16, 2023
As warmer weather finally deigns to join us, the streaming service offerings this month are a little less hot. A couple flashy Marvel-adjac...
In 'BlackBerry,' Jay Baruchel and Matt Johnson Celebrate "Canadian Small-Man Complex"
PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2023
It's remarkable how little credit BlackBerry (and Canada) get for having a major hand in the world we currently live in today. Even those...
Ari Aster Isn't Surprised by the Mixed Response to 'Beau Is Afraid': "I'm Not Going to Compromise"
PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2023
When Ari Aster was working on his first two features, 2018's Hereditary and 2019's Midsommar, something even bigger was brewing. In fact, h...
Meet the Canadian Filmmakers Making Waves with Breakthrough Films
PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2023
There was a shift in the Canadian film industry back in the '80s and early '90s. Exciting new filmmakers like Clement Virgo, Patricia Rozem...
Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in April 2023
PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2023
April in Canada is arguably worse than the long winter months. The promises of beautiful spring weather are quickly washed away by freak su...
The 'BlackBerry' Effect: 5 Companies You Didn't Know Were Canadian (and Who Might Play Them in a Movie)
PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2023
Matt Johnson's latest film, BlackBerry, hits cinemas in less than a month, detailing the rise and devastating fall of the world's first sma...
Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in March 2023
PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2023
With the Academy Awards wrapped up and 2022's films unofficially/officially in the rearview, we can finally turn our attention to some mid-...