Articles by Alisha Mughal

Country Music Film 'Yellow Rose' Contrasts the American Dream with Brutal Immigration Policies

Directed by Diane Paragas

PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2020

Yellow Rose — one of the first movies with a Filipina director to be released domestically with Hollywood studio backing — will mightily de...

'I'm Thinking of Ending Things' Is a Mind-Bending Glimpse into the Inner Workings of Our Psyche

Directed by Charlie Kaufman

PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2020

Charlie Kaufman's latest meandering mind-bender, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, is a difficult film to talk about because it talks about it...

'Fatima' Uses Religious Experiences to Explore Universal Ideas

Directed by Marco Pontecorvo

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2020

The world we're in right now might not be the best to release a film about saints and miracles into, which is what it appears to Fatima is...

'Tito' Is a Strange, Lonely Look at the Ups and Down of Friendship

Directed by Grace Glowicki

PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2020

Grace Glowicki's directorial debut, Tito, is a strange little experimental film that garnered much acclaim in 2019 at the South by Southwes...

Toronto Indie Rockers BLANKS Are Set to Break Out with Debut EP 'Beyond These Walls'

PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2020

Beyond These Walls, the debut EP by Toronto-based power popsters BLANKS, is so great I wish it were a full-length album. Packing a new wave...

'Ash' Is a Visually Stunning Film That's Designed to Test Your Morals

Directed by Andrew Huculiak

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2020

Ash, written and directed by Andrew Huculiak of Vancouver band We Are the City, has been gaining much acclaim as it makes its rounds throug...

'Catch and Release' Is a Scathing Statement on How Dangerous the Pro-Life Agenda Can Be

Directed by Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert

PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2020

How far have we come in this century in the fight to make abortions legal and accessible? Catch and Release, directed by Dominique Cardona...

'Guest of Honour' Creeps Up on Viewers with Its Complex Narrative Layers

Directed by Atom Egoyan

PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2020

Guest of Honour, is a curious gem that really creeps up on you. Throughout, it evades categorization in the subtlest ways, again and again....