Articles by Alisha Mughal

'Pieces of Her' Is a Testament to Toni Collette's Understated Brilliance

Created by Charlotte Stoudt

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2022

In the final episode of political thriller Pieces of Her, Bella Heathcote's Andy Oliver says to her mother Laura (Toni Collette), "It sound...

Hamilton Shoegazers Basement Revolver 'Embody' Vulnerability, Resilience and Growth

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2022

Embody, the second full-length album by Hamilton, ON, shoegazers Basement Revolver, is a pandemic baby. Forged against the constraining bac...

'Definition Please' Reimagines How South Asian Americans Are Portrayed Onscreen

Directed by Sujata Day

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2022

The cure for especially dry feet is this: before bed, rub them with Vaseline, then put on a pair of woolly socks. This is what Jaya (Anna K...

Holiday Horror 'The Advent Calendar' Is a Gift

Directed by Patrick Ridremont

PUBLISHED Dec 3, 2021

It's a tale as old as Christmas itself: a person becomes dissatisfied with their lot in life and makes a bargain with the devil — take my s...

'Portraits from a Fire' Is a Spellbinding Debut

Directed by Trevor Mack

PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2021

Time and again in Portraits from a Fire, the face of protagonist Tyler's (William Magnus Lulua) late mother coalesces from colourful pixels...

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Amplifies the Lived Experience of a Community in Crisis

PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2021

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers expresses her need to tell the story cradled within her documentary Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy — ab...

'Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy' Shows the Power of Bearing Witness

Directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers

PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2021

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers' Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy is an expansive, wrenching and hopeful documentary. It not only connect...

'The Capote Tapes' Doesn't Let the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story

Directed by Ebs Burnough

PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2021

It's difficult to attempt to make a documentary about Truman Capote, a writer who let so much of himself slip through in his work, and who...