Articles by Alisha Mughal
'Kicking Blood' Finds the Gothic Menace in Sudbury, ON
Directed by Blaine Thurier
PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2022
Blaine Thurier's Kicking Blood works on so many levels, audiences will keep on wishing for a sense of irony or a subtle one-liner until the...
'You Are Not My Mother' Is a Must-Watch for Fans of Classic Horror
Directed by Kate Dolan
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2022
Kate Dolan's You Are Not My Mother is grounded in the rich soil of Irish folklore, and what emerges is a viscerally terrifying and enervati...
As Lockdowns Lift, Canadian Musicians Need Mental Health Support More Than Ever
PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2022
Prior to the pandemic, the lack of mental health support for musicians was already a hot-button issue. Now, after two years of lockdowns an...
'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...
