How to watch a WNDX Film
“To be clear, you will not see Hollywood-style dramas here,” warns Cecilia Araneda, president and co-founder of WNDX, Winnipeg’s Festival of Film and Video Art….
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Toronto International Film Festival
It’s that time of year again! The red carpets come out, the lights go up, and the streets of Canada’s biggest city fill with people…
We aren’t white
The residential school systems in Canada have hurt a generation of First Nations peoples and have left blight on our historical record. Robert Houle’s artwork…
Based on true events
When you see a “based on true events” title card in a film, many of you will chortle in the theatre because you know that…
Five movies people used to love, but now inexplicably hate
SASKATOON (CUP) Ever liked a movie that most people seem to hate? Everyone has at least one. Some have several. Ever hated a movie everyone…
Worthy adaptation (Hunger Games double take!)
For most, Katniss Everdeen needs no introduction. Suzanna Collins’s bestselling novel The Hunger Games has moved out of Scholastic Book orders and into the mainstream….
Let the games begin (Hunger Games double take!)
If you’ve ever gone to see a movie based on a really good book, you’ll know what I mean when I talk about the feeling….
Local boys bring blood, gore and laughs
Father’s Day is trash, but oh my god it is entertaining trash. Corny one-liners, awkward dialogue cuts and overuse of red gels don’t detract from…
Review: Take Shelter, dir. Jeff Nichols
The annual Oscar ceremony has come and gone. For those of us cynical of Hollywood’s celebration of excellence in film, it was yet another year…
The Academy Awards Awards!
Amy’s Picks Most hilarious acceptant speech: It is so easy to love and to hate Meryl Streep. The Academy has nominated her for an…