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The enduring humanity of Tokyo Godfathers

It’s at times hard to tell what holiday movies will remain in people’s annual queues for long. With a plethora of events across the long, dark winter months to inspire […]

Modern Canadian horror finds a niche in media identity crisis

Canadian cultural identity in media can be hard to derive from its cinematic output. At the turn of the century, Canadian content was often denoted by its joint productions with […]

Elliot Page is grounding force of ‘Close To You’

One of the most buzzed-about films that came to international festivals across Canada this season was Close To You. Premiering at TIFF, this slow burn of a modern family drama […]

Barbenheimmer brings us existential hope in pink

There are few cinematic events in recent history that have seemed so positively polar as that which we have dubbed “Barbenheimmer.” The portmanteau for the Oppenheimer and Barbie movies that, […]

Docuseries “Inspired” to be hosted by Julian Lennon

The children of beloved artists can often be overtaken by the shadows they grew up in—none are a more fitting example than Julian Lennon, son of music legend John Lennon. […]

Did the Barbie movie cause a global pink paint shortage?

As its release date looms ever closer, the Barbie movie has ever-so-slowly pulled back the veil to confirm for us that this film will be much more than meets the […]

“Everything Everywhere All At Once” auction raises $500,000

As cinema has grown over the past century, and especially across the last two decades, we have seen the mainstream attain a more and more avant-garde bend. Quite possibly one […]