Record-shattering 2026 Oscars
IT WAS DELIGHTFUL TO SEE A LOT OF ASIAN REPRESENTATION THIS YEAR Oozing with its usual glitz and glamour, the 98th Academy Awards were relatively smooth... Read more.
Review: No Other Choice
PARK CHAN-WOOK’S NO OTHER CHOICE SURFACES AMID THE JOB MARKET AND EMPLOYMENT RATES TAKING A MERCILESS BEATING, MAKING IT A PARTICULARLY RELEVANT... Read more.
Bytowne Drunken Cinema: Back to the Future
BACK TO THE FUTURE MASTERFULLY BLENDS A NUMBER OF INGREDIENTS THAT HAVE YET TO EXPIRE Nearly every seat in the cinema is full, as people settle in with... Read more.
Review: If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You
ALL OF THE ASPECTS OF THE FILM HELP TO PAINT THE THANKLESS AND ISOLATING EXPERIENCE OF MOTHERHOOD. I have never been so close to walking out of a movie... Read more.
The History of Sound: White Noise
THE FILM’S QUIET BEAUTY IS WOVEN WITH AMERICAN FOLK SONGS, BUT THE MUSIC DROWNS OUT ESSENTIAL THEMES The History of Sound is a passionate love letter to... Read more.
Review: Sinners
YOU KNOW WHAT'S BETTER THAN ONE MICHAEL B. JORDAN? TWO. Sinners is a blood-soaked and biting love letter to cinema and the inestimable power of music,... Read more.
The Oscars 2025: A whirlwind of firsts, politics, and hommages
Though filled with the usual blunders and uncomfortable moments, history was made and attention was drawn to people often forgotten in the... Read more.
The Alex Trebek Distinguished Lecture Series with Kim Thúy
We clung to Thúy’s every word, charmed by her humor and unparalleled storytelling. After being moved to tears by Ru, a film inspired by Kim Thúy’s... Read more.
Review: MaXXXine
Mia Goth, you are a star. The sole survivor of the unexpected, nightmarish bloodbath in X (2022), Maxine Minx (Mia Goth) is now an adult film star in 1985... Read more.
Bluesfest night four: Maroon 5, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Tyler Shaw
A night of pop draws in 30,000 Buzzing festival-goers trickle into Lebreton Flats through orderly security lines beneath a dazzling evening sun. Water... Read more.
Review: Poor Things is in poor taste
The film oozes with creativity from an artistic point of view, but the story lacks substance Having swept up the Oscars for Best Actress, Best Production... Read more.
International Film Festival of Ottawa: A brief overview
My brush with the IFFO The 4th edition of the International Film Festival of Ottawa took place between March 13 and 24, 2024 in venues across downtown... Read more.
Hidden Gem: 11.22.63
A thought-provoking imagining of the world if we could change the past…and if we would really want to. John F. Kennedy’s public and gory assassination... Read more.
The Oscars 2024 – still worth watching?
“Anyone can be anything”, but only if the Academy says so Content warning: This article references the documentary 'To Kill a Tiger', which contains... Read more.
Review: Society of the Snow
“What happens when the world deserts you?” “What happens when the world deserts you?” is one of the first lines spoken by Numa Turcatti (Enzo... Read more.
The Rideau Canal’s shortest season in history – what does it mean for the future?
The Canal is dying, and so are we. Each winter, locals excitedly anticipate the Rideau Canal’s transformation into the world’s largest skating rink.... Read more.
Review: Ru
A breathtaking visual and emotional journey you're sure to remember Following the collapse of the South Vietnamese government in 1975, thousands of... Read more.
Squid Game: We’re living it
What are the rules in hell? Squid Game demolished world records in 2021 when it became the most-watched show in Netflix history. It reached an astounding... Read more.
Reading The Hunger Games for the First Time
Waiting 18 years to read The Hunger Games was a mistake The Hunger Games have absolutely consumed my life for the past two weeks. Indeed, I read and watched... Read more.
Hidden Gem: The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
Unlike Wes Anderson’s recent polished yet utterly befuddling films, The Darjeeling Limited is a breath of fresh air. The Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr.... Read more.
Review: Priscilla
Priscilla is beautifully told and successfully adds nuance to the story The King of Rock’n’Roll is back from the dead — Austin Butler and Jacob Elordi... Read more.
Testing the Waters of the new ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’
The new Disney TV show has most of the ingredients to make a lasting adaptation to accompany Riordan’s masterpiece, for generations of fans to come The... Read more.