You can take in films by Indigenous directors and creatives this weekend at TIFF’s digital Bell Lightbox. The series, Stories are Power: Films from Indigenous Creators is streaming from June 18th-20th. It features Vai (2019), SG̲aawaay Ḵ’uuna (Edge of the Knife) (2018), The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019), The Book of the Sea (2018) […]
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Bo Burnham Captures the Pandemic Experience in “Inside”
Spoilers about Bo Burnham’s, Inside, lie ahead. If you like to enjoy things for the first time, just watch this – it’s on Netflix. I promise you will laugh! “If you’d have told me a year ago that I’d be locked in my home, I’d have told you, a year ago: Interesting. Now leave me alone.” These are […]
Where to Watch the Biggest Films at this year’s Academy Awards in Canada
The 93rd Academy Awards are coming up soon and, what better way to gear up then by watching this year’s biggest flicks. Here’s how to watch some of the most-anticipated movies of award’s season. Mank (David Fincher), 10 nominations Mank transports you back to 1930s Hollywood, following the story of troubled screenwriter, Herman J. Mankiewicz as he […]
Canadian Academy Announces Canadian Screen Awards Nominees
The Canadian Academy announced this year’s nominees for the 9th annual Canadian Screen Awards. In television, Schitt’s Creek leads with the most nominations with 21. Trickster and Cardinal: Into the Night follow close behind with 15 nods each. APTN is up for six awards, including Best News Anchor, National for Melissa Ridgenand Dennis Ward, Best News or Information Series […]
2021 Oscar Nominees Announced
Despite a global pandemic, the film industry was able to put out a diverse range of flicks in 2020. The 93rd Oscarsnominees were announced Monday morning by Priyanka Chopra-Jonas and Nick Jonas! Here’s what you need to know. David Fincher’s, Mank, came out ahead with the most nominations at ten. These included Best Picture, Director, Actor and […]
Kingston Canadian Film Festival movies you won’t want to miss
The Kingston Canadian Film Festival is powering through the pandemic with an online offering of feature length and short films from Indigenous and Canadian filmmakers from now until March 7, 2021. I decided to pick up a pass and check out a selection of films. I’ll review them throughout the week! Shiva Baby (2020) First up […]
Powerful New Film “Healing the Nation” (psst…download here!)
Film Description: Healing the Nation follows community members of the Toronto-based Aboriginal Healing Program as they rediscover their culture to heal from unresolved trauma. This empowering documentary dares us to think beyond mainstream medicine and embrace Indigenous ways for overcoming mental health and addiction issues. Director Biography: Jack Major is an LGBTQ+ documentary filmmaker and writer. […]
Toronto is All About the Drive-In
In a year of many unexpected events, the drive-in theatre is making a comeback. Many of us have been missing a night out, live music, and movies on the big screen. A drive-in theatre can give you all three! And from the socially distanced safety of a car. As long as you’ve got access to […]
Wasekun: A Film About Overcoming Suffering, and Finding Balance
If you’re looking to expand your movie viewing while homebound during the pandemic, the NFB is sharing a new release called, Wasekun. Filmed in cinéma vérité style, this feature-length doc follows a group of incarcerated men with troubled pasts as they undergo treatment based on Indigenous philosophy at the Waseskun Healing Center. Director Steve […]
Virus results in seismic shift for movie buffs
If you love going to the movies and you’re cooped up at home because of the coronavirus, Hollywood is offering an alternative.