When I first heard there was going to be a film adaptation for Sonic the Hedgehog, a video game series long past its prime, I questioned the choice. Have we learned nothing from the checkered past of video game adaptations? From the catastrophic misfire that was...
There were zero female directors nominated at the 2020 Oscars. But it’s needless to say that women have been long underrepresented in the film and television industry — directors and actors alike. According to the Center for the Study of Women in Television...
Phantom Thread is a romantic drama, directed and written by Paul Thomas Anderson and released in 2017. Although two years old now, it’s a film that continues to be slightly perplexing. As a romantic drama, it’s part of a genre that tends to repeat itself. That’s...
Hot on the heels of Red Dead Redemption 2, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs was released to Netflix Nov. 9, 2018, and was clearly ready to cash-in on the resurging popularity of the western genre. Structurally though, it is something of an oddity. In the world of...
I stumbled on the trailer for Netflix's Polar by complete accident while on YouTube last week. The feature length film adaptation of Victor Santos's webcomic of the same name was set for release Jan. 25, 2019, and I couldn't believe I hadn't heard of it sooner....
Deadmonton Haunted House This haunted house boasts a twist for any who dare to go. Held in the Paramount Theatre, this is where the gruesome and gory side of film is revealed. This year’s focus is on the undead caretaker Frankie, who has been cleaning up after...
“Art is integral to the strength of our society,” explains Christine Sokaymoh Frederick, executive director and producer of Dreamspeakers Indigenous Film Festival. “As one of our Elders phrased it, ‘(Art is a) participatory process built into our ceremonies to...
On March 1, 2017, the MacEwan Ukrainian Students’ Club co-hosted a pre-screening for one of the most anticipated films of the year, Bitter Harvest, with the University of Alberta Ukrainian Students’ Society. The screening, held at the U of A Telus Theatre, was one...
There’s a distinct atmosphere that’s noticeable every time one walks into the front doors of the Garneau theatre. From the brightly lit concession stand (that hosts a couple of tired looking employees) to the stale smell of ratty old red carpeting, the Garneau is...
