Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013) has been mired in controversy since its release. It was honoured with the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and gained high amounts of praise. It has also received criticism for its explicit sex scenes, as well as complaints over director Abdellatif Kechiche’s treatment of his cast […]
I admit it – I was kinda ticked off when “Rap God” came out in advance of Eminem’s new album, The Marshall Mathers LP 2. The album’s first single, “Berzerk”, was less than revolutionary but more than enough fun to compensate, a paean to late ‘90s/early 2000s rap with a clever throwback video to match. […]
If you’ve seen Chelsea McMullan’s 2013 documentary My Prairie Home, you’ve heard Calgary musician and author Rae Spoon describe coming of age as queer in an evangelical Christian family. Now, having found acceptance within himself and from those around him as transgender, he aims to spread understanding, acceptance and love of and between queer individuals […]
What makes a film great? Is it the direction? The writing? How about the quality of the acting? Like many moviegoers, these are the features that generally draw my attention. What I have been unaware of until now, is the possible influence casting directors have on a film’s end result. Casting By (2012), directed by […]
When the planes struck the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001 a hole was ripped, not only in the famous New York skyline, but in the spirit of the American people. This attack not only struck a physical landmark, and the people within it; it took a shot at the symbolic power of the United […]
When the planes struck the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001 a hole was ripped, not only in the famous New York skyline, but in the spirit of the American people. This attack not only struck a physical landmark, and the people within it; it took a shot at the symbolic power of the United […]
Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013) has been mired in controversy since its release. It was honoured with the Palme d’Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and gained high amounts of praise. It has also received criticism for its explicit sex scenes, as well as complaints over director Abdellatif Kechiche’s treatment of his cast […] 
When the planes struck the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001 a hole was ripped, not only in the famous New York skyline, but in the spirit of the American people. This attack not only struck a physical landmark, and the people within it; it took a shot at the symbolic power of the United […] 