Frederick Blichert
Jay Baruchel’s New Slasher Film Offers a Canadian Take on the American Nightmare
The Canadian actor/director’s 'Random Acts of Violence' has lots to say about creative responsibility and American cultural hegemony.
'Ginger Snaps' Was a Monster Win for Canadian Cinema
Twenty years ago, a controversial, low-budget Canadian horror film about werewolves and menstruation almost didn’t happen, but then became a global cult favourite.
10 Years Later, 'Avatar' Is the Most Popular Movie No One Remembers
The 3D white saviour epic has its fingerprints all over the film industry as we know it, but it feels oddly distant from the pop culture zeitgeist.
Jay from ‘Big Mouth’ Is the Bisexual Icon We Need
On Bi Visibility day, a love letter to one of TV’s horniest weirdos.
How Canadian Are Your Favourite Shows? An Investigation
Ranking the Canadian-ness of Hollywood North’s current TV output.
Canadian TV Is Popular, Thanks to America
The Canadian television industry is thriving, thanks to American channels and streaming services. But which shows shot in Canada are actually 'Canadian'?
'The Limey' Did the Revenge Movie Right
Steven Soderbergh’s 20-year-old crime drama is a masterful bit of vengeance cinema, especially when compared to other entries in the genre, like 'Taken.'
'Galaxy Quest' Knew the Power of Fandom Before the Rest of Us Did
The 20-year-old sci-fi/comedy predicted our nostalgia-obsessed media landscape eerily well.
‘Election’ and ‘Dick’ Warned Us Not to Underestimate Young Women in Politics
Both were prescient 20 years ago, but couldn't predict how terrible things would get.
‘First Man’ Is a Powerful Portrait of Masculinity—We Shouldn’t Sleep On It
The not-so-Oscar-worthy film feels more worthy of discussion than ‘Green Book’ or ‘Bohemian Rhapsody.’
'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ Belongs to Bisexuals—Fight Me
I’m not sure how everyone missed this when it came out in 2015 but the queer energy that this movie puts out is intoxicating.
Let’s Stop Taking Financial Advice from Boomers in 2019
‘Bad With Money’ author Gaby Dunn on the industries and lifestyles millennials supposedly killed in 2018.