Hello and welcome to yet another episode of Directors of Cinema, the show that highlights the careers of cinema’s most prominent directors. Each week, host Matt Goudreau and guest discuss selected works of a chosen director. To celebrate this week’s release…
Oscars 2017: 10 Biggest Snubs and Surprises
The Oscar nominations are out which means it’s time to ruin relationships over who did and did not get nominated. After last year’s #OscarsSoWhite controversy, people were anxious to see if the Academy learned its lesson. Well, it did and…
2017 Oscar Nominations: Complete List
During a live-streamed event this morning, Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the 2017 Oscar nominations with the help of past Oscar nominated talents Demian Bichir, Dustin Lance Black, Glenn Close, Guillermo del Toro, Marcia Gay Harden, Terrence Howard, Jennifer…
5 thoughtful sci-fi films to watch after seeing Arrival
This past weekend, Arrival hit theaters worldwide and was met with overall positive criticism. The film deals with the arrival of aliens on Earth and a select group of human scientists and professors who are tasked with figuring out the…
Movie Review: Arrival
Director Denis Villeneuve has come back after his slightly under cooked Sicario with a film best experienced totally immersed. While Arrival is being touted as a “thinking mans science fiction film” (and to a point, it is) the film is also at it’s best when…
Final trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s “Arrival” released
Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival made quite an impression on this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Our own Allyson Johnson called it “an emotional experience” in her film review back on September. Even though they film uses aliens as the main plot story,…
Chicago International Film Festival: Report #1
Every year, we wait with bated breath to see what the line-up for this year’s Chicago International Film Festival will be. Can they possibly outdo last year’s selections? What gems have they found for us to view? In its 52nd…