Not much is known about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the sequel to the fabulous and massively succesul Guardians of the Galaxy, both directed by James Gunn who has brought an exciting energy to the Marvel universe. In the first teaser premiering before…
VIFF 2016 #2: The Other Half, The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki, Searchers
To read previous VIFF coverage, click here. The Other Half The Other Half is an impressionistic piece of debut filmmaking, a practice in turning the unconventional dramatic methods of great directors into a doctrine for newer ones. Despite Justin Klein…
TIFF Review: The Promise
For more TIFF 2016 coverage, go here. Perhaps this demonstrates a lack of creative initiative, but one would believe that if a director was to tackle a subject as weighty as the Armenian genocide, they would not choose to use…
TIFF Review: La La Land
For more TIFF 2016 coverage, go here. Time melts away while watching Damien Chazelle’s latest, La La Land about the nature of being an artist, dating a fellow performer and how dreams and expectations are hard won and that perspective too is…
Directors of Cinema- Episode 17: John Ford
Greetings and welcome to yet another episode of Directors of Cinema. If you’re unfamiliar with our podcast, this is a show dedicated to the discussion of selected works of prominent filmmakers. Each week, host Matt Goudreau and guest talk about a particular…
Remembering Gene Wilder
2016 continues to pave a road of grief as we lost yet another great talent in comedian Gene Wilder, best known for his collaborations with Mel Brooks and his role as the eponymous Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate…
Six things I learned from starting a film festival
Unlike other jobs, it’s kind of hard to stumble into founding a film festival, or directing one. It’s certainly not a job that I ever thought I would do. You could say it born from a lot of frustration. I’d…