Author: Caitlin Abe Gokool
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Infinity Pool
Branden Cronenberg is back with his latest feature Infinity Pool, and as expected, filled with almost every bodily fluid, blood, violence, and sex. In this latest film, Cronenberg tackles the latest seeming trend in media from last year, commentary on the lives and privileges of the ultra-rich. Infinity Pool follows couple James and Em Foster,…
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To Leslie
It is a shame that To Leslie will go down for most as “that film that Andrea Riseborough was undeservedly nominated for”. Known to may as the film with the most talked about Oscars campaign of 2023, To Leslie follows Leslie, played by Riseborough, 6 years after she has blown all the money she won…
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Pop culture references in film used initially for laughs and commentary can quickly and negatively date a film. Tying the film too strongly to an ever changing moment in time, or making a joke that in just a few short years, or even weeks, won’t be funny any more, it can be difficult to make…
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Brooklyn
This review was written as part of my course on Cinema & Migration, for an assignment to write a 500 word film review discussing how the formal techniques of a chosen film on migration create my impression of the film, and how these technical choices relate to the themes of the film, helping it to…
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I Like Movies
This March, Chandler Levack brings Canadian audiences her official TIFF selection, hilarious, and altogether heartwarming feature-length debut, I Like Movies. The film tells the coming-of-age story of Lawrence, played by Isaiah Lehtinen, a 17-year-old cinephile from Burlington, Ontario, who struggles in his final year of high school in 2003 to discover what his future will…
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Great Freedom
What if, for your whole life, you were told that who you are is wrong. That it is wrong for you to love the people you do. Now, what if you were told that this identity, who you truly are, is not just wrong, but illegal. This continues to be the real-life case for many…
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Oscars 2023: My Picks and Reactions
Each year, the morning of the Academy Awards Nominations is always a fun time to be on the internet. Although the Oscars has faced loads of backlash that effectively take away a lot of their integrity as a stage of merit for accolades in the film industry, I and countless others still love watching this…
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Women Talking
Women Talking (2022) is the latest film from Canadian actress-turned-director Sarah Polley. Based on the novel by Miriam Towes by the same title, the film follows a group of women over the course of one day and night as they decide whether they should stay or leave their isolated, religious colony following a string of…
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Babylon
One of my favourite days in December 2022 was a Tuesday spent alone at the movie theatre watching Babylon. And as I admitted in my top films of 2022 post, I loved it. From director Damien Chazelle, the mind who brought us Whiplash (2014), La La Land (2016), and First Man (2018), Babylon tells the…
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My Most Anticipated Films of 2023
January and February are typically very slow months for new film releases. In the spirit of looking forward, here are some of my most anticipated films of 2023. A Good Person (dir. Zach Braff)Written and directed by Zach Braff, A Good Person will follow Florence Pugh as a young woman who survives a tragedy and…
After Screening Cinema 