On a rare 29th day of February 2020, I gave a lecture for Toronto’s Black Museum: Lurid Lectures for the Morbidly Curious on The Omega Man and the inadvertently Afrofuturist themes called The Omega Man’s Utopian Dystopia. I spoke about how this classic film has an Afrofuturistic bent without seemingly trying. Sure, it was... Continue Reading →
Consequences in today's society come on a sliding scale if you're wealthy. Throwing money around to get yourself out of trouble is a luxury, and going to top resorts in exotic locations without caring how much you spend is another perk of being rich. Brandon Cronenberg's latest Infinity Pool, his third feature film after Antiviral... Continue Reading →
Feature photo credit: (L-R): Madison Taylor Baez as Eleanor and Ian Foreman as Isaiah in LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, "Anything for Blood". Photo Credit: Francisco Roman/SHOWTIME. Like Jim Mickle's 2013 We Are What We Are and Luca Guadagnino's 2018 Suspiria, Showtime's Let the Right One In is more a successful reimagining than a remake... Continue Reading →
Young love often appears in the cinema as tender, idealistic and bittersweet, but it rarely terrifies and goes against the grain. In Bones and All, two young people brought together by their taste for human flesh hit all these notes in the best way possible. Maren (Taylor Russell) is an 18-year-old living with her dad... Continue Reading →
The relationship between church and state is an interesting one, but when you aren’t part of a heteronormative world, it becomes a major obstacle to worship or serve your country. It’s no secret that many faiths don’t accept the LGBTQ+ community, and when worshippers are openly gay, they are often shunned. This dilemma is highlighted... Continue Reading →
As a Black Canadian with Caribbean heritage, I know some of my family's origins, coming from India, Africa, the Indigenous tribes of the Caribbean and white colonialists. To connect the dots to the lineage would be a huge undertaking, but at least I'm aware of some of my family's background. But what if you're a... Continue Reading →
Black women deal with a perpetual struggle to be seen. And with that struggle comes how we see ourselves and how we are presented, which manifest differently to each observer. As we fight to wave our empowerment flag, some may see it as a signal to attack or that we are prey, things to be... Continue Reading →
A family tragedy, bloodlines and a dark legacy haunt The Secret of Sinchanee. After his father's death, Will (Stephen Grayhm) must deal with unresolved feelings when inheriting his childhood home. No one in town wants to buy it since it's shrouded in mystery, so Will moves in despite his apprehension. Soon, terrifying nightmares plague him,... Continue Reading →
The Halloween franchise was revamped in 2018, creating a frenzy when fans learned Jamie Lee Curtis was back as Laurie Strode, the ultimate final girl inextricably tied to perpetual boogeyman Michael Myers. This version of Halloween, directed by David Gordon Green, follows up 40 years after the John Carpenter classic from 1978. Everyone is much... Continue Reading →
A traumatized woman looks for answers in the tense horror-thriller Knocking. Molly (Cecilia Miloccco) has spent the past year dealing with trauma. She's being discharged from the hospital's psychiatric ward and is trying to start her life again, but the loss of her partner Judith (Charlotta Åkerblom) puts a dark cloud over everything she does.... Continue Reading →
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