Historic ‘Parasite’ Oscars win salvages a bland awards season
‘Parasite’ and Joaquin Phoenix topped headlines during Hollywood’s biggest night. The 92nd Academy Awards recognized (and snubbed) the best film achievements of the year on Sunday.
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Film Review: ‘Cats’ is a lewd monstrosity that needs to be spayed
Director Tom Hooper’s adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit Broadway musical is a litter box full of nightmares. ‘Cats’ is the ravaged corpse of a… Read More »Film Review: ‘Cats’ is a lewd monstrosity that needs to be spayed
Film Review: ‘Parasite’ is a true cinematic masterwork
South Korean director Bong Joon-ho satirizes class warfare in his Cannes Film Festival-winning black comedy. ‘Parasite’ is set to sweep the Best Foreign Language Picture… Read More »Film Review: ‘Parasite’ is a true cinematic masterwork
Film Review: Ad Astra (2019)
Buckle up. It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for—Brad Pitt is going to space. Ad Astra finds Major Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) thrust into… Read More »Film Review: Ad Astra (2019)
Red Sparrow: Review
Red Sparrow weaves the tale of a ballerina turned Russian spy (Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games) who falls in love in with an American agent… Read More »Red Sparrow: Review
Netflix’s “3%”: Review
3% is Netflix’s first venture into a Portuguese-language original series, and the second non-English show to grace their platform. The dystopian series enters a future… Read More »Netflix’s “3%”: Review
The Post: Review
The Post is a film that places a spotlight on the journalists of the Washington Post and New York Times who published the Pentagon Papers,… Read More »The Post: Review
Shape of Water: Review
My friend is a huge fan of Guillermo del Toro’s work, especially with the classic Pan’s Labyrinth. So she naturally had really high expectations. I… Read More »Shape of Water: Review
VIFF 2017: Interview with Christopher Auchter
The Mountain of SGaana, an award-winning short film based on a Haida story, weaves a magical tale of a woman who goes on an adventure… Read More »VIFF 2017: Interview with Christopher Auchter
VIFF 2017: Interview with Sam Voutas
Author: Selenna Ho What is your personal connection with the plot of the film? It’s a very personal film, really. First off, I was… Read More »VIFF 2017: Interview with Sam Voutas
VIFF 2017: Never Steady, Never Still
Thank you to the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival for inviting LINK magazine writers out to see this year’s films Never Steady, Never Still dir.… Read More »VIFF 2017: Never Steady, Never Still
VIFF 2017: Borg vs. McEnroe
Review by Laura Johnston Borg vs. McEnroe dir. Janus Metz Pedersen Borg vs. McEnroe is the perfect sports film for people who may not usually… Read More »VIFF 2017: Borg vs. McEnroe