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Framing Agnes Obscures Its Own Powerful Premise and Story | Awesome Friday!
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In the 1950s and 60s, researchers at UCLA conducted a study into sex disorders. The resulting archive of data contains a cross-section of trans history in the form of interviews conducted with the study’s participants. One of the participants –a woman known only as Agnes- used the study to receive gender-affirming care and then…
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L’Inhumain Explores Inner Turmoil Using a Mythic Monster | Awesome Friday!
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One of, if not the, best-known monsters in indigenous folklore is the Wendigo. Once men, their souls corrupted after turning to cannibalism, they stalk people who enter their territory and devour them, their hunger insatiable. This is the creature that Matthieu (Samuel ‘Samian’ Tremblay) faces in L’inhumain, but whether it’s the monster is up…
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Marvel’s ‘Moon Knight’ Is a Bit Disjointed | Awesome Friday!
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Comics are weird. There’s no denying this simple fact, and there’s no use trying. This fact is universal and can be a barrier to entry for new fans. Sometimes 50 years of lore is a lot to wrap your head around. One of the great strengths of Marvel’s ongoing cinematic universe is that initially,…
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The Best of the Rest of the Films of 2021 | Awesome Friday!
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It has been a hell of a year and a hell of a year for film. The second year of the ongoing worldwide pandemic has been a bit of a roller coaster, with wave after wave of COVID once changing the film landscape. Theatres re-opened, but people have only really gone back for the…
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The Best Films of 2021 | Awesome Friday!
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It has been a hell of a year and a hell of a year for film. The second year of the ongoing worldwide pandemic has been a bit of a roller coaster, with wave after wave of COVID once changing the film landscape. Theatres re-opened, but people have only really gone back for the…
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The Best Performers of 2021 | Awesome Friday!
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It has been a hell of a year and a hell of a year for film. The second year of the ongoing worldwide pandemic has been a bit of a roller coaster, with wave after wave of COVID once changing the film landscape. Theatres re-opened, but people have only really gone back for the…
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Interview: Lauren Grant on her directorial debut short film “Things We Feel But Do Not Say” | Awesome Friday!
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Lauren Grant is a prolific producer of Canadian film and television, having worked on the series Killjoys as well as the films Riot Girls, Sugar Daddy and The Retreat just in the last two years. This year she also makes her debut as a director with her original short film Things We Feel But Do Not Say, which premiered as part of the…
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Interview: Danis Goulet on her film “Night Raiders” | Awesome Friday!
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Matthew: How was the production process? I understand you had Taika Waititi on board as an executive producer and a number of Canadian talents as well. How did that all come together? Danis Goulet: It was amazing. The cast is so incredible to work with. We were a Canada-New Zealand co-production, so we had…
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Interview: Junta Yamaguchi on his one-take time travel film “Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes” | Awesome Friday!
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Matthew: The whole film feels like it must have been planned to the second; given that, how were you able to keep the actor’s performances feeling so spontaneous and unplanned? Junta Yamaguchi: A big part would be that we are a group of theatre performers who always work together. Theatre actors usually do a two-hour…
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Interview: Nicole Dorsey on her film “Black Conflux” | Awesome Friday!
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Black Conflux, the first feature film from director Nicole Dorsey, had its premiere at TIFF 2019, and then with the outbreak of COVID-19, the film has had a long journey to theatres and finally vide on-demand this summer. It’s a confident and engaging film (read my review here) and an affecting one. I had…
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Interview: Sera-Lys McArthur on her films “Kwêskosîw” & “Don’t Say Its Name” | Awesome Friday!
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2021 is turning out to be a big year for Sera-Lys McArthur. The alum of series such as Arctic Air and Burden of Truth is starring in two films at Fantasia Fest this year, a short (which she also produced) called Kwêskosîw (She Whistles) and the feature film Don’t Say Its Name, a horror film which had its…
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Interview: Thirza Cuthand on their film “Kwêskosîw (She Whistles)” | Awesome Friday!
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Earlier this week I was able to watch and review a number of short films, including Kwêskosîw (She Whistles), a story with a supernatural twist from Indigenous filmmaker Thirza Cuthand. I was able to speak with Thirza about the film as well, and here is the conversation I had with them. I Full Interview at…
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The Films of the DC Extended Universe Ranked, The Suicide Squad Edition | Awesome Friday
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The Suicide Squad has been out for about two weeks now, and since this is the kind of thing the internet loves, here is how the various DC Extended Universe movies stack up for me. There are 11 films in the franchise so far, which in case it’s not clear, means I am only…
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Interview: Wyatt Rockefeller on his film “Settlers” | Awesome Friday!
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Settlers, the new Sci-Fi western set on Mars, is available on-demand starting today. I had the chance to speak with director Wyatt Rockefeller about his inspirations for the film, the themes it portrays, and the best movie robot of the year. Full Interview at Awesome Friday: https://awesomefriday.ca/2021/07/interview-wyatt-rockefeller/
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Let’s Talk About the End of Loki | Awesome Friday!
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Loki, Marvel’s latest Disney+ television series, ended last night with several surprises, but perhaps the most surprising thing is that it was a season finale –cliffhanger and all– rather than the end of a self-contained series. There are a few big revelations, so let’s talk about them, what they might mean, and a few…