Film

Landmark environmental ruling in Peru aided by Canadian-Peruvian documentary, UVic law faculty

Despite the positive ruling, the fight for the Marañón is not over. Now, Canaquiri and her organization are asking the Peruvian government to actually implement the court’s ruling. Boyd said…

Take a sneak peek at the lineup for February’s Victoria Film Festival

The Festival also has options for cheap tickets. They offer student rush tickets, which are six dollars for ages 19 – 30 with student ID. They can only be purchased…

‘Nosferatu’ is a visceral gothic triumph

If anything truly negative can be said about Nosferatu, it is that the film is not particularly original. Because it is a remake of a much older film, and because…

Could the new Wicked movie spark a return to classic movie-musicals?

The film version of Dancing Through Life makes you think this is how it was always intended to be —  crescendoing alongside an upbeat dance number, where huge, cylindrical spinning…

UVic student film considers intergenerational effects of Japanese-Canadian internment

Nagasaki recently screened the film for the Victoria Historical Society, where she also spoke about the history of Japanese-Canadian internment during the Second World War and the impacts it had…

Film by UVic faculty and graduates wins best feature documentary at Toronto film festival

Aisha’s Story, a documentary film about the preservation of Palestinian culture and heritage in exile by UVic faculty and researchers, has won Best Documentary at the Toronto International Women Film…

‘Alien: Romulus’ is not quite a perfect organism

Alien: Romulus deliberately attempts to bring the series back to its roots. The result is a technically sound film that unfortunately lacks originality. 

‘Kinds of Kindness’ delivers more of director’s signature strangeness

Fans of Poor Things should be aware going in that this is a very different film — don’t expect visual extravagance — but I’d argue Kinds’ distinct brand of strangeness…

Cincenta Classics: The collision of dreams and worlds in Mulholland Drive

A Cinecenta Classic: The collision of dreams and worlds in David Lynch's 'Mulholland Drive' urge viewers to get lost in surreality.