Coming of Age Kajillionaire: A Delayed Coming of Age 1 May 202230 Apr 2022 My first viewing of Kajillionaire (Miranda July, 2020) left me with a lot more questions than answers. How was the film’s protagonist going to integrate herself into society after living…
Outtakes Paddington’s Plight: Contended Homes 24 Mar 202229 Sep 2025 I am from there. I am from here. I am not there and I am not here. I have two names, which meet and part, and I have two languages.…
Honour Death Through Resurrection: The Tale of Canadian Cinema 1 Mar 20221 Mar 2022 “What you’re seeing isn’t really there. When you’re seeing a projection, it’s an image of something that once was. Whether it was just five minutes ago, or a hundred years…
Honour Hard to be a God: Anton vs Don Rumata 1 Mar 20221 Mar 2022 During his career, Soviet and Russian director Aleksei German often focused on politics and criticized the Soviet government through elaborate metaphors. Another significant feature of German’s style is found in…
Honour What Is Earned, and What Is Owed: Berserk 1 Mar 20221 Mar 2022 The Chosen One narrative is a structure that is commonly relied on in fantasy fiction. It describes a character of humble origins who is chosen to become a hero through…
Honour To Die for Love: A Parallel Study of Honour in the Western 1 Mar 20221 Mar 2022 I am an avid Western film consumer, or at least I was at some point in my life. For me, the Western has always been about honour. Honour is a…
Honour Honouring Memory & Afrofuturist Legacies in Yasuke 1 Mar 20221 Mar 2022 In every review I’ve read of Netflix’s new release, Yasuke (LeSean Thomas 2021), none has been able to express the cosmic intertwining of friendship, loyalty, and love that spans across…
Honour Reprieve for the Weary: Questions of Honour in Dark Souls III 1 Mar 20221 Mar 2022 Anyone who has played online in Dark Souls III (2016), the final entry in Hidetaka Miyazaki and FromSoftware’s seminal video game series, can attest to the palpable fear that arises…
Honour When Spirits Come To Visit 1 Mar 20221 Mar 2022 When was the first time you encountered a spirit? Mine was many years ago. I remember one night when my mom made dinner for an extra person. Before she sat…
Outtakes The Korean Wave 6 Feb 202229 Sep 2025 In lieu of the boom of Korean productions in the past couple of years with Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite winning it all in the Academy Awards and global sensation Squid Game…
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