Film
Paige Smith plays with the gaze in “Watching You Watching Me”
November 15, 2022By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article mistakenly wrote that Smith’s video, Tethered Connection, is 35 minutes. This was updated to “35 seconds” on November 24, 2022. Content warning: mentions of voyeurism We’ve all heard the saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” I didn’t comprehend this until I explored “the gaze” in the communication course Technologies of Gender and Sexuality. The male gaze is traced back to 19th century nude oil paintings, in which women were painted to be objects of male voyeuristic pleasure. This demonstrates how powerful apparatus…
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BLACK AS U R: Shedding light on the intersection of Blackness and queerness
September 6, 2022By: C Icart, Staff Writer Content warning: descriptions of anti-Black violence, homophobia, transphobia, and trans misogyny From August 11–21, Out On Screen hosted the Vancouver Queer Film Festival for the 34th year. The festival “is the largest queer arts event…
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The Oscars need to stop pandering to the masses
March 23, 2022By: Emma Best, Peak Associate For 93 years, the Oscars have honoured the art and craft of filmmaking, recognizing the year’s best films. They’ve made changes to evolve alongside the developing film industry: select categories were once divided by colour and…
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The “Stalkaya – Ḵ’elhmáy̓/X̱ápay̓ay” exhibition highlights importance of ancient forests
September 7, 2021By: Kelly Chia, Staff Writer Stalkaya - Ḵ’elhmáy̓/X̱ápay̓ay is an exhibition based on the Skwxwu7mesh (Squamish) people’s relationship with cedar trees in old growth forests. The exhibit’s title refers to the traditional names for the Dakota Bear Sanctuary, yellow cedar,…
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“A Maine Movie” points the future of indie comedy in a hopeful direction
September 5, 2021By: Sara Brinkac, Peak Associate Often the phrase “indie comedy” evokes the vision of “quirky” characters who alienate their audience through stilted dialogue and overwhelming tropes lacking genuine emotion. However, the 2018 indie comedy A Maine Movie — now available…
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Tarantino’s “Death Proof” deserves more credit than the apathy it currently faces
May 31, 2021By: Sara Brinkac, Peak Associate Content Warning: Death Proof deals with acts of gruesome violence towards women. Death Proof also includes mass violence surrounding cars and car crashes. I’m often told that Death Proof was a write-off in Quentin Tarantino’s…
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“Minari” is what we need right now in these trying times
March 28, 2021By: Lester Leong, SFU Student Since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival back in early 2020, Minari has garnered much critical acclaim and an ever-growing list of accolades. Although its most recent win at the Golden Globes was arbitrarily…
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“The Apu Trilogy” offers a beautiful and timeless expression of humanity
February 21, 2021By: Subaig Bindra, SFU Student Satyajit Ray’s The Apu Trilogy is often considered one of the greatest film trilogies ever made. They comprise three Bengali films that are part of an alternative cinema movement that started in the 1950s. During…
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Hannah Bel Davis’ film Pandemic! provides an exploration of remote learning challenges
October 10, 2020By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate This past summer, Hannah Bel Davis, an SFU graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and English and a Certificate in Creative Writing, was hired by a Université Laval (Laval University) professor to…
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Martin Scorsese vs. Marvel: how superhero movies are changing Hollywood cinema
November 19, 2019By: James Conn, SFU Student Comic book superheroes have been present in movies and television for decades now, spanning as far back as the 1950s with the Adventures of Superman and the 1960s with the Batman TV series. Theatrical adaptations…
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