Film
Paige Smith plays with the gaze in “Watching You Watching Me”
November 15, 2022Editor’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 can be in enforcing gendered power dynamics.…
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BLACK AS U R: Shedding light on the intersection of Blackness and queerness
September 6, 2022Content 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 in Western Canada.” This year…
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The Oscars need to stop pandering to the masses
March 23, 2022For 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 black-and-white, and the Best…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: June 10-14
June 10, 2019We are by which we are moved in return by MACHiNENOiSY This dance performance explores what movement means in today’s geological age, where human activity dominates the global environment — otherwise known as the anthropocene. Informed by contemporary dialogues in…
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An ardent defense of the Academy Awards from a frustrated film fan
March 9, 2019So here’s the thing: the Academy Awards are a mess. The weeks leading up to it were a PR nightmare, and its confused identity leaves it unable to catch up to the lightning-fast pace of culture. Despite this, the…
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Sexy, thrilling, and hilarious, The Favourite is a one-of-a-kind period drama
February 18, 2019Warning: this review contains mild spoilers for the film! In true Yorgos Lanthimos style, The Favourite is batshit crazy. As he also directed The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer — two films that fuel my…
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Aquaman reaches the deepest depths of success
January 4, 2019Prepare for the king tide, DC Comics fans! The new Aquaman movie has finally come ashore in full glory. With a talented cast, breathtaking action sequences, and compelling themes, Furious 7 director James Wan provides an exciting narrative about the…
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The Predator is a thrilling action flick, despite falling prey to its flaws
September 23, 2018Get to the chopper, Predator fans! Director Shane Black’s The Predator has arrived in theatres. Having a sizable role in the original 1987 Predator movie, Black (best known for the disappointing Iron Man 3) pays satisfying homage to this…
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Eighth Grade is a brutal yet loving confrontation on adolescent misery
September 17, 2018This review contains no spoilers! It’s perhaps the biggest cliché to say grade eight sucks. But unlike so few works of art, Bo Burnham’s breakout film not only chooses to not only deconstruct its unique pain, but also dares to…
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The Black Excellence in Blackkklansman
September 10, 2018Editor’s note: Spoilers included! If a film has the ability to exceed the methodical expiry date of trend-propelled plots, then chances are, its value in society is imperative. Blackkklansman, directed by Spike Lee and produced by…
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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
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