When people think about revenge films, what comes to mind are angry, hellbent protagonists present in films like Oldboy or Unforgiven. However, in the case of director Atom Egoyan’s Remember, the result is one of the genuinely saddest, most pitiful revenge quests one can ever see.
Mustang is inherently, powerfully feminist. It is a film about sisterhood, and that nothing is more important or alive than sisterhood.
The result of this ambitious project is understandably uneven, but taken as a whole, it is one of the most socially significant and politically charged films of the year.
Henrik Ibsen’s gripping and controversial play A Doll’s House returns to Vancouver after a decade.
No matter where you go, UBC’s language program will be there for you. Surprise your friends next time you hear them talking trash about you in another language, and you’ll finally figure out that they're not actually talking about oxen in their bed.
UBC students were given a healthy dose of laughter and reality in the Chan Centre on September 28 as Laci Green, content creator for the internet’s most-watched sex education show came to share her tips for how the have the Best Sex Ever.
“We should know what we are asking of our troops when we send them to fight overseas,” said Paul Gross, director and co-star on the film Hyena Road, during his Q and A session after the film.
Meru plays less like a documentary and more of a thriller in the skin of a documentary, with its many terrifying twists and fearsome feats feeling more suitable for a drama or a thriller.
The petition appealed to several governmental representatives in Switzerland to not provide funding for the film, hoping to end the production process before it had even begun. In reaction to this attack, the filmmakers said "religious dogma should never have the power to influence cultural production," marking the petition as a clear attempt at censorship.
“Dreams! Visions! Madness!” declares a character part way through The Forbidden Room, Guy Maddin’s latest post-modern ode to silent film (co-directed with Evan Johnson), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival early this year.
Suspense, intrigue, comedy and passion – these are only but a small sliver of what the UBC adaptation of the Tenant of Wildfell Hall is gearing up to serve in its upcoming world premiere this October.
Whether you want to just see movies or volunteer at events, the FilmSoc offers a welcoming community for cinephiles who are passionate about film.
His latest film, Right Now, Wrong Then, which won the top prize — the Golden Leopard — at the Locarno Film Festival earlier this year, is, if not one of his most audacious films, is surely one of his most effective.
Shot in minimalist style, One Floor Below keeps the camera almost exclusively trained on Sandu, whose comfortable existence becomes ruptured by the fallout of his decision
Every week this month, the Salish Sea Spiritual Ecology Alliance (SSSEA) will be celebrating ecological activism in what will be a modern-day pilgrimage to mirror evolution.