Gabriel celebrates nine years of his column by listing his most anticipated postponed 2020/2021 films in the latest Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo!
All in Film
FILM / Zora's Super Short Show / Kimchi Fried Dumplings / Zora Satchell
What says “holiday spirit” more than family drama? Kimchi Fried Dumplings is a 2013 holiday short about a gay Canadian named Carl who returns to his estranged parents’ house for the first time since his father's stroke a year and a half earlier.
FILM / Finding the Sacred Among the Profane: Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday / Sean Woodard
Film Editor Sean Woodard returns with the latest “Finding the Sacred Among the Profane” column, where he hacks apart the hokey supernatural elements of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / November 2020 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabriel caps off the year with writing about how movies help him stay present in the world for November’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / James Stewart and Cary Grant: Portraying Two Sides of Alfred Hitchcock / Christian Perkins
With films such as Rear Window and Vertigo, Stewart becomes Hitchcock's alter ego with their journey into voyeurism and obsession that helped Stewart to portray a darker side of his cinematic persona but still retain his likeability. . . . With Cary Grant, the films allowed to show his sexual charisma and appeal while the romance was on equal footing.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / October 2020 / Gabriel Ricard
In this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo, Gabriel Ricard explains how he enjoys not knowing everything about film and he’s okay with that. (Don’t be Michael Sheen in Midnight in Paris.) Grab a whiskey and sit for a while as he chats with you about the latest films he’s watched.
In Badassery, three black women DJs (Cookie Doh, Killa Kels, and Lissa Monet) try to create and sustain space for themselves in a misogynistic environment where only one female DJ can come-up at a time. Having been in the Toronto music scene for years, directors Sunita Miya-Muganza and Sarafina McIntosh made this short to shine a light on women who have moved the Toronto music scene forward. The short lands at twenty- two minutes and acts as a summary for these three women’s careers. DJ Cookie Doh is the rookie of the three, whereas DJ Killa Kels and DJ Lissa have deals with Nike and run their own booking companies.
FILM / Exorcism By Proxy / Steve Mitchell
“We exorcise our demons, not by confronting them, but by confronting others. . . . Roger Ebert was unconsciously prescient when he wrote, in his review of Billy Jack: ‘Is our only hope that the good fascists defeat the bad fascists?’” Steve Mitchell reflects on his personal history with Billy Jack and explores what it means to exorcise our demons in America today.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / September 2020 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabriel Ricard discusses how much he loves the Alamo Drafthouse and its streaming service in his latest Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / August 2020 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabriel Ricard discusses catching up on movies while staying home due to Covid-19 in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / The Source of Horror: An Anthropological Perspective on "Midsommar" and "The Witch" / Eleri Denham
Eleri Denham explores the horror in The Witch and Midsommar from an anthropological perspective.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / July 2020 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabriel Ricard discusses the launch of HBO Max and delves into movies at a streaming site near you in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / The White Face of Michael Myers / Jason McCall
Jason McCall examines racial violence and Whiteness in America through the lens of Michael Myers.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / June 2020 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabriel Ricard celebrates a birthday month and makes some home viewing suggestions in this month’s Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo.
FILM / Once Upon a Time in Film Scoring / Bye Bye Birdie / Sean Woodard
Sean sings the praises of the enjoyable 1963 musical, Bye Bye Birdie, in this month’s “Once Upon a Time in Film Scoring” column.
FILM / Captain Canada's Movie Rodeo / May 2020 / Gabriel Ricard
Gabriel Ricard adjusts to staying at home by watching even more movies for the latest Captain Canada’s Movie Rodeo!
FILM / Having "The Look": Aquaman, H. P. Lovecraft, & Visible Queerness / Gretchen Rockwell
Gretchen Rockwell explores the connections between Queerness and H. P. Lovecraft, in DC Entertainment’s Aquaman.
FILM / Race and Authenticity: A Film Study on Douglas Sirk’s Imitation of Life / Ilari Pass
Ilari Pass examines the themes of race and authenticity in Douglas Siri’s 1959 film, Imitation of Life.
Recommendations of TV and movies from your favorite streaming services, from the staff of Drunk Monkeys. Today's pick is Mystery Science Theater 3000.
100 WORD FILM REVIEWS / Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
Robbie Robertson fondly look back at the formation of The Band. The Rock ‘n’ Roll outfit was previously the focus of Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed concert film, The Last Waltz. This new documentary serves as a wonderful introduction to those unfamiliar with the group. It also fills in gaps in their history that die-hard fans may appreciate. My only complaint is that I wish the documentary never ended. Most importantly, Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band places front and center what truly matters: their music, the heart and soul that defined them and changed the course of music history.