Are disaster movies comforting during a crisis?
Between the kitsch factor and a certain relatability, this 1970s subgenre may be worth revisiting right now.
David Shannon’s alt-media legacy
A look back at highlights from Out in the City, the Montreal Mirror column by the late writer and activist
I love/hate you, Louis CK
The utterly bizarre experience of watching I Love You, Daddy in a post-Weinstein universe.
Partially fabulous
The complicated process of reviewing Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie.
Michael Moore’s Where to Invade Next is a feel-good global tour
Moore answers his critics by showing us where and how people are actually being successful in dealing with significant challenges.
How Luka Magnotta will get off
The Not-Criminally-Responsible line sounded like a longshot, but the defence might just be able to pull it off.
The Montreal Charter of Values
If there’s a Quebec Charter of Values, Montreal — which is as distinct from the province as the province is from the rest of Canada — ought to have a values charter of its own.
United in Anger: Jim Hubbard on his ACT UP doc
Cinema Politica screens queer history doc United in Anger, about radical protest group ACT UP, this Thursday. Director Jim Hubbard talks to us about the film and the era it depicts.