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Photos by: Myles Herod – Director Steven Spielberg premiered his upcoming coming-of-age drama film titled The Fabelmans last night (Sept. 10th) at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Stars Seth Rogan, Michelle Williams, and Paul Dano also attended. The Fabelmans, which is set for release on November 11th, 2022, is directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg … Continue reading
Photos by: Myles Herod – Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence dazzled at the premiere for her new film Causeway last night (Sept. 10th) during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. The film, directed by Lila Neugebauer, follows Lynsey, a U.S. soldier, who experiences a traumatic brain injury during her tour … Continue reading
By: Myles Herod – Who was David Bowie? Glam rock star? Prophetic philosopher? World traveller? Painter? A south London lad who never looked back? Director Brett Morgen’s captivating new documentary, named Moonage Daydream, aims its sights on those questions with a multi-faceted deep-dive on its subject. Clocking in at 140 mins, Morgen certainly swings big and boldly … Continue reading
By: Rachel Ho – Potato Dreams of America is the tale of two movies: life for sexually confused little Potato (Hersh Powers) growing up in the USSR with his mother, Lena (Sera Barbieri), and grandmother (Lea DeLaria); and an immigrant story for adolescent Potato (Tyler Bocock), Lena (Marya Sea Kaminski), and Potato’s new stepfather, John (Dan … Continue reading
By: Staff – In a new feature to Aesthetic Magazine, we are proud to announce that we are the new presenting partner for Toronto-based film podcast Contra Zoom. Your host, Dakota Arsenault, goes in depth about everything film; from lists, to reviews, and more! On this episode, we review films screened during SXSW 2021. Rachel Ho … Continue reading
By: Rachel Ho – Joshua (Rogelio Balagtas) is a man seemingly content with life. He lives at home with his parents, his mom (Vangie Alcasid) cooks and cleans, and he has a clock-in, clock-out job as a janitor at a university — he’s comfortable. But of course, comments about finding a girlfriend and having children … Continue reading
By: Rachel Ho – Sometimes you enjoy the ride of a movie but aren’t quite sure where it took you after it’s over. Our Father was just that for me. When Beta (Baize Buzan) and Zelda (Allison Torem) learn that their father has passed away, they embark on a journey together to not only connect with his … Continue reading
By: Rachel Ho – After watching Midsommar (2019) recently, I’ve gone down quite the rabbit hole with folk horror and so I was really excited to watch Kier-La Janisse’s documentary. It’s a long doc (3 hours, 13 minutes) but to cover a topic as vast and interesting as folk horror, the run time doesn’t feel excessive. Woodlands … Continue reading
By: Dakota Arsenault – As someone who grew up in community theatre, there is a charm to the imperfection. Budgets are limited, actors are untrained, crew members have day jobs and of course you don’t actually get paid. People do community theatre because they love it. They love coming together as a group and creating … Continue reading
By: Dakota Arsenault – The first film watched during the 2021 SXSW festival was the documentary Disintegration Loops directed by David Wexler and chronically the history and impact of the landmark ambient album by artist William Basinski of the same name as the films title. The doc was shot in 2020, over Zoom as interviews … Continue reading
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