Reelout Queer Film Festival returns in person

Reelout Queer Film Festival has returned to Kingston for its 24th iteration, bringing viewers 76 short and feature-length narratives and documentaries from 15 different countries.
January 20, 2023

Movie review: ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’

James Cameron knows how to make a movie.
January 20, 2023

The Agnes offers Open Secrets on filmmaking

The start of a new year and a new semester is the perfect time to pick up a new skill.
January 20, 2023

Biopics walk a fine line

It seems Hollywood has not learned anything from critiques on Blonde, the long-awaited and heavily panned Marilyn Monroe biopic that debuted last year, as they venture on to the next femme fatale: Amy Winehouse. 
The Screening Room is the prime destination for movie lovers.
Commentaries on social and economic class are common in Hollywood. 

‘Stutz’ is a must watch

November 25, 2022
World renowned psychiatrist Phil Stutz is the focal point of the documentary titled after him. Directed by friend and patient Jonah Hill, Stutz intimately explores the therapeutic process by reverting the doctor-patient binary between the two of them as they recount their journeys in mental health. 
Ti West’s recent film, X, takes horror back to its roots—rid of psychological warfare and instead renewing classic slasher tropes alongside erotica. 

The art of movie soundtracks

November 4, 2022
A movie is only as good as its soundtrack. 
Netflix’s latest original chronicles the story of Jeffrey Dahmer, notorious serial killer and cannibal, in a ten-part series that claims to honour the families of his victims.

What’s your medium?

September 23, 2022
Storytelling through film is something we all enjoy, whether it be going to the theatre to see a new movie or rewatching one you hold close to your heart.
Every September, the film industry sets its sights on Toronto. Featuring a wide variety of films, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) allows both the press and the public to watch the industry’s newest releases.

No plots, just vibes

September 13, 2022
Every film should have a plot—it feels like a necessity along with the need for a compelling main character and an intriguing conflict.
Fleabag is the most hilarious yet devastating show on television.
With Better Call Saul’s sixth and final season now concluded, the Breaking Bad story and universe is officially over—TV will never be the same. 
People are going bananas for the latest Minions movie.
When Netflix released the first season of Stranger Things back in 2017, the world immediately fell in love with the show’s endearing cast of quirky characters.
From opening with a pony-tailed Benedict Cumberbatch outrunning a fire demon to closing with a third eye appearing on the titular superhero’s forehead, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is one of the weirdest entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
In a showcase of four short films, ASUS’s DownThere Productions is gearing up for their annual show, with a portion of proceeds going to Kingston’s Addiction and Mental Health Services (AMHS).
ionate film lovers who entered theatres at the Screening Room and the Isabel Bader Centre received the full in-person experience of the Kingston Canadian Film Festival (KCFF).