The World’s Game: Our Review of ‘Mario’ on MUBI

What's Streaming? ‐ ‐ June 12, 2026
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The World’s Game: Our Review of ‘Mario’ on MUBI

Football season is upon us and MUBI is curating films in a program they call ‘The World’s Game’. Marcel Gisler’s Mario is one of those films but I’ll get to why it’s good viewing for June. Its titular character, Mario Luthi (Max Hubacher), is a Swiss German footballer who decides to room with a teammate. […]

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Swing for the Fences: Our Review of ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 5 on Netflix

Netflix, What's Streaming? ‐ ‐ June 11, 2026
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Swing for the Fences: Our Review of ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 5 on Netflix

Previously on Sweet Magnolias, Cal Maddox (Justin Bruening) and Maddie Townsend (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) get a spooky Halloween wedding. A storm passing through Serenity inadvertently gets Erik Whitley (Dion Johnstone) and Helen Decatur (Heather Headley) finally back together. Meanwhile, Dana Sue Sullivan (Brooke Elliott) and her husband Ronnie (Brandon Quinn) navigate old and dangerous habits. […]

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Painted Ladies: Our Review of ‘Stop! That! Train!’

Theatrical ‐ ‐ June 10, 2026
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Painted Ladies: Our Review of ‘Stop! That! Train!’

The Pit Crew with their moderately developed thighs wash a train car belonging to Glamazonian Express. Adam Shankman’s Stop! That! Train! focuses on that company as well as its newest two employees, Tess (Ginger Minj) and DeeDee (Jujubee). During their first shift, Tess and DeeDee find that their new coworkers are former rivals from school. […]

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What’s Going On?: Our Review of ‘Affection’

Movies ‐ ‐ June 09, 2026
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What’s Going On?: Our Review of ‘Affection’

Some of the most enjoyable movies are ones where the audience has to figure out what’s really going on. They present characters who wake up in strange situations, or find themselves unable to remember how they got where they are. Affection is one of those movies. It makes you ask a lot of strange questions. […]

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The Good Life: Our Review of ‘The Devil Queen’

Retrospective ‐ ‐ June 08, 2026
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The Good Life: Our Review of ‘The Devil Queen’

Bereco (Stepan Nercessian) gives his girlfriend Isa Gonzalez (Odete Lara) words of assurance – “My good life is ahead of me”. Of course, she falls for this hook, line, and sinker, not knowing where that supposed good life is coming from. That ticket comes from Raihna Diaba (Milton Gonçalves), the antihero of The Devil Queen. […]

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ImagineNATIVE 2026: Our Review of ‘Dream Touch Believe’

Festival Coverage ‐ ‐ June 07, 2026
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ImagineNATIVE 2026: Our Review of ‘Dream Touch Believe’

Preceding Dream Touch Believe is Honour of the Paintbrush, a short from presumably first time filmmaker Louise Thomas, a Cree woman. She’s in front of the camera, saying something along the lines “I’m thankful for everything my husband gave to me”. Her husband is Roy, one of the most influential painters from the Anishnaabe nation. […]

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Be Gay, Do Stream: Top Streaming Platforms for LGBTQ+ Content in Canada

What's Streaming? ‐ ‐ June 06, 2026
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Be Gay, Do Stream: Top Streaming Platforms for LGBTQ+ Content in Canada

I celebrate being gay regardless of what month it is, and maybe I’ll celebrate more during Pride Month. There are many ways to mark the hottest month of the year. And one of them includes staying inside and streaming your favourite LBTGQ+ content. Coincidentally, JustWatch just released their latest annual report on several streaming platforms. […]

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ImagineNATIVE 2026: Our Review of ‘Ceremony’

Festival Coverage, Movies ‐ ‐ June 05, 2026
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ImagineNATIVE 2026: Our Review of ‘Ceremony’

Banchi Hanuse’s new documentary starts out talking about the ooligan, a fish that swims through the Bella Coola.This year, as well as recent years, the ooligan are coming to the Bella Coola much later than usual, which Qwaxw notices. Qwaxw is a host for Nuxalk radio, speaking to his audience in both English and Nuxalk. […]

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You Knew What This Was: Our Review of ‘Scary Movie’ (2026)

Movies, Theatrical ‐ ‐ June 04, 2026
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You Knew What This Was: Our Review of ‘Scary Movie’ (2026)

C’mon…I mean COME ON… Let’s be honest with ourselves, you can’t go into Scary Movie (technically Scary Movie 6) expecting  any kind of nuanced, satirical comedy…you go in expecting 95 minutes of wall to wall dumb shit, and a decent percentage of the blinding amount of jokes…actually kind of work. Twenty-six years after outrunning a […]

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The World’s Game: Our Review of ‘Saipan’ on MUBI

What's Streaming? ‐ ‐ June 04, 2026
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The World’s Game: Our Review of ‘Saipan’ on MUBI

The information is Saipan is new to me as someone who dips in and out of watching association football. To me, the 2002 World Cup was about South Korea’s ascendancy, Ireland and Roy Keane being a footnote. The film includes archive footage of Irish media then, a comedian unable to believe they made it in. […]

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