Weird Features

Sound And Vision: Jacques Audiard

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: several music videos by Jacques Audiard. Jacques Audiard's newest film, Emilia Pérez will be released this week in cinemas and soon...

Sound And Vision: Álex de la Iglesia

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: Fran Perea's Carnaval, directed by Álex de la Iglesia. Álex de la Iglesia's sole music video, for Fran Perea's Carnaval, seems...

Sound And Vision: John McNaughton

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: The Resident's Floyd, directed by John McNaughton. John McNaughton has been working on the periphery of the mainstream with films like...

Friday One Sheet: MICKEY 17

Who needs credit blocks anymore? The new poster for Bong Joon Ho's science fiction cloning comedy Mickey 17 sees Robert Pattinson framed in ochre and rust. The numbers 1 through 16 are cleverly hiding in plain sight, anchored by the...

Sound And Vision: Gore Verbinski

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: Gore Verbinski's music videos. Gore Verbinski has had an erratic career, going from big blockbusters to weird passion projects. With genres...

Sound And Vision: the 100th one!

I can't believe I've written a hundred of these, so allow me to indulge myself by looking at the past, present and future of the Sound and Vision. The Sound and Vision series started as a friendly conversation between me...

Sound And Vision: Just Jaeckin

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: Elton John's Who Wears These Shoes, directed by Just Jaeckin. In 1988 Sir Elton John came out of the closet as...

Friday One Sheet: DEAD MAIL

Delightfully low-fi and textured, the key art for Joe DeBoer's and Kyle McConaghy's Dead Mail not only is a great reflection of the analog style of the film, but also offers a significant amount of information about the plot. The...

Sound And Vision: Zia Anger

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: the music videos from Zia Anger. What's in a name? Just like the emotion that is her last name, Zia Anger's...

Sound And Vision: Alex Ross Perry

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: the music videos and films that Alex Ross Perry made for Ghost and Pavement. Alex Ross Perry is a rock and...

Sound And Vision: Brady Corbet

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: two music videos by Brady Corbet. Brady Corbet, the sometime actor has carved out a singular movie career as the director...

Midnight Dankness: Toronto's LoFi Remix Unofficial TIFF Pre-Game Hang

It was 2021 and most film festivals, big or small, were in an online only model. Perhaps due to its late summer sweet spot, The Toronto International Film festival managed a soft-hybrid, with a significantly reduced number of films, some of...

Sound And Vision: Tim Burton

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: two music videos Tim Burton made for The Killers. Tim Burton wears his influences on his sleeve. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which premieres...

Sound And Vision: Alex Proyas

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: several music videos by Alex Proyas. I'm an Alex Proyas-apologist. His film record is widely considered spotty with Dark City and...

Sound And Vision: Mark Pellington

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: four music videos by Mark Pellington. In the works of Mark Pellington, music video and film alike, words have all the...

Sound And Vision: Josh Boone

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: Bright Eyes' Bells and Whistles, directed by Josh Boone. Josh Boone's works have never clicked for me. The Fault in Our...

Sound And Vision: Denis Villeneuve

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: two music videos for Bundock Lanoie by Denis Villeneuve. Denis Villeneuve made a few music videos in his career, the two...

Sound And Vision: Alma Har'el

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: two music videos by Alma Har'el. Alma Har'el has been on the cusp of truly breaking through to the mainstream, and...

Fantasia 2024: Let Us Raise the Curtain on North America's Largest Genre Festival

The 28th Fantasia International Film Festival runs from July 18 to August 4 in a hot hot hot Montreal. For those of us located in North America, it is one of our favourite times of the year. Due to its...

Sound And Vision: Ti West

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: Justin Timberlake's No Angels, directed by Ti West. Ti West is obsessed with several themes, among them hedonism and the hive-mind...