https://youtu.be/vCeeofrFgZo "Calgary, AB - July 10, 2018 - Film production company Beta Force Carbon is proud to announce the release of the first full trailer for their exciting new web-series THE PSYBORGS; an unapologetically nostalgic take on 90’s after-school...
Cancon Fun: Ryan’s Babe (2000)
It bums me out when someone says "Oh dude, that movie is worse than THE ROOM!" It's a smug comparison that straightjackets and cheapens offbeat slices of cinema. What about the works of The Kuchar Brothers? The passionate visions of Ed Wood? Can't we all think...
Cancon Fun: Dreamland – A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939 (1974)
A few months ago, I was surprised to read there was a 1974 documentary called Dreamland: A History of Early Canadian Movies 1895-1939. "Wow," I thought to myself "There was enough Canadian Cinema during that time to warrant a whole documentary?" No, not really. Canada...
The Best Canadian Films of 2017
It's always frustrating to read a THE BEST FILMS OF ____ list, get excited about a film I've never heard of, and then discover that its only played at a few festivals and there are no immediate plans for its release. The reality of today’s media-choked world is that...
The Complete List of Best Canadian Film Winners from the Canadian Film Awards, Genie Awards and Canadian Screen Awards
The Canadian Screen Awards (A.K.A "The Canadian Film Awards AKA "The Genies" AKA "The Canadian Oscars) are Canada's most prestigious cinematic award ceremony. Because I like making lists, I've collected all the Best Picture winners on one page to a illustrate a...
The Most Important Movie In The World – Heavy Metal with Shane
It’s issue #3 of the new series by Film Trap writer Chloë Brett: “The Most Important Movie In The World”! In her last article she talked with her friend Lee about his favourite film RoboCop. In this issue she chats with Shane about Heavy Metal. By Chloë Brett “Heavy...
Why The Hell Don’t We Watch Canadian Cinema?
I set out to make a list of important Canadian films that have never been properly released (which you can read below after this preamble), but there was one question that kept popping up in mind as I did it, one that I couldn't help but obsess over every time...
The Ultimate List of Canadian Film Books
You ready to experience the wild world of Canadian Cinema in the most exciting form of all?! Book form?! I don’t simply mean tomes about Cronenberg and Egoyan. I’m talking about stuff like the memoir by the director of Alien Thunder, the history of STUDIO D: the...
Canada’s Rip-Off (1971)
Rip-Off is the lighthearted tale of a bunch of Toronto teens struggling with the reality of finishing high school. They pull pranks, they play in a band and they chase girls as they try to come to terms with the existential angst of the future. It's like a high minded...
ICC #57 – The Puzzle of Atom Egoyan
Will and Justin discuss the career of the Important Canadian Director - Atom Egoyan. They talk his breakthrough hit Exotica, his last film Remember, PLUS, A CONTEST: Advertise the podcast in the most creative way you can, send us evidence of this at...