Articles by Alisha Mughal

'The Turning' Interrogates the Horrors of Toxic Masculinity

Directed by Floria Sigismondi

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2020

When Henry James' horror novella The Turn of the Screw, written in 1898, got into the hands of academics in the early 20th century, they ha...

Floria Sigismondi's 'The Turning' Showcases the Horrors of Being a Woman

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2020

In one of the most tender scenes in new horror film The Turning, Mackenzie Davis's character Kate teaches Brooklynn Prince's Flora how to p...

iskwē

Mod Club, Toronto ON, January 17

PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2020

I've said before that iskwē's voice is a gift. Watching iskwē live is a gift, one that jolts you to your core, leaving you disoriented, but...

Class of 2020: Luna Li Creates Magical Worlds to Inspire Real Change

PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2020

The story of how dreamy Toronto garage rocker Hannah Bussiere got her stage name Luna Li is as magical as her Instagram bio: "ur local moon...

'Just Mercy' Is an Emotionally Taxing Chronicle of Injustice

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton

PUBLISHED Jan 9, 2020

Have you ever listened to the sounds of the labour you perform? Legal drama Just Mercy opens with the sounds of a chainsaw roaring, the str...

'1917' Redefines What a War Movie Can Be

Directed by Sam Mendes

PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2019

In history class in grade ten, we watched Flyboys to get a better sense of what WWI looked like. Mostly, the film showcased James Franco's...

'Queen & Slim' Director Melina Matsoukas Explains Why Her Message Is Clear and Direct

PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2019

Melina Matsoukas's feature directorial debut, Queen & Slim, is not a brave film.   To call something brave is to deify it, to ignore the co...

'Queen & Slim' Is a Revealing Morality Tale that Thrives in Small Moments

Directed by Melina Matsoukas

PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2019

There is a scene in Melina Matsoukas's Queen & Slim that depicts Jodie Turner-Smith's Queen having her braids removed — so as to change her...