Essential films about the Black experience
To celebrate Black History Month, The Medium has pulled together seven essential films that candidly depict the Black Experience. From jazz legends to literary heroes, ambassadors...
To be young, gifted, and Black: An interview with Ehiko Odeh
One of the best parts about moving to Toronto was discovering the city’s large and flourishing community of Black creatives. I was particularly intrigued...
The boom and benefits of streaming video games
In August 2013, Swedish gamer Felix Kjellberg—also known as “PewDiePie”—became the most-subscribed channel on YouTube. His popularity proliferated with his “Let’s Play” videos, which...
The most controversial movies of the 21st century
Movies are powerful. They can influence our beliefs, shape our morals, and coerce our behaviours. For this reason, when movies introduce controversial topics, many...
BTS’ newest album BE is the soundtrack of the pandemic
In 1603, when Shakespeare put his quill to paper and penned the first line of Hamlet's “To be, or not to be” speech, he...
Weaving different cultural perspectives into Is, But Will Be
If you’ve strolled through the UTM campus recently, you may have come across the Blackwood Gallery’s latest lightbox installment: Burning Glass, Reading Stone. On January...
Promising Young Woman: An incendiary revenge that is as confectionary as...
Riding on the hackneyed proverb, “Those who seek revenge should dig two graves,” Promising Young Woman is Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut that explores the self-destructive nature of retribution....
Warner Bros. and HBO Max threaten the fate of movie theatres...
After a ground-breaking deal between studio giant Warner Bros. and streaming service HBO Max, on Christmas, viewers could watch Wonder Woman 1984 at home the same...
Disney aims to keep the magic alive with live-action remakes
Disney is the magic many of us grew up with, and now, these nostalgic animations are resurfacing in our minds and on our TV...
The Mandalorian steals our hearts in season two
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the story of The Mandalorian shone a light on our lives. Dubbed the most “in-demand series...
Soul is a film for spirits both young and old
In its newest animated feature Soul, Pixar once again invites us into a universe filled with otherworldly characters and magical settings. This beautiful jazz-infused story...
Taylor Swift continues to meander the unknown with evermore
Five months after the release of her critically acclaimed album, folklore, which earned a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year, Taylor Swift is echoing its narrative...