The 2025 Leo Awards were held at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Vancouver on July 12th and 13th. Nick Orchard was nominated for Best Dramatic Series for Murder in a Small Town. Here is our
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Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising – Belcourt’s on the Right Side
Some stories slip through the cracks of history, yet their echoes remain all around us. Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising, premiering at TIFF 2025, brings one such moment back into focus. Directed by Shane Belcourt and
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A common misconception among new film buffs: Casino Royale (2006) is not a remake of Casino Royale (1967)
Among many first-time James Bond aficionados, a tempting assumption emerges: the 2006 Casino Royale must be a modern remake of the 1967 film. It sounds plausible, as both films shared a title, and overlapping source
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Canadian Cinema’s Winning Hand: How Films Use Gambling to Tell Stronger Stories
Canadian Stories Framed by Cards and Chance In the world of Canadian cinema, risk often plays a central role. Whether it’s emotional, financial or existential, characters find themselves in situations where the outcome hinges on
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Is Michael Mando’s Scorpion the Main Villain in Spider-Man: Brand New Day?
As production continues for Spider-Man: Brand New Day following Tom Holland’s widely reported on-set injury, excitement continues to build for this new era of your friendly neighborhood superhero, which is being helmed by Shang-Chi and
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VIFF Threeview – First time since when?
VIFF has come and gone, and I didn’t get much of a chance to do much coverage since I’m balancing other fields of work currently, and because there are 5 other writers on here. Okay,
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