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Day Players Part 1: Vancouver Actor Shawn Bordoff

July 31, 2026July 14, 2026OpinionA Guy Thing, Christmas with the Singhs, Day Players, Life or Something Like It, Rush, Say It Isn't So, Shawn Bordoff, Supernatural

Disclaimer: Since this is the first of a monthly series, this will be a bit different. Our Hollywood North articles have always been about Canadian talent, not about the humble staff writers. I wear a

Mile End Kicks: Chandler Levack Captures Toronto Youth in Motion

July 30, 2026July 21, 2026ReviewBarbie Ferreira, Chandler Levack, Mile End Kicks, Toronto

Mile End Kicks is more than a coming-of-age romance; it is a snapshot of a particular moment in Canadian youth culture. Written and directed by Chandler Levack, the film follows an aspiring music critic who

The Sound Design Secrets Behind Pontypool and Why Horror Directors Still Study It

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026Quick TakesPontypool

There’s a scene in Pontypool where nothing happens. A radio host sits alone in a booth. A voice comes through the line, garbled, wrong somehow, and that’s it. No jump scare. No creature reveal. Just

Why Pontypool Still Feels Urgent: Canada’s Horror Film About Language as Infection

July 28, 2026July 28, 2026The Bottom LineHorror, Pontypool

A horror film can scare you with teeth, blood, or a locked door. Pontypool does something stranger. It makes speech feel unsafe. Bruce McDonald’s Canadian film from 2008 begins in the confines of a small

Cinematic Risk: How Canadian Indie Directors Recreate the Tension of Live Casino Environments

July 28, 2026July 28, 2026Canadian Independent FilmsCasinos, Indie Directors, Productions

Casinos have always been a theme or element that many filmmakers choose to insert in their movies, and they have a good reason for that. After all, the tension between winning and losing makes the

Alberta’s Entertainment Boom Now Includes a Wave of New Sports Betting Apps

July 28, 2026July 28, 2026TipsAlberta, Entertainment

Alberta’s entertainment economy has spent the last three years talking about what it lost. Tax credit uncertainty, crews packing for Vancouver and Toronto, projects parked in development while producers waited for a signal. What almost