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Paterson (VIFF Review)

October 25, 2016October 23, 2016ReviewAdam Driver, Jim Jarmusch, Paterson, VIFF

Jim Jarmusch always works style over structure; however that doesn’t mean style over substance. In Paterson, all we get is substance. Adam Driver plays Paterson, a bus driver living in Paterson, whose bus route runs

Manchester By The Sea (VIFF Review)

October 18, 2016October 16, 2016ReviewCasey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea, VIFF

Every awards season we get a few cold dramas set in the north east of the States. Most of the time, in order to sustain interest, there’s crime, crooked cops, and a death. Here, there’s

The Law of Moments (review)

October 11, 2016October 11, 2016ReviewEmma Samms, The Law of Moments, VIFF

The Law of Moments is an unusual family drama, one that’s reminiscent of the budding relationships between family and friends explored in movies like Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Bodies. Both that movie and this one differ

Paris, 1971 (Review)

October 4, 2016October 4, 2016ReviewDavid Khachaturian, documentary, Paris 1971, Pere Lachaise Cemetery

Paris, 1971 is a short documentary featuring previously unheard interview excerpts with Jim Morrison, The Doors’ front man. The title gets its name from the city and year in which Morrison died. Contrary to what

Fuck Buddies (Review)

September 27, 2016September 26, 2016ReviewFuck Buddies, Nate Wilson, Toronto

Nate Wilson, a nineteen-year-old filmmaker based in Toronto, turns his debut short, Fuck Buddies, from basic, already-explored premise into something more. If this helps, the film owes more to David Cronenberg, John Carpenter, and David

Eastern Promises (Review)

September 20, 2016September 18, 2016ReviewDavid Cronenberg, Eastern Promises

Many films now considered modern classics premiered in 2007: There Will Be Blood, Juno, No Country For Old Men, and Zodiac chief among them. Another I frequently see mentioned is Canadian director David Cronenberg’s Eastern