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VBAFF – That’s what I call Badass!

April 1, 2019July 19, 2019FestivalsA Mata Negra, A.M.I, Amazon Hot Box, David Aboussafy, Perfect Skin, Polterheist, Vancouver Badass Film Festival, VBAFF

Okay, so there’s a Jewish film festival, a Queer film festival, a web festival, and some documentary festivals here and there, but there’s never any particular festival that celebrates the edginess and intensity of horror

Firecrackers – Review

March 28, 2019February 5, 2020ReviewFirecrackers, Karena Evans, Michaela Kurmisky, Scott Cleland

Another coming of age story. Another story where they just want to escape and get away from it all. I feel like I may have seen this before. So for those wondering more about it,

Cinema Spectacular 6 – Cinematic Spectacles spanning 6 years

March 25, 2019March 24, 2019Festivals15, All Happened Before, Check, Cinema Spectacular 6, Everything's Great!, Insomnia, Intimate Fears, Raven's Memories, Remediation, Road Gang, Serisa 26, That's Why I Like It

It’s been a while since I’ve covered this kind of event, but I figured hey, why not? Cinema Spectacular 6 is like many screening events such as East Van Showcase, showing short films to celebrate

Review – Audience of Chairs

March 21, 2019March 2, 2020ReviewAudience of Chairs, Carolina Bartczak, Deanne Foley, Gord Rand, Peter MacNeill, Rosemary House

Ah, the beautiful sound of the piano. Playing a mighty or a delicate song. And often so well played by an expert musician. I do enjoy simple music from a piano on occasion. Most songs

The Hollow Child – Review

March 14, 2019March 2, 2020ReviewHannah Cheramy, Jeremy Lutter, Jessica McLeod, Johanna Newmarch, Laiken Laverock, The Hollow Child

I’ve always enjoyed a good dose of horror from time to time. And one of the best I’ve seen so far is Jeremy Lutter’s film, The Hollow Child. Having covered some of his work before,

VIWFF – Female Films and Wonderful Women (with some Cultural Coolness)

March 11, 2019May 22, 2019FestivalsA perfect 14, Ariana McGregor, Biidaaban, Carolyn Combs, Sarah Khalil, She is the Ocean, Swords and Sceptre: The Rani of Jhansi, Thank You for the Rain, The Day I lost my Shadow, This Changes Everything, virtual reality, VIWFF, Warrior Women

It’s been proven women are great at everything they do. They’ve got clearer ideas on how to get things done, they invented many of the little conveniences in everyday life, and have proven their strength