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Review – What Is Democracy?

January 3, 2019March 2, 2020ReviewAstra Taylor, What is Democracy

In school, I was taught that democracy was a government system, much like communism, socialism, capitalism, and all those other ‘isms. But has it really been there for us? Has democracy really had a great

Personal highlights of 2018

December 28, 2018May 10, 2022Opinion2018 Highlights, Anthem of a Teenage Prophet, Brave Little Army, Crazy 8’s, DGC BC, Leo Awards, MAMM, My Name was January, UBCP/ACTRA, VAFF, VSFF, VWF, WFF, WIFTV

With 2018 coming to a close (on Monday to be exact), I figured what better way to sum up of my favourite moments of this year. There’s been so much going on, it’s been quite

Almost Almost Famous – Review

December 13, 2018March 9, 2021Documentaries, ReviewAlmost Almost Famous, Class of '59, documentary, Impersonators

I discussed celebrities (sort of) on Monday, and we all know being famous is a difficult road to get to, but what about being almost famous? Well, there are two ways down that route. The

UBCP/ACTRA Awards Ceremony (I can’t believe how close I got to some famous people)

December 10, 2018January 31, 2019AwardsAwards Ceremony, Bob Frazer, Brett Chan, Daniel Doheny, Jennifer Clement, Karin Konoval, Lauro Chartrand DelValle, red carpet, Sabrina Pitre, UBCP/ACTRA, Union

Of all of the many awards ceremonies that happen through Canada, I’m lucky that some such as this one happen right here in Vancouver. Nothing brings together some of the big names and high-ranking BG

Review on Love Jacked

December 6, 2018March 2, 2020ReviewAmber Stevens West, Love Jacked, Lyriq Bent, Shamier Anderson

Love is not easy, life is not easy, and lying is not easy, and all of those are quite apparent in Love Jacked, your usual film taking place in a fictional small town where people’s

#WFF18: Freezing Fun Films

December 3, 2018February 20, 2019Festivals#WFF18, Feature Films, Film Festival, Filmmaker Hotspots, Music Showcases, Pitch Competitions, short films, Shortwork Showcase, Signature Series, Whistler Fim Festival, Women On Top

In the labyrinth-like village of Whistler, it’s not often an event comes like this. It does only come once a year, after all. This year’s was absolute fun and not because of skiing, snowboarding, or