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Wild (Review)

January 17, 2018January 17, 2018ReviewCheryl Strayed, Jean-Marc Vallee, Wild

The concept of visual poetry is not so easily defined. If I were to make any sort of attempt at defining it, I would say that it is something you sense or feel, evoked from

Wake in Fright and the Gift of the Restored Classic

January 10, 2018January 9, 2018ReviewTod Kotcheff, Wake in Fright

It is not entirely unusual for a film’s original print to get lost in the processes of history. In actual fact, they estimate that just over 75% of U.S. silent films are forever lost, and

Moonstruck (Review)

January 3, 2018December 31, 2017ReviewCher, Moonstruck, Nicholas Cage

There are many in my generation who don’t know this, but Cher once won an Oscar in the late ‘80s. In all likelihood, either you are now shaking your head as you curse the obviousness

Disappearing Summers (Review)

December 20, 2017December 23, 2017ReviewDisappearing Summers, Kora Vanderlip

I am sure I have said it before, but a well-made short film is a display of efficient storytelling. It is all about keeping things as trimmed as possible, while delivering the most amount of

My Top Canadian Music Video Directors

December 13, 2017December 11, 2017OpinionDirector X, Grimes, music videos

While it can be easy to forget at times, the music video is an art form in itself. The creative influence behind the camera should never be underestimated, as a great video can sometimes make

The Hurricane (Review)

December 6, 2017July 31, 2019ReviewDenzel Washington, Norman Jewison, The Hurricane

Incarceration of the innocent is hardly a recent issue, and is certainly nothing new in the realm of cinema. While there are some truly great works of fiction, such as The Count of Monte Cristo,

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