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Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

Thank You For Smoking (Review)

July 5, 2017July 2, 2017ReviewIvan Reitman, Thank You For Smoking

Filmmaking dynasties are hard to come by in the Canadian film industry, or at least ones where inherent talent is passed from father to son. With this in mind, I think it is fair to

Polytechnique (Review)

June 28, 2017June 25, 2017ReviewDennis Villeneuve, Polytechnic

Before Denis Villeneuve began wading into the genre of science fiction, he was making hard-hitting dramas that did not shy away from very real issues of the world. I had expressed as much in my

War Witch (Review)

June 21, 2017June 19, 2017ReviewWar Witch

Last week I reviewed Two Lovers and a Bear, Kim Nguyen’s 2016 drama film based on a friend’s recommendation. Though the film was not without its missteps, it was still pleasantly surprising, its emotional drama

Two Lovers and a Bear (Review)

June 14, 2017June 13, 2017ReviewApex, Nguyen, Sad Field, Two Lovers and a Bear

After just coming off my series of reviews on the filmography of Xavier Dolan, I needed something with a slight change of pace for my review this week. I sought something that is thematically deep

Final Comments on Xavier Dolan

June 7, 2017June 5, 2017OpinionXavier Dolan

Last week I concluded my review series of Xavier Dolan’s films with his latest (and possibly most disappointing) effort, It’s Only the End of the World. I have already made my opinions clear on each

It’s Only the End of the World (Review)

May 31, 2017June 1, 2017ReviewIt's Only the End of the World, Xavier Dolan

Accomplished filmmaking is a question of consistency on a number of different fronts…but few filmmakers produce consistently accomplished works. It is understandable that a director will not always get things right in the quest of

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