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Insightful Commentary from and on the Canadian Film World

Goon (Review)

April 12, 2017April 12, 2017ReviewGoon, Hockey, NHL

The NHL playoffs kick-off today, and so in the spirit of any sports fan, it seems only right that I review a hockey film this week. Considering that I am more than partial to the

Cube (Review)

April 5, 2017April 2, 2017ReviewCube, Vincenzo Natali

My issue with a lot of horror and thriller films today, is that they tend to be overly predictable, caving easily to genre conventions instead of taking bold risks. As I watched the 1997 film

Goin’ Down the Road (Review)

March 29, 2017March 26, 2017ReviewDonald Shebib, Doug McGrath, Goin' Down the Road, Paul Bradley

Whenever I hear talk of quintessential Canadian cinema, or read any one of the many top-ten lists I have encountered, a reference to Donald Shebib’s 1970 film Goin’ Down the Road is almost inescapable. By

Exotica (Review)

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017ReviewAtom Egoyan, Exotica

Atom Egoyan’s 1994 film Exotica opens with a slow, panning shot of a jungle-themed mural, mixed with instances of artificial plants in its foreground, which gave me an immediate sense of déjà vu. The camerawork

Logan (Review)

March 15, 2017March 11, 2017ReviewHugh Jackman, Logan, review

It’s interesting to think that, while Marvel’s “American” Avengers are out saving the world (but still mostly America of course), Fox’s two current tent-pole characters, Deadpool and Wolverine, who are also both Canadian, seem less

Piper and the Nostalgia of Pixar

March 8, 2017March 4, 2017OpinionAlan Barillaro, La La Land, Moonlight, Oscars, Piper

So the 2017 Oscars have come and gone, in what was one of the more predictable ceremonies in recent years, for the most part. The biggest upset of the night was not necessarily a case

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