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The Red Man Interview

January 18, 2017January 24, 2017Interviewinterview, Jimmie Gonzalez, John Acquaviva, The Red Man

A number of weeks ago I reviewed The Red Man, the debut feature film by writer and director Jimmie Gonzalez, a surrealist mystery film, depicting the apparent mental decline of a successful DJ who believes

Scanners (Review)

January 11, 2017July 31, 2019ReviewDavid Cronenberg, Michael Ironside, Scanners, Stephen Lack

My viewing of David Cronenberg’s catalogue of films has been anything but sequential. In fact, I have almost unconsciously been watching a number of his films in backwards order, which has inadvertently offered an interesting

Barney’s Version (Review)

January 4, 2017December 31, 2016ReviewBarney's Version, Richard J. Lewis

A story that seems to flow naturally and organically is a mark of good storytelling, managing to hide the inescapably tight three-act structure (opening, confrontation, and conclusion) to which screenwriters abide. I mention this because

Mon Oncle Antoine (Review)

December 28, 2016December 26, 2016ReviewChristmas, Mon Oncle Antoine

As this is my first Christmas in Canada (and I’m a sucker for the holidays), it seemed only right to watch a classic Canadian Christmas film that would instil a sense of seasonal cheer. I

Room, Brooklyn, and Canadian Co-Productions

December 21, 2016December 19, 2016Awards, OpinionBrooklyn, John Crowley, Lenny Abrahamson, Room

With the recent announcement of the 2017 Golden Globes nominations, I was firmly reminded that we are in the midst of the awards season, ever building towards the climactic Academy Awards. Before I began watching

Stories We Tell (Review)

December 15, 2016December 11, 2016ReviewSarah Polley, Stories We Tell

Just when you think you have the format of genre all figured out, there comes along a film that toys with its structure either to great success, or damning failure. The former is true of