Shaun Lang

VIFF: I’M JUST HERE FOR THE RIOT Review

September 26, 2023September 22, 2023Review30 for 30, Asia Youngman, Boston Bruins, I'm Just Here For The Riot, Kathleen Jayme, Stanley Cup Riot, Vancouver Canucks

“I’m very, very disappointed and the only thing that can make up for it? Material goods and violence.” I was nowhere near Vancouver when the 2011 Stanley Cup riots took place. At that time, I

VIFF: WILD GOAT SURF Almost Rides a Choice Wave

September 19, 2023September 19, 2023ReviewLeandro Guedes, Shayelin Martin, VIFF, Wild Goat Surf

The majority of film and TV production in British Columbia is typically centered in and around the Metro Vancouver Area with a healthy dose of activity occurring on Vancouver Island. I’ve been noticing in recent

TIFF: SEAGRASS a Simmering Portrait of Family Dysfunction

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023ReviewAlly Maki, Luke Roberts, Remy Marthaller, Seagrass, TIFF, VIFF

It’s a sobering reminder of the passage of time when you begin to see your childhood years rendered as period pieces on an increasing number of films and TV series. Like last year’s Riceboy Sleeps,

Hollywood’s Canada: CANADIAN PACIFIC

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023ReviewCanadian Pacific, Hollywood's Canada, Nancy Olsen, Randolph Scott, Robert Barrat

It’s been over three years since the last entry of my Hollywood’s Canada series, reviews inspired by Pierre Berton’s immortal tome of the same name. One particular challenge was that many of the titles he

TALENT ON TAP: Tara Dafoe on Directing RIVERDALE

August 29, 2023August 28, 2023InterviewRiverdale, Țară Dafoe

A common occurrence in most film schools is everyone in the class saying that they want to become film directors when asked about their career ambitions at the start of the year. The trials and

VCFF 2023: Looking China

August 22, 2023August 21, 2023Review(What's) in a Pickle?, Dragon Dance, Legends of Song, Sifu Zhang and His Magic Fish, The Tree Listens, The Weight of the Voice, The Yang Descendance

Although I’ve had the distinct pleasure of attending various events of the long-running Vancouver Chinese Film Festival in the past (including opening galas, award ceremonies, and even a boat cruise!), I hadn’t yet had the