I have a confession to make: I have never seen Smoke Signals (1998), the landmark Indigenous-led film upon which today’s movie Hey Viktor! is based. This is what prevented me from screening Cody Lightning’s new
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THE GREAT SALISH HEIST Almost Gets Away with the Loot
The heist movie is the sunnier younger cousin of the crime film genre. Unlike their dark and gritty counterparts, heist stories tend to be witty, humorous, and even glamorous with the perpetrators tending to be
Continue ReadingJCVD Plays a Mountie in DEATH WARRANT
“Want results? You have to go to the Schwarzeneggers, the Stallones, and to a lesser extent, the Van Dammes.” -Bart Simpson Jean-Claude Van Damme never quite had the looks or charisma to match most action
Continue ReadingSUZE is the Odd Couple the 2020s Have Been Waiting For
It was only last week that actress-producer Tanis Parenteau related to me her hope that more starring roles would open up for women over 40, thereby utilizing criminally under-tapped potential in the acting community. I
Continue ReadingTALENT ON TAP: Producing and Acting Hats with Tanis Parenteau
“There doesn’t necessarily have to be something ‘Indigenous’ in it to be an Indigenous story” veteran screen actress Tanis Parenteau tells me as we connect across time zones over Zoom. “Just the fact that we’re
Continue ReadingORAH Thrills and Devastates
Coming off the immensely satisfying Canadian-produced thriller Cold Road, it’s no surprise that another genre film would catch my eye. Lonzo Nzkwe’s sophomore feature Orah certainly seemed to have all the hallmarks of a satisfying
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