“What if the world’s greatest boy band was a group of grown-ass men?” I mean, most “boy bands” are legally adults by the time they break out, but they’re usually in their late teens-mid twenties
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WFF: EXILE Leaves Audience Lost in the Woods
We’re all closer to the brink of madness than we’d care to admit and it can take merely the slightest of bad decisions to push us over the brink. The protagonist of Jason James’ latest
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THE MANNY: Certainly Tubi, But Hardly an “Original”
I’ve worked in post-production on the humble “Movie-of-the-Week” (MOW), the workhorse of the Canadian film/TV industry for many years now. I’ve seen them shot, assembled, re-worked, mixed, and scored as they evolve into products for
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TEHRANTO a Bittersweet Slice of Modern Love
If the Romeo and Juliet scenario seems to have been done to death, it’s only because it is a truly universal story that cuts across cultures to the core of who we are as a
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EDITORIAL: Bigger Movies on Smaller Screens
Earlier this year, my parents asked me what big movies coming up were shot in Vancouver and elsewhere in our home province of BC. As far as major theatrical releases were concerned, the only title
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WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER Generates Little Empathy
Unlike novels, films tend to have many authors, with multiple creative craftspeople leaving their mark on the final product under a unified vision. Nonetheless, some films are demonstrably more personal than others and this is
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