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BECOMING A QUEEN Review

August 2, 2022August 1, 2022ReviewBecoming A Queen, Joella Crichton

The Caribbean Carnival has always existed on the periphery of my lived experience. I’m aware of the Caribbean Days in Coquitlam near Vancouver although I’ve never been and I once happened upon the Cariwest Festival

PAWS OF FURY: THE LEGEND OF HANK Review

July 26, 2022July 25, 2022ReviewPaws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

There’s a general sentiment in popular culture that says the 1974 Mel Brooks classic Blazing Saddles could never be remade today. Whether one cites political correctness, modern aversion to westerns or the tongue-in-cheek fact that

10 Films Actually Set in Vancouver

July 19, 2022July 18, 2022The Bottom LineAre We There Yet?, Bitter Ash, Double Happiness, Film Locations, Intersection, No Clue, Russian Roulette, Secrets of Chinatown, Star 80, That Cold Day in the Park, The Vancouver Asahi, Vancouver

Vancouver has doubled on-screen for many locations: Seattle, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Maine, Washington D.C, London, and even India! But rarely has the city been given the opportunity to play itself. Stuck between

STANLEYVILLE an Oddly Satisfying Destination

July 12, 2022July 11, 2022ReviewAdam Brown, Cara Ricketts, Christian Serritiello, George Tchortov, Julian Richlings, Stanleyville, Susanne Wuest

We’ve all entered contests, sweepstakes, draws and lotteries in our lives, hoping to be among the lucky few to win the grand or even runner-up prizes. I even had a theory in my youth that

THE LONG RIDER An Essential Journey

July 5, 2022July 4, 2022ReviewFelipe Masetti Leite, The Long Rider

Most of us are familiar with the idea of regretting the things we didn’t do rather than the things we did. Most of us also have a bucket list of grand items that we’ll get

THE MAN FROM TORONTO Should Have Stayed Home

June 28, 2022June 27, 2022ReviewKevin Hart, The Man From Toronto, Woody Harelson

As much as I enjoy reviewing the plentiful content domestic Canadian cinema has on offer, my ears perk up whenever I hear of a Hollywood project acknowledging Canada’s very existence. Enough southern projects shoot up