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5 Superhero Movies Shot in Canada

August 31, 2021August 30, 2021Quick TakesAquaman, Fantastic Four, Superman, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men: Days of Future Past

From the first time that Superman co-creator Joe Shuster first put pencil to paper as a young boy in Toronto, superheroes have held a special connection to the Great White North which only became stronger

VQFF: Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

August 24, 2021August 19, 2021ReviewBoulevard! A Hollywood Story, Dickson Hughes, Gloria Swanson, Jeffrey Schwarz, Richard Stapley

One of my favourite genres is the Hollywood behind-the-scenes story. While I admit to finding far more interest in the mechanics of filmmaking (who did what, what went wrong, etc.) as opposed to the true(?)-life

THE RETURN Offers Solid Thrills….Eventually

August 17, 2021August 16, 2021ReviewEcho Andersson, Richard Harmon, Sara Thompson, The Return

“I think there’s a naked murder-ghost in your house…” It’s difficult to think of a ghost story that doesn’t revolve around past trauma of either distant or recent origin. A traumatic event can ripple forward

THEY WHO SURROUND US Review

August 10, 2021August 9, 2021ReviewThey Who Surround Us, Troy Ruptash, Vera Graziadei

My least favourite movies to review are not ones I hate, for I can elaborate at length about why I despise them just as much as I could for a film I love. No, the

VUELE: An Interview with Cameron Chell

August 3, 2021August 2, 2021InterviewCameron Chell, VUELE, Zero Contact

Movie collecting just ain’t what it used to be. As video stores shutter and DVD racks shrink, more content is moving exclusively into the online space, mainly to our favourite streaming platforms like Netflix and

Film Flashback: REEL INJUN

July 27, 2021July 26, 2021ReviewFilm Flashback, Neil Diamond, Reel Injun

I had heard of the 2009 NFB documentary, Reel Injun, many years back, but avoided checking it out since my moviegoing was rather weak when it came to the Western genre. Now with a few