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THE FRONT RUNNER Falters at the Finish Line

November 27, 2018March 2, 2020ReviewHugh Jackman, J.K Simmons, Justin Reitman, Sara Paxton, The Front Runner, Vera Farming

“It’s a process that supports the shameless” said Canadian director Justin Reitman in a recent interview with ReasonTV about the modern election cycle. It’s hard to imagine in an age of 24-hour news and social

Vancouver Gets a Sappy Close-up in FIRST LOVE

November 20, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewAga Muchlach, Bea Alonzo, Filipino, First Love

I’ve often written in this column about my continued frustration with the lack of productions produced in Vancouver that are actually set here. Hundreds of hours of film and TV are shot in this beautiful

The Journey of Natty Gann – Review

November 13, 2018February 5, 2020ReviewJohn Cusack, Meredith Salenger, Ray Wise, The Journey of Natty Gann, Wolf

After using the Canadian wilderness for a series of nature pics in the 1960s including Nikki and The Incredible Journey (reviewed here), the Walt Disney Studios would return to Canada in the 1980s for settings (Never Cry

Joel Edgerton Exposes Open Wounds of Gay Conversion in BOY ERASED

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018InterviewBoy Erased, Joel Edgerton

In one of their few public showings of solidarity, Vancouver City Councillors voted unanimously this past June to ban the practice of gay conversion therapy making them the first city in Canada to do so.

The Changeling – Review

October 30, 2018March 2, 2020ReviewGeorge C. Scott, Melvyn Douglas, Trish Van Devre

I was a bit of a late bloomer when it came to horror films. Outside of the occasional episodes of Goosebumps or Are You Afraid of the Dark, I didn’t seriously delve into any kind of scary

VIFF: Bethune resurrected for a new audience

October 23, 2018March 2, 2020ReviewBethune: The Making of A Hero, Donald Sutherland, Dr. Norman Bethune, Halen Mirren, Philip Borsos

My very first article for Hollywood North Magazine was a review of the classic 1985 christmas fantasy One Magic Christmas by director Philip Borsos. The BC native helped put the province on Hollywood’s radar with his