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HEY VIKTOR! Review

March 12, 2024March 12, 2024ReviewCody Lightning, Coli Mochrie, Hannah Cheeseman, Hey Viktor!, Phil Burke, Simon Baker

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

THE GREAT SALISH HEIST Almost Gets Away with the Loot

March 5, 2024March 4, 2024ReviewDarrell Dennis, Duncan Ollerenshaw, Graham Greene, The Great Salish Height, Tricia Hefler

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

JCVD Plays a Mountie in DEATH WARRANT

February 27, 2024February 26, 2024ReviewDeath Warrant, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Louis Burke

“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

SUZE is the Odd Couple the 2020s Have Been Waiting For

February 20, 2024February 16, 2024ReviewAaron Ashmore, Charlie Gillespie, Michaela Watkins, Sara Waisglass, Suze

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

TALENT ON TAP: Producing and Acting Hats with Tanis Parenteau

February 13, 2024February 12, 2024InterviewAndrew Genaille, Indigenous, Jason, Peter Robinson, 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

ORAH Thrills and Devastates

February 6, 2024February 5, 2024ReviewEmeka Nwagbaraocha, Lonzo Nzkwe, Orah, Oyin Oladejo

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