Source: Pexels Though it may not be able to boast some of the biggest blockbusters of all time, Canadian cinema has a long, varied, and accomplished history. Ultimately prevailing in an otherwise monopolized Hollywood
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How Much Do I Really Know About Canadian Cinema?
My mind has been preoccupied of late. Very recently, I realised that despite being an Irish film-fanatic who immigrated to Toronto six months ago, I lack a fundamental understanding of what defines Canadian cinema. Upon
Continue ReadingThe Flying Man: Canadian Internet Movie on the Road to the Big Screen
As far as internet sensations go, The Flying Man hit the jackpot. A short film uploaded three years ago to the video platform YouTube, Canadian-Brazilian sfx artist Marcus Alqueres’s thriller-sci-fi caught the attention of major
Continue ReadingStolen Path: A Lifelong Dream (With Trailer)
Teenage dreams die hard — and sometimes not at all. That’s the spirit this film was made in. Not only does it tell the story of a young woman determined to marry for love in
Continue ReadingJason Armstrong’s Inspiration, The Movie: Part I
I recently sat down with Jason Armstrong, writer/director of Inspiration. We were both at our computers, but all the while maintaining eye contact. He was in Ontario, me in British Columbia. It was my first
Continue ReadingA Pickle (Review)
A Pickle is a sports-style film about a little boy named Charlie who steps into somebody’s house after breaking their window with his baseball. In the unlocked house, Charlie finds Mack the owner to be
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