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Why BLACKBERRY is Just What Canadian Cinema Needs

May 9, 2023May 8, 2023OpinionBlackberry, Matt Johnson

I’m proud to say that I was a die hard fan of Toronto-based filmmaker Matt Johnson before it was cool. From the moment I witnessed his groundbreaking debut feature The Dirties at Vancouver’s Rio Theatre

The Upcoming DC Film Blue Beetle Actually Looks Good

April 5, 2023April 4, 2023OpinionBlue Beetle, DC, Dwayne Johnson, James Gunn, Peter Safran, Zachary Levi

I think it’s fair to say that the DC film universe has been in turmoil as of late. While appointing James Gunn and Peter Safran as joint heads of DC Films was absolutely a step

John Wick & School Shootings

March 30, 2023March 27, 2023OpinionJohn Wick 4, Keanu Reeves

I’ve only seen bits and pieces of the first few John Wick films on some random streaming service which was probably on my iPhone or iWatch at three or four in the morning and I was

Four Episodes In, HBO’s The Last of Us Continues to be a Revelation

February 8, 2023February 7, 2023OpinionEpisode 5, HBO, The Last of Us

[Beware of spoilers ahead for both The Last of Us video game and TV show.] While it’s hardly news by now to say that HBO’s video game adaptation has taken the world by storm as

Critic’s Choice: TOP 5 FOR 2022

December 27, 2022December 27, 2022OpinionDonkeyhead, Quarantine Fling, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Swan Song, The Long Rider, Unsilenced, Violent Night, We Don't Dance for Nothing

For British Columbia at least, 2022 was the first year of this decade where movie theatres weren’t shuttered for months at a time due to government-imposed pandemic restrictions. After one last gasp of emergency health

EDITORIAL: Bigger Movies on Smaller Screens

November 8, 2022November 7, 2022OpinionNetflix, Theatres

Earlier this year, my parents asked me what big movies coming up were shot in Vancouver and elsewhere in our home province of BC. As far as major theatrical releases were concerned, the only title