Review

EVER DEADLY a Startling Pure Cinema Experience

January 24, 2023January 23, 2023ReviewEver Deadly, Tanya Tagaq

he first time I ever heard throat singing was back in 2017 while visiting my parents in the Nunavut capital of Iqaluit (my father was working for their airport at the time). The city was

ADULT ADOPTION an Enthralling Social Drama

January 17, 2023January 16, 2023ReviewAdult Adoption, Ellie Moon, Leah Diaz, Michael Healy, Rebecca Northan

You’d be challenged to find a more egregious gap in our social services than the one facing foster kids “aging out” of care. Often dumped into adulthood without the life skills or ongoing familial support

Happy FKN Sunshine – Review

January 16, 2023January 13, 2023ReviewConnor Rueter, Dana Hodsgon, Happy FKN Sunshine, Matt Close, Mattea Brotherton, Maxime Lauzon, Ted Dykstra

I’ve never had many intentions to start a band. I did once or twice in my pre-teen years, but I’ve never been too musically involved. And yet I may have the world’s largest collection of

All Aboard for Weird Minded – Review on Drug Train

January 13, 2023January 10, 2023ReviewAlden Doyle, Bijan Karim, Drug Train

It’s a mixture of footage with little to no plot. I’ve had my fair share of these during my first year of VIFF when I bought an all-access pass and used it to watch as

THE FRIENDSHIP GAME a Fun-Free Horror

January 10, 2023January 9, 2023ReviewBrendan Meyer, Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Kelsey Mawema, Peyton List, The Friendship Game

Never are the bonds of childhood friendship more tested when we hit the beginning stages of adulthood and move on to different cities, schools, jobs, etc. It’s rich dramatic ground that director Scooter Corkle barely

A Stop at Alden’s – Review

January 9, 2023January 5, 2023ReviewA Stop At Alden's, Alden Doyle, Bijan Karim, Kellen Jackson

Have you ever made a stop outside of somewhere on a journey? As of lately, I have made quite a few. It used to be a decade ago I could walk for a good 5