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Laurence Anyways (Review)

May 10, 2017May 8, 2017ReviewLaurence Anyways, Xavier Dolan

In my mixed review of Heartbeats last week, I said that if young auteur Xavier Dolan could direct a film that balances the more refined storytelling of Heartbeats, with the character development of his debut

I, Daniel Blake (Review)

May 4, 2017May 4, 2017ReviewI Daniel Blake, Ken Loach, Paul Laverty

I, Daniel Blake is the cream of the crop of the completely played out misanthropic old man subgenre. So, how to review it? Put simply, not a lot of it will surprise you, but it

Candiland (Review)

May 4, 2017May 4, 2017ReviewCandiland, Chelah Horsdal, James Clayton, Rusty Nixon

Fantasy worlds. So many people like to create their own little fantasy worlds where they are the ruler and they can escape the hardships of reality. But how much fantasy is too much? When you’re

Heartbeats (Review)

May 3, 2017May 1, 2017ReviewHeartbeats, Xavier Dolan

It is week two of my Xavier Dolan series, having begun last week with his film feature debut, I Killed My Mother. Despite minor flaws, I was immensely impressed with the young director’s film, eager

I Killed My Mother (Review)

April 26, 2017April 22, 2017ReviewI Killed My Mother, Xavier Dolan

The film business is a tough nut to crack for any director, with many of the most talented directors making their feature film debut in their thirties, or maybe even late twenties if they are

Iridescence (Review)

April 25, 2017April 25, 2017ReviewIridescence, Maxime Beauchamp

Iridescence is an incredible show of ability. The actors, or, rather, the dancers who act, truly personify the guiding emotions with which they wrestle over the course of this eight minute short film. Somehow,

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