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The Discovery (Review)

April 4, 2017April 4, 2017ReviewCharlie McDowell, The Discovery

The Discovery would be a wasted effort without its last 20 minutes and its unique casting. Director and co-writer Charlie McDowell pulls pieces (down to casting the underrated Jesse Plemons and giving his female lead

Goin’ Down the Road (Review)

March 29, 2017March 26, 2017ReviewDonald Shebib, Doug McGrath, Goin' Down the Road, Paul Bradley

Whenever I hear talk of quintessential Canadian cinema, or read any one of the many top-ten lists I have encountered, a reference to Donald Shebib’s 1970 film Goin’ Down the Road is almost inescapable. By

Exotica (Review)

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017ReviewAtom Egoyan, Exotica

Atom Egoyan’s 1994 film Exotica opens with a slow, panning shot of a jungle-themed mural, mixed with instances of artificial plants in its foreground, which gave me an immediate sense of déjà vu. The camerawork

Film Review | Asteroid (2015)

March 16, 2017July 19, 2017ReviewAsteroid, Kristina Mileska

Film run-time: 10 minutes | Starring Cadence Schuster, Peter Higginson, Corrinne King Written and Directed by Kristina Mileska, Cinematography by Andy Kloske, Sound by Emmerek Vanleur “Asteroid“, a 2015 short film by Kristina Mileska, is

Logan (Review)

March 15, 2017March 11, 2017ReviewHugh Jackman, Logan, review

It’s interesting to think that, while Marvel’s “American” Avengers are out saving the world (but still mostly America of course), Fox’s two current tent-pole characters, Deadpool and Wolverine, who are also both Canadian, seem less

Girlfriend’s Day (Review)

March 14, 2017March 11, 2017ReviewBob Odenkirk, Girlfriend's Day

I made sure to pay attention to the credits this time. I wanted to see who’s behind this elaborate send up of the mystery-thriller genre, ingeniously infusing melodrama and murder into the world of holiday

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