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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

Cafe Mephisto (Review)

March 10, 2017March 10, 2017ReviewAdam Doquiatan, Cafe Mephisto

When night falls around Vancouver, a new subspecies of people lurk in the darkness. You can find them at any 24-hour cafe doing their own things at their own times. Sometimes they’re exploring, sometimes they’re

Review of The Last Casino

March 8, 2017March 16, 2018ReviewThe Last Casino

Casino gaming, whether it is in a traditional land based casino or in a virtual casino, has become a popular pastime for many around the globe. As a result, many films have been released that

Meek’s Cutoff (Review)

March 7, 2017July 31, 2019ReviewBruce Greenwood, Kelly Reichardt, Meek's Cutoff, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan

After seeing Certain Women, I sought out more of writer-director Kelly Reichardt’s films. One was and is available on Canadian Netflix: Meek’s Cutoff, a plodding depiction of life on the American frontier; no one can

Film Review | Chocolate Cake (2017)

March 2, 2017July 19, 2017ReviewBrittney Grabill, Chocolate Cake

Film run-time: 9 minutes | Starring Brittney Grabill, Manny Jacinto, Kurt Ostlund Directed by Brittney Grabill, Written by Josh Ssettuba, Produced by Mary Rachel Gardner “Chocolate Cake“, a 2017 short film by Brittney Grabill, is

The Dead Zone (Review)

March 1, 2017July 31, 2019ReviewChristopher Walken, David Cronenberg, The Dead Zone

1983 was an important year for David Cronenberg. Last week I reviewed the first of his two films released that year, Videodrome, which I found to be a great artistic leap for the director from

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