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Film Review | At the Beach (2015)

November 17, 2016July 19, 2017ReviewAt the Beach, Jeremy Peter Allen

Film run-time: 5 minutes | Starring Claudia Desharnais, Cindy Loyer, Chantale Poitras Written and Directed by Jeremy Peter Allen, Produced by Nathalie Cloutier, Colette Loumède and Catherine Benoit “At the Beach“, a 2015 short film

Arrival (Review)

November 15, 2016November 11, 2016ReviewArrival, Denis Villeneuve, Sicario

Denis Villeneuve, one of Canada’s only current high profile filmmakers, softens here. Where Sicario was hard-edged, Arrival is tender; where Prisoners was set in a moral grey, Arrival sits in an uncomplicated blue. That said,

Film Review | Bill’s Birthday Bash (2016)

November 10, 2016October 25, 2017ReviewBill's Birthday Bash, E.M. Walker

Film run-time: 9 minutes | Starring Christian McKenna Written and Directed by E. M. Walker, Produced by Kegan Sant, Edited by Rob Comeau “Bill’s Birthday Bash“, a 2016 short film by E. M. Walker, is

The Red Man (Review)

November 9, 2016December 12, 2016ReviewDavid Lynch, Jimmie Gonzalez, The Red Man

The Red Man opens at dusk, with an establishing shot of the two roads that lead in and out of a gated suburban community. The shot lingers, allowing two cars to enter before cutting to

Samuel (Review)

November 9, 2016November 13, 2016ReviewAdele Noronha, Samuel

Samuel’s success rests upon Adele Noronha’s performance as Hannah, Samuel’s mother, and its deftly written dialogue. Although I was not very familiar with the biblical story of Samuel prior to watching this film, the story

Certain Women (Review)

November 8, 2016November 4, 2016ReviewCertain Women, Kristen Stewart, Personal Shopper

I mentioned in my Personal Shopper review I wanted to review Kristen Stewart’s second film this year, and so here it is. I’m afraid to admit that Certain Women is the first Kelly Reichardt film

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